PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 556 p4p, 83 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 805 p4p, 111 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rollins
vs
Melodies

188 cm
39
187 lbs
36 - 20 - 0

185 cm
30
174 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rollins walks into a left hand.
Melodies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rollins.
Melodies misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
As Melodies tries to get set, Rollins tries to push him back and clinch up but Melodies manages to avoid the attempt.
Rollins slips under a jab from Melodies.
Rollins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Melodies backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Melodies.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melodies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melodies lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rollins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taz Melodies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melodies loads up on a big right hand but Rollins slips the punch.
Melodies throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melodies looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Melodies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rollins.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melodies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins swings widly with a right hand
and Melodies counters with a left and a right that stings Rollins.
Rollins jabs Melodies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melodies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rollins defending well as Melodies loads up on a big left hand.
Melodies connects with a looping right hand.
Melodies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melodies scores with a hook to the body. Rollins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Rollins does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melodies, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Melodies. Beautiful body shot.
Melodies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
Melodies misses with a looping right.
Rollins tries to move into range but Melodies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies throws a lazy right hand but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rollins moves away from the strike by Melodies.
Melodies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Melodies thuds his right hand into Rollins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Melodies tries to bum rush Rollins with a series of wild strikes but Rollins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Rollins.
Melodies staying out of range there.
Melodies gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rollins.
Melodies misses with an uppercut. Rollins saw that one coming.
Rollins is looking to counter the offense by Melodies and move into the clinch.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Melodies scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rollins in his tracks.
Rollins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melodies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melodies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rollins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Melodies throws a right hand that misses

and Rollins counters by clinching up.
Rollins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melodies backwards.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Melodies.
Rollins lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies misses with some punches.
Melodies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rollins up against the cage.
Rollins misses with the head strike.

Melodies breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melodies.
Rollins misses with a body shot.
Rollins slips a jab from Melodies.
Rollins tries to counter by clinching up but Melodies breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Melodies misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
Rollins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Melodies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melodies looks to throw the jab but Rollins is out of range.
Rollins tries to counter by clinching up but Melodies breaks away and moves out of range.
Melodies thuds a left hand into Rollins's body.
A head kick misses from Melodies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins slips under a jab.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melodies throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rollins counters by clinching up.
Melodies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Rollins.
Melodies swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins letting Melodies take a breather here.
Rollins misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Rollins.
Melodies prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Melodies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Melodies avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Melodies dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Melodies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Melodies throws a lazy uppercut

and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch.
Melodies stalling in the clinch but Rollins improves position.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melodies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rollins's brow.
Rollins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins lands a left hand.
Rollins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Rollins.
A head punch on the inside from Melodies fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melodies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melodies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melodies lands with a left to the head.
Melodies looking to stall.
Rollins pushes Melodies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Rollins.
A short right from Rollins.
Melodies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rollins scores with a shot to the side of Melodies's head.
Melodies is trying to stall.
Melodies prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melodies backwards.
Melodies is trying to break free.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melodies is looking to control Rollins's arms but Rollins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melodies has his back to the cage.
Melodies working aggressively here.
Melodies is trying to maintain a safe position but Rollins gets an underhook and turns Melodies into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins blocks an elbow strike from Melodies.
Rollins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melodies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melodies throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melodies's elbow.
Rollins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Melodies can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
Melodies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rollins is keeping busy.
Rollins blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melodies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Melodies manages to break the clinch.
Rollins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melodies's hands.
Melodies misses with a straight left.
Rollins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rollins takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rollins.
Rollins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melodies stalling against the cage.
Rollins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Melodies is rocked!
Castor Rollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melodies blocks an uppercut.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Melodies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rollins blocks an uppercut.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Melodies.
Rollins swings wildly with an uppercut but Melodies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Melodies tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Melodies back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Melodies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Melodies controls his hands.
Melodies tries to stall but Rollins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Melodies.
Melodies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Melodies blocking some punches.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rollins lands a body punch.
Rollins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melodiess head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Melodies.
Melodies presses Rollins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rollins lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Castor Rollins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melodies.
Rollins moves forwards but Melodies connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melodies.
Melodies jabs at Rollins's body.
Rollins throws an overhand right that lands on Melodies's shoulder, as Melodies tries to avoid the shot.
Rollins lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Rollins misses
letting Melodies counter with a right hand.
Melodies looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Melodies looks to land a left hand but Rollins moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rollins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins staying out of range there.
Rollins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Melodies.
Melodies connects with a right hand. Rollins shakes it off.
Melodies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melodies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
Rollins moves out of range of the body kick from Melodies.
A slow jab from Melodies misses its intended target.
Melodies misses with a left hand

and Rollins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Melodies stalling in the clinch but Rollins improves position.
Melodies pushes Rollins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melodies pushes off an throws an elbow but Rollins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Melodies misses with a punch to the body.

Melodies breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Rollins.
Melodies throws a jab but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins throws a hook but Melodies blocks it.
Rollins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rollins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Melodies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins tries to counter by clinching up but Melodies breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Melodies throws out a loose jab but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taz Melodies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Rollins looks to land a combination. Melodies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Rollins.
Melodies is still on wobbly legs! Can Rollins finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rollins! Melodies is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Castor Rollins!
Castor Rollins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Taz Melodies had this to say: 'No excuses....let's go get a beer.'.