PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 4558 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Luis Vega (ranked 204 p4p, 144 weight class). Rollins comes into the arena with Ulfheonar blaring out of the sound system. Vega has chosen Truth - Atomic thunder as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rollins
vs
Vega

188 cm
47
132
45 - 37 - 2

154 cm
26
138
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Luis Vega!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Rollins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vega looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Rollins throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
A head kick by Rollins misses
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rollins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins tries to bum rush Vega with a series of wild strikes but Vega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Vega rushes Rollins and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Vega.
Rollins tries to stall but Vega uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Vega working aggressively here.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vega digs a right hand into Rollins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rollins's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega working aggressively here.
Rollins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vega pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rollins tries a head kick but it misses.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rollins back to the cage. Vega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rollins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vega throws out the jab.
A big right from Vega misses.
Vega misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins slips under a jab from Vega.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins throws a right hand that Vega ducks under and follows up with a left that Vega also avoids with ease.
As Rollins backs off Vega throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Vega is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rollins slips a jab from Vega.
Rollins throws a big counter combination but Vega scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a wild combination.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Vega pushes Rollins up against the cage in a clinch.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rollins wants to take the fight to the mat but Vega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vega tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vega - that landed with a thud.
Rollins is trying to push Vega away but Vega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Vega manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega digs a right hand underneath Rollins's ribcage. Rollins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Vega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vega tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Castor Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins swinging wildly here.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Vega missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vega throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Vega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rollins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rollins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Rollins looks to throw a body kick
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rollins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rollins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a jab when Rollins was well out of range.
A big right from Vega misses.
Vega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rollins counters with a good low kick that Vega was not able to check.
Rollins throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Rollins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Vega misses with an uppercut.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vega.
Rollins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rollins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rollins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rollins misses
and Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Rollins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Rollins.
Vega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega misses with a hook.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Vega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rollins feints and then cracks Vega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vega down.
Vega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rollins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vega scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Rollins throws a body kick that misses.
Luis Vega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Rollins.
Vega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Vega has Rollins up against the cage in a clinch.
Vega is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Vega.
Rollins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vega tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rollins's elbow.
Vega scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vega.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
A short left from Vega.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Vega.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Vega.
Vega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rollins.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega misses with a hook

and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Rollins tries to tie him up.
Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins blocks an uppercut.
Rollins blocks an uppercut.
Vega taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Vega.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
A short body shot lands from Vega as the two fighters clinch.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega misses with some punches.
Rollins trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rollins into the cage.
Vega working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Vega lands a left hand.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Vega manages to get underhooks.
Vega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins presses Vega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins blocking some punches.
Vega just leaning against Rollins, taking a breather.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega is pressed up against the cage. Rollins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vega down to the mat. Vega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Vega misses.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Vega looks to move away, Rollins throws a big counter combo but Vega just gets out of the way.
Rollins tries to bum rush Vega with a series of wild strikes but Vega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vega misses.
A swing and a miss from Vega.
Vega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rollins throws a sloppy head kick
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rollins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castor Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Vega misses.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vega.
Rollins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rollins scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Vega!
In defeat, Castor Rollins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will Come Back No Doubt About That '.