PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Could Be Mine. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricard's choice of entrance music: Frank The Tank. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rockwell
vs
Ricard

192 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Mary Jane's Medicinal's!
Mary Jane's Medicinal's!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ricard. No joy for Rockwell on that attempt.

Rockwell gets a takedown into half guard.
Rockwell works his way into side control.
Rockwell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ricard tries to buck Rockwell off but Rockwell is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockwell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ricard wants to control but Rockwell postures up.
Ricard is looking to reverse the position.
Rockwell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rockwell lands a nice forearm strike.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ricard down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Ricard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ricard taking a bit of punishment here - Rockwell scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ricard wants to control but Rockwell postures up.
Rockwell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ricard is trying to improve his position.
Rockwell grinds an elbow into Ricard's temple.
Ricard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rockwell prevents Ricard from standing back up.
Rockwell working Ricard over with strikes.
Rockwell controlling the action here.
Ricard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockwell scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rockwell trying to control from half guard but Ricard is working away.
Ricard moves into full guard.
Ricard wants to sweep but no luck.
Ricard looking to control.
Rockwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rockwell looking to sit in guard and control but Ricard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rockwell is adopting a defensive guard.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is looking to stand up but Ricard isn't so interested in that idea.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
Rockwell controls Ricard momentarily but Ricard frees himself.
Rockwell pulls Ricard in to control the position.
Rockwell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockwell with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ricard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ricard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ricard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ricard tries to roll over but Rockwell keeps him under control.
Rockwell drops an elbow to the side of Ricard's head.
Ricard trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard controlling the position well.
Ricard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Rockwell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ricard leaves Rockwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rockwell shoots in but Ricard avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ricard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockwell, pushing him back against the cage.
Rockwell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ricard prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ricard is trying to trip Rockwell. He has hold of a leg but Rockwell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ricard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rockwell keeping full guard, as Ricard tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Ricard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ricard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rockwell!
Rockwell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rockwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Ricard has wrist control.
Rockwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Ricard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockwell!
Ricard trying to control but Rockwell is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rockwell because Ricard loaded up on that one.
Rockwell is desperately trying to improve his position but Ricard has a good base and remains in mount.

Ricard looking to secure an arm triangle but Rockwell defends it well.
Ricard throwing strikes here but Rockwell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Ricard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rockwell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rockwell tries to bench press Ricard off him but Ricard keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricard.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom here.

Ricard stands up and beckons Rockwell to his feet.
Rockwell fails with the takedown

and Ricard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockwell's guard.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.

Rockwell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rockwell has his takedown stuffed

so Ricard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rockwell looking to control.
Rockwell wants to get back to his feet but Ricard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rockwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ricard manages to pass to side control.
Rockwell tries to roll over but Ricard keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Ricard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ricard drives through and clinches with Rockwell against the cage.
Rockwell fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Ricard pulls guard.
Ricard trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Ricard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell landing some decent shots from guard.
Rockwell passes Ricard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockwell is looking to take a break and control but Ricard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell stops Ricard from getting back to his feet.
Rockwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rockwell trying to control the action but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Ricard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ricard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rockwell.
Ricard controls Rockwell momentarily but Rockwell frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockwell with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ricard counters with a single leg into guard. Rockwell didn't expect that.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ricard is looking to stand up but Rockwell won't let him.

Ricard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rockwell, up you get!
Rockwell with a poor takedown

so Ricard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricard being controlled here momentarily.
Rockwell looking to control.

Rockwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ricard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Elijah Rockwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ricard can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ricard is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rockwell can't fight it off and eventually Ricard manages to take the fight to the floor. Rockwell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Ricard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rockwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ricard's guard.
Rockwell lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockwell trying to control but Ricard is working from the bottom.
Ricard has Rockwell pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ricard can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ricard is on top in guard.
Rockwell wants to stand and escape but Ricard is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Rockwell has his hands on Ricard's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Ricard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricard 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Ricard!