PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Roosendaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ass
vs
Roosendaal

180 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kay Roosendaal!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosendaal throws a sloppy head kick and Ass moves out of range easily.
Roosendaal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roosendaal throws a leg kick but Ass sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Ass drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roosendaal controlling the position.
Roosendaal controls Ass momentarily but Ass frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ass looking to pass the guard.
Roosendaal being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosendaal wants to sweep but no luck.
Roosendaal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ass has passed into side control.
Ass controlling from side mount.
Ass working away.
A lull in the action here.
Roosendaal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ass is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roosendaal tries to hold on but Ass pushes him away.
Ass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roosendaal wants to control but Ass is having none of it.
Roosendaal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ass controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosendaal is working to get back to half guard.
Ass controlling the position easily from mount.
Roosendaal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ass controlling the pace for now.

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.
Ass avoids the attempt from Roosendaal to control.
Ass scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roosendaal?
Roosendaal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roosendaal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ass kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ass controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ass dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roosendaal to the mat! Roosendaal manages to get full guard.
Ass stays in close to Roosendaal's body and controls the position.
Roosendaal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ass is controlling him.
Ass stays in close to Roosendaal's body and controls the position.
Roosendaal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ass is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosendaal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ass.
Roosendaal working a defensive guard but Ass manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ass grinds an elbow into Roosendaal's temple.
Roosendaal seems a little lost for a moment, as Ass dominates the positioning.
Roosendaal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roosendaal is trying to escape the position but Ass is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ass seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roosendaal for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ass shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roosendaal is breathing heavily.
Roosendaal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ass lands a big elbow.
Ass controlling from mount.
Ass has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roosendaal's face.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roosendaal wants to control but Ass is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roosendaal tries to hold on but Ass postures up.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roosendaal is in a horrible position here. Ass smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roosendaal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ass content just to control the position here.
Roosendaal is working to get back to half guard.
Ass controlling his opponent.
Ass has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ass dominated that second round.
That's time! Ass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Roosendaal misses with a two punch combination.

Ass closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roosendaal did well to prevent Ass getting side control.
Ass is controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Ass just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ass shoots in and bounces Roosendaal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ass stays in close to Roosendaal's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roosendaal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ass controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roosendaal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roosendaal is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roosendaal's guard.
Roosendaal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ass's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ass's back!
Roosendaal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ass wants to get back to his feet.

Roosendaal has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ass has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ass manages to reverse the position and now he's in Roosendaal's guard. Nice work there by Ass.
Roosendaal is trying to keep Ass in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ass controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ass stands and throws Roosendaal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jack Ass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ass connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roosendaal some visible discomfort.
Ass working away.
You can see the frustration on Roosendaal's face as Ass controls the position.
Kay Roosendaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ass has knee on belly and moves into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ass!