PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahman Ahmalabolic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Rollins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rollins
vs
Ahmalabolic

215 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahman Ahmalabolic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmalabolic throws a jab but it's blocked by Rollins.

Ahmalabolic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rollins's guard.
Ahmalabolic trying to control but Rollins is working from the bottom.
Ahmalabolic tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Ahmalabolic forces his way into half guard.
Rollins wants to get back to his feet.
Ahmalabolic is taking a breather. Rollins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rollins is looking for a sweep. Ahmalabolic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rollins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rollins tries to get out of the position.
Ahmalabolic trying to mount his opponent but Rollins defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahmalabolic lands a nice short elbow.
Rollins is looking to control Ahmalabolic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rollins avoid being mounted?
Ahmalabolic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rollins's head.
Ahmalabolic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rollins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahmalabolic prevents Rollins from improving his position.
Ahmalabolic is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ahmalabolic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ahmalabolic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahmalabolic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rollins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahmalabolic is working away from the top position though.
Ahmalabolic thows a huge punch but Rollins dodges it nicely.
Ahmalabolic is nestled in close to Rollins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rollins is trying to stand up here but Ahmalabolic is controlling him well.
Rollins tries to get to full guard but Ahmalabolic has control of the leg.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahmalabolic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahmalabolic is working away from the top position though.
Ahmalabolic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ahmalabolic not doing much here.
Rollins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic moves nicely into side control.
Rollins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ahmalabolic is looking to take a break and control but Rollins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmalabolic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ahmalabolic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rollins down.
Ahmalabolic cracks Rollins with a big right hand but Rollins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ahmalabolic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rollins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ahmalabolic on the ground.
Ahmalabolic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rollins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahmalabolic trying to control the position but Rollins is working away.
Rollins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahmalabolic.
Rollins dodges the ground and pound from Ahmalabolic.
Rollins is trying to improve his position.
Ahmalabolic trying to control the position but Rollins is working away.
Rollins taking a bit of punishment here - Ahmalabolic scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins can't do much from the bottom here.
Rollins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ahmalabolic.
Ahmalabolic cracks Rollins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ahmalabolic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ahmalabolic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollins taking a bit of punishment here - Ahmalabolic scoring with strikes.
Ahmalabolic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ahmalabolic is working Rollins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rollins is not content to let Ahmalabolic control the position.
Rollins is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahmalabolic cracks Rollins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ahmalabolic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ahmalabolic controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rahman Ahmalabolic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ahmalabolic missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahman Ahmalabolic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ahmalabolic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rollins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ahmalabolic works over Rollins with some ground and pound from guard.
Rollins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rollins wants to stand and escape but Ahmalabolic is having none of it.
Rollins trying to control the position.
Ahmalabolic stays in close to Rollins's body and controls the position.
Rollins is trying to keep Ahmalabolic in close.
Ahmalabolic throwing strikes from guard but Rollins blocks nicely.
Ahmalabolic with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ahmalabolic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rollins ducks under a wild hook from Ahmalabolic.
Henry Rollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rollins moves into the clinch.
Ahmalabolic is trying to break the clinch but Rollins is controlling him.
Rollins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Ahmalabolic breaks the clinch.

Rollins has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ahmalabolic slowing the pace effectively.
Rollins working aggressively here.

Ahmalabolic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ahmalabolic wants to control but Rollins is keeping him busy.
Rollins is looking for a sweep. Ahmalabolic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ahmalabolic is trying to control. Rollins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ahmalabolic controlling the pace.
Ahmalabolic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins trying to control but Ahmalabolic postures up.
Ahmalabolic uses his free foot to push down on Rollins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rollins.
Ahmalabolic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ahmalabolic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins tries to lock up and control but Ahmalabolic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ahmalabolic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ahmalabolic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rollins's face.
Ahmalabolic working the ground and pound effectively.
Ahmalabolic lands a big shot there that rocks Rollins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Rollins is rocked!
Ahmalabolic postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rollins in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rollins to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahman Ahmalabolic!