PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wolowitz
vs
Rothschild

175 cm
21
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ren Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Wolowitz misses.
Rothschild tries to clinch there but Wolowitz circles away.
Wolowitz scores with the left hand. Rothschild knows he should have avoided that one.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Wolowitz misses with the combination.
Howard Wolowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.

Rothschild gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rothschild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wolowitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Wolowitz misses.

Wolowitz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wolowitz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rothschild wants to improve his position but Wolowitz is controlling well.
Wolowitz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rothschild is looking to control Wolowitz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rothschild avoid being mounted?
Rothschild is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wolowitz is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolowitz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wolowitz trying to pass the guard but Rothschild defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolowitz.
Wolowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wolowitz throws a combination. Rothschild tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rothschild dives in and grabs Wolowitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolowitz pushes down on Rothschild's head and hops out.
Rothschild is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Wolowitz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild with a poor takedown

and Wolowitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Rothschild is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Wolowitz there.
Rothschild is still in real trouble! Can Wolowitz finish him?
Wolowitz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rothschild tries to get to full guard but Wolowitz has control of the leg.
Wolowitz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolowitz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wolowitz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wolowitz postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rothschild in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rothschild 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 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howard Wolowitz!