PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rockside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockside's entrance music is m.o.v.e - Blast My Desire. A fine choice. Kevin Rockside could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Happy Day's chin.

Rockside
vs
Day

170 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Clothing
Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Rockside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockside paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Day forces Rockside back against the cage and clinches.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Rockside is blocking nicely.

Rockside breaks the clinch.
Day is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockside thuds a left hand into Day's body.
Day is looking to clinch.
Rockside thows a body shot but no joy.
Day tries to clinch up but Rockside circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Day.
Happy Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rockside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Day closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rockside circles away.
Day walks into a straight right hand from Rockside.

Day is rocked!
Day wants to clinch up but Rockside keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rockside.
Day is still on wobbly legs! Can Rockside finish him?
Rockside stuns Day with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rockside throws a front kick aimed at Day's knee but Day avoids it well.
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Day doesn't manage to clinch there - Rockside circles away.
Rockside throws a low kick but it's checked well by Day.
Day seems to have recovered his senses.

Rockside closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rockside lands in his opponent's guard.
Rockside makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rockside stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockside with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rockside scoring with some ground and pound.
Rockside stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rockside drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Day manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rockside has Day in his guard.

Rockside has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Day can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rockside looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Day passes into half guard.
Rockside is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Day's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Day's back!

Rockside is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Day is defending well though. Rockside let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockside lands a shot to the head.

Rockside seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Day's chin but Day turns very nicely into Rockside's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Day.
Rockside is breathing heavily.

Rockside throws his legs up looking for a submission but Day uses it to pass to side control.
Rockside is trying to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Rockside regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rockside manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockside is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockside wants to advance to full mount but Day doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rockside is controlling him.
Rockside tries to free his leg and advance position but Day is retaining full guard.
Rockside thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Rockside dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rockside jabs at Day's body.
Rockside scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rockside is looking to wear down Day with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockside.
Rockside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Rockside throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rockside thows a body shot but no joy.
Rockside fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Rockside darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockside slips a nice elbow through Day's hands, connecting with Day's forehead.
Rockside is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Day reverses the position - he's now on top in Rockside's guard.
Rockside manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Day manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockside missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Day is keeping the position for now.
Rockside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rockside postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockside postures up in Day's guard and throws a big left but Day blocks it.

Rockside thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rockside working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockside lands a nice hook to Day's body. Day takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rockside scores with a hook to the body. Day takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rockside scores with a jab. Day acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Rockside.
Rockside swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.

Rockside shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rockside passes Day's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rockside prevents Day from standing back up.
Rockside misses with a head shot. Day uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rockside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rockside is controlling him.
Rockside trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Day manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockside looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Day wanted to stand there but Rockside had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Day has Rockside up against the cage in a clinch.
Rockside is looking to break free of the clinch but Day has double underhooks.
Day misses with a knee to the head.
Rockside avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Day connects with a knee to the head.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day crunches a lovely knee into Rockside's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rockside fails to land.
Rockside avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.

Rockside manages to break the clinch.
Day tries to clinch but Rockside moves out of range.
Day wants to clinch up but Rockside keeps it at a distance.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rockside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day is looking to clinch.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rockside.
Rockside missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Rockside pushes him off.
Rockside swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.

Day shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Day showed some decent athleticism there.
Rockside tries to get to full guard but Day has control of the leg.

Day stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Rockside dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Rockside.
Rockside throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockside tries to land a leg kick but Day saw it coming and moves away.
Rockside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockside closes this distance looking for a takedown but Day circles away.
Happy Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockside cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rockside cracks a nice hook into Day's ribs.

Rockside gets the takedown into side control.
Rockside is trying to ground and pound but Day uses the momentary lack of control by Rockside to regain half guard.
Day keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockside works his foot free and advances to mount.
Day is in a horrible position here. Rockside smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rockside punching from mount but Day doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rockside lands a big elbow.
Rockside throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Rockside.
Rockside breaks from Day's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rockside is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Day is surviving well by controlling Rockside's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rockside misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Rockside goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Day is on top in guard.
Day won't allow Rockside to sweep him here.
Rockside throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Day stopping the sweep attempt from Rockside.

Rockside working for a triangle but Day defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockside bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Day's guard.
Rockside looking to pass the guard.
Rockside forces his way into half guard.

Rockside is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Day defends it well.

Day kicks Rockside off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockside circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Rockside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockside closes the distance and clinches up with Day, looking for a takedown. Rockside pushes Day against the cage but Day circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
Day wants to clinch up but Rockside keeps it at a distance.

Day clinches.
Day lands a knee to the body.
Day landing knees to the head.
Day with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rockside managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day tries a knee to the head but Rockside blocks it.
Rockside lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Rockside looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Rockside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rockside lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Rockside tightens his grip and picks Day up, before dumping him to the ground. Day manages to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockside throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Happy Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rockside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Rockside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rockside, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Rockside!