PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Stormbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Rolifild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolifild has chosen Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stormbolt
vs
Rolifild

178 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
191 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Red Stormbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evandro Rolifild!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolifild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stormbolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stormbolt slips under a jab.
Stormbolt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good standup being displayed there by Rolifild as he connects with a hook.
Rolifild throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Stormbolt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stormbolt stops Rolifild from standing up.
Stormbolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormbolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stormbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolifild is keeping the position for now.
Rolifild is looking to stand up but Stormbolt isn't so interested in that idea.
Stormbolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolifild keeping full guard, as Stormbolt tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolifild keeping moving, preventing Stormbolt from controlling successfully.
Stormbolt throws a strike but Rolifild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stormbolt pushes Rolifild off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rolifild misses with a looping right.
Rolifild tries for a takedown but Stormbolt circles away easily

and Stormbolt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rolifild can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stormbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolifild has wrist control.
Stormbolt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Rolifild scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rolifild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Stormbolt drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormbolt wants to pass the guard but Rolifild is keeping the position.
Stormbolt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt working some strikes from top position.
Stormbolt prevents Rolifild from getting back to his feet.
Stormbolt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rolifild wants to sweep here but Stormbolt controlling him for the moment.
Stormbolt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rolifild's head.

Rolifild escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stormbolt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stormbolt 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.
Stormbolt tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolifild is retaining full guard.
Stormbolt throws a strike but Rolifild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rolifild drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rolifild jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Rolifild is looking to work some ground and pound but Stormbolt has wrist control.
Stormbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stormbolt is trying to control the position but Rolifild postures up.
Rolifild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stormbolt working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rolifild is looking to work some ground and pound but Stormbolt has wrist control.
Stormbolt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stormbolt managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Red Stormbolt.
Stormbolt tries for a takedown but Rolifild circles away easily
and Stormbolt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Stormbolt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rolifild misses with a body shot.

Rolifild looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stormbolt!
Stormbolt wants to control but Rolifild is having none of it.
Stormbolt is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Stormbolt is trying desperately to improve position.
Stormbolt is bucking up trying to escape but Rolifild cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stormbolt gets back to half guard.
Rolifild with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rolifild connects with a nice short shot to Stormbolt's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt wants to get back to full guard.
Rolifild seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stormbolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stormbolt trying to control here.

Rolifild decides to stand up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stormbolt enables Rolifild to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stormbolt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stormbolt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rolifild won't allow Stormbolt to get back to his feet.
Stormbolt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stormbolt wants to sweep here but Rolifild controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt controls Rolifild momentarily but Rolifild frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rolifild landing with the ground and pound.
Stormbolt keeping moving, preventing Rolifild from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rolifild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stormbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rolifild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stormbolt has Rolifild pulled in close to control his posture.
Rolifild trying to control but Stormbolt is working from the bottom.
Rolifild is looking to work some ground and pound but Stormbolt has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rolifild trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stormbolt controls Rolifild momentarily but Rolifild frees himself.
Rolifild preventing the sweep.
Rolifild postures up in Stormbolt's guard and throws a big left but Stormbolt blocks it.
Stormbolt controls Rolifild momentarily but Rolifild frees himself.
Stormbolt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stormbolt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rolifild.
Stormbolt wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rolifild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rolifild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rolifild throws a big right hand that misses.
Stormbolt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolifild manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stormbolt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rolifild is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stormbolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rolifild.
Rolifild not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stormbolt is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rolifild connects with a nice short shot to Stormbolt's temple.
Stormbolt tries to get to full guard but Rolifild has control of the leg.
Stormbolt is trying to control but can't.
Rolifild seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stormbolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rolifild not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Rolifild there.
Rolifild not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evandro Rolifild 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. And we move into the final round!

Stormbolt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rolifild to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stormbolt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stormbolt working Rolifild over with strikes here.
Stormbolt unloading with bombs!
Rolifild is trying desperately to improve position.
Stormbolt lands a big shot there that rocks Rolifild but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stormbolt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rolifild's face.
Stormbolt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stormbolt with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormbolt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rolifild hang on?
Rolifild takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rolifild tries to hold on but Stormbolt pushes him away.
Rolifild gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stormbolt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Red Stormbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rolifild looking for submissions off his back.
Stormbolt trying to control from half guard but Rolifild is working away.
Rolifild blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stormbolt.
Stormbolt looks to land a strike but Rolifild avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stormbolt looking to sit in guard and control but Rolifild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stormbolt tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rolifild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stormbolt is keeping the position for now.
Stormbolt wants to sweep here but Rolifild controlling him for the moment.
Rolifild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rolifild trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolifild thows a big elbow that misses.
Rolifild won't allow Stormbolt to sweep him here.
Rolifild trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stormbolt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rolifild is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rolifild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormbolt is looking to sweep but instead, Rolifild has passed into half guard.
Stormbolt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolifild is nestled in close to Stormbolt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stormbolt tries to get to full guard but Rolifild has control of the leg.
Rolifild looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stormbolt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rolifild landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rolifild missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stormbolt manages to get to full guard.
Rolifild with a nice head shot there.
Rolifild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolifild cracks Stormbolt with a solid left hand.
Rolifild preventing the sweep.
Rolifild trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolifild stopping the sweep attempt from Stormbolt.
Rolifild tries to free his leg and advance position but Stormbolt is retaining full guard.
Stormbolt 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.
Rolifild pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stormbolt is keeping the position for now.
Rolifild pushes down on Stormbolt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rolifild looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stormbolt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evandro Rolifild.
I think Rolifild has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evandro Rolifild!