PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rockwood
vs
Fauatea

199 cm
19
289 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Rockwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rockwood dives in and scores a takedown into Fauatea's guard.
Fauatea wants to stand but Rockwood is controlling the position.
Rockwood is looking to work some ground and pound but Fauatea has wrist control.
Rockwood postures up in Fauatea's guard and throws a big left but Fauatea blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockwood stops Fauatea from standing up.
Fauatea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rockwood landing with the ground and pound.
Fauatea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rockwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Fauatea is retaining full guard.
Rockwood wants to control from the top but Fauatea keeps moving.
Rockwood with a flurry of punches that miss.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fauatea tries to stand but Rockwood is controlling from the bottom.
Rockwood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rockwood tries to get out of the position.
Rockwood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rockwood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fauatea manages to get himself to full guard.
Rockwood wants to control from the top but Fauatea keeps moving.
Rockwood postures up in Fauatea's guard and throws a big left but Fauatea blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwood passes into half guard.
Rockwood trying to control from half guard but Fauatea is working away.
Rockwood throwing shots but Fauatea is blocking nicely.
Rockwood thows a huge punch but Fauatea dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rockwood throwing shots but Fauatea is blocking nicely.
Rockwood 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.
Rockwood moves nicely into side control.
Rockwood throws an elbow but Fauatea slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rockwood throws a strike aimed at the side of Fauatea's head but Fauatea avoids it well.
Rockwood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fauatea down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rockwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Fauatea counters with a nice body shot.
Rockwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Fauatea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rockwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fauatea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Rockwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rockwood with a poor takedown
and Fauatea makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fauatea throws a series of punches but Rockwood moves out of range.
Fauatea throws a right hand that Rockwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockwood also avoids with ease.
Fauatea misses with the combination.
Rockwood throws a leg kick but Fauatea moved away.
Fauatea looks to land a combination. Rockwood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Fauatea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwood dodges the punch combination from Fauatea.
Rockwood tries for a takedown but Fauatea circles away easily
and Fauatea counters with a left and a right that stings Rockwood.
Fauatea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fauatea misses with the combination.
Fauatea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rockwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fauatea throws a right and a left that Rockwood avoids nicely.
Fauatea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rockwood tries for a takedown but Fauatea circles away easily
and Fauatea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fauatea is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rockwood rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a double jab.
Eloni Fauatea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fauatea throws a combination. Rockwood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockwood shoots and misses
and Fauatea counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fauatea works over Rockwood's head and body with a nice combination.
Fauatea throws a nice looking combination but Rockwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fauatea moves out of range of the body kick.
Fauatea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fauatea lands with a hook. Rockwood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rockwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fauatea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a double jab

so Rockwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rockwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rockwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rockwood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fauatea sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Rockwood crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwood trying to control the action but Fauatea is working from the bottom.
Rockwood is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockwood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fauatea!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eloni Fauatea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rockwood gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockwood in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fauatea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rockwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rockwood throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fauatea works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
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. Rockwood connects with a nice short shot to Fauatea's temple.
Rockwood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauatea wants to get back to his feet.
Fauatea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockwood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rockwood unloads with some shots from mount but Fauatea bucks and avoids them well.
Rockwood working Fauatea over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwood throwing strikes here but Fauatea is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mike Rockwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fauatea in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rockwood landing strikes from the mount.
Rockwood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fauatea can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockwood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rockwood tries to control but Fauatea wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rockwood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rockwood misses with a head shot.
Rockwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fauatea is looking to escape.
Fauatea is bucking up trying to escape but Rockwood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rockwood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rockwood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rockwood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fauatea?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockwood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rockwood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rockwood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rockwood!