PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Lott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of the Tiger. Lott has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rollins
vs
Lott

170 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Lott!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rollins lands the left hand.

It looks like Ronnie Lott has been cut.
Rollins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rollins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Lott avoids them all with ease.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Lott avoids nicely.
Rollins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rollins misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Lott with that takedown attempt.
Rollins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lott has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Lott.
Rollins throws a combination. Lott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lott dodges the punch combination from Rollins.
Rollins swinging wildly here.
Mike Rollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rollins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins misses with the combination.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lott forces Rollins back against the cage and clinches.
Lott tries to pull guard but Rollins won't allow it.
Rollins is pressed up against the cage. Lott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rollins down to the mat. Rollins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lott looks gassed!
Lott just misses with a punch to the body.
Lott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rollins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mike Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins misses with a wild combination.
Rollins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lott on the side of the head.
Lott is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rollins is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lott.
Lott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Lott avoids them all with ease.
Rollins misses with a two punch combination.
Lott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rollins duly obliges.

That has opened up Ronnie Lott's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Lott shoots for a takedown but Rollins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rollins thuds a left hand into Lott's body.
Rollins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lott throws a lazy right hand but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Rollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rollins lands with a nice combination. Lott backs away looking to recover.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lott circles away quickly and effectively.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lott.
Lott tries a head kick but it misses.
Lott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Lott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rollins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rollins, who protects the arm well.

Lott is trying to get an arm triangle but Rollins is defending well.
Rollins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Lott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Lott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rollins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rollins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Lott avoids nicely.
Lott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rollins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Rollins both land. Nice combination.
Mike Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins throws a series of punches but Lott avoids them all with ease.
Rollins scores with a body shot.
Rollins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The cut above Ronnie Lott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Lott avoids them all with ease.
Lott is breathing heavily.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a series of strikes that have Lott backpedaling.

Lott is rocked!
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Lott is still on wobbly legs! Can Rollins finish him?
A cross from Rollins lands.
Rollins throws a right hand that Lott ducks under and follows up with a left that Lott also avoids with ease.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lott seems to have recovered his senses.
Lott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rollins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lott backs up against the cage.

Ronnie Lott's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rollins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rollins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rollins sprawls well. Rollins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lott gets slowly back to his feet.
Rollins jabs at Lott's body.
Rollins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lott can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rollins duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lott tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lott shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense.
Mike Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Lott.
Rollins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rollins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rollins duly obliges.
Rollins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Lott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lott showed some decent athleticism there.
Rollins is trying to stand up here but Lott is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lott looking for a submission but Rollins manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Rollins is pulling down on Lott's head to control his posture.
Rollins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lott manages to get himself to full guard.

Lott is looking for a triangle here but Rollins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rollins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rollins looks up at the clock and then as Lott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rollins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rollins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lott looks to move to half guard but instead Rollins has passed into mount! Damn!
Rollins trying to control but Lott is having none of it.
Rollins is really struggling to control Lott but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lott tries to reverse the position but Rollins maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lott wants to control but Rollins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Lott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rollins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rollins.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Rollins lands with a right hand.
Rollins is looking to wear down Lott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rollins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Lott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rollins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Lott.
Rollins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins cracks Lott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rollins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rollins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lott circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Lott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rollins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lott.

Lott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rollins 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.
Lott avoids the attempt from Rollins to control.
Ronnie Lott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lott misses with some ground and pound and Rollins recovers position to half guard.

Lott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rollins defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rollins sees it coming and defends easily.

Lott wants to work for an arm triangle but Rollins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Lott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rollins has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lott is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins trying to hold on to Lott's head to control him but Lott postures up.
Mike Rollins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rollins controlling the position well.

Lott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rollins is just riding it out for now. Lott eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is trying to stand back up but Lott is controlling him
Rollins scores with a few weak punches.
Rollins pushes Lott off looking to stand but Lott dives back in and keeps control.
Ronnie Lott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rollins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rollins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins is looking to stand back up but Lott counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rollins.

Lott is looking for a kimura here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rollins, 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 William Peck scores the fight for Mike Rollins!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Mike Rollins!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Mike Rollins!

Mike Rollins wins by unanimous decision!