PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes into the arena with Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American blaring out of the sound system. De Troyer has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rosenthal
vs
De Troyer

185 cm
28
240 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

175 cm
33
288 lbs
29 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Revolution Fatigues

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer avoids the head kick by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal blocks a head kick by De Troyer.

De Troyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rosenthal was covering up waiting for the punch and De Troyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rosenthal trying to control the position.
Rosenthal has De Troyer pulled in close to control his posture.
De Troyer stopping the sweep attempt from Rosenthal.
De Troyer trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Troyer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rosenthal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rosenthal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rosenthal!
Rosenthal working away.
De Troyer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosenthal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Troyer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rosenthal off and has taken his back!
Rosenthal trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal just looking to survive in the bad position.
De Troyer is striking from the back but Rosenthal escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Rosenthal gets full guard.
Rosenthal is trying to control the position but De Troyer postures up.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rosenthal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is trying to keep Rosenthal in close.
Rosenthal tries to free his leg and advance position but De Troyer is retaining full guard.
De Troyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Olivier De Troyer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Troyer looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer takes one to the side of the head.
De Troyer misses with a left hand
and Rosenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenthal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal stuffs the takedown attempt from De Troyer. De Troyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosenthal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Troyer throws a shot from downtown. Rosenthal moves away and avoids it.
Rosenthal cracks De Troyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal leaves De Troyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Troyer looks gassed!

Rosenthal shoots in and gets a takedown into De Troyer's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rosenthal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rosenthal looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Rosenthal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Troyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosenthal lands a jab.
De Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenthal.
De Troyer jabs Rosenthal right on the nose. Rosenthal blinks but takes it well.
Rosenthal scores with a spinning back kick!
De Troyer throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal lands a nice hook to De Troyer's body. De Troyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Troyer throws a lazy head kick

and Rosenthal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rosenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but De Troyer keeps moving.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Holden Rosenthal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosenthal, as that shot connected.
De Troyer misses with a few strikes there.
De Troyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rosenthal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosenthal scores with a nice strike.
De Troyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosenthal. Rosenthal gets slowly back to his feet.
De Troyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Troyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holden Rosenthal is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rosenthal as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rosenthal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De Troyer!
Rosenthal breaks from De Troyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Troyer?
Rosenthal landing shots from mount.

Rosenthal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But De Troyer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from De Troyer!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Troyer manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rosenthal pushing down on De Troyer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rosenthal is controlling the pace.
De Troyer trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Rosenthal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Troyer throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
De Troyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Rosenthal has closed the distance and engaged De Troyer in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rosenthal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosenthal avoiding damage.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Troyer or not.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rosenthal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rosenthal effectively controlling the action here.
De Troyer wants a takedown.
Rosenthal has De Troyer pushed against the cage.
Rosenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Troyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal.
Rosenthal is working De Troyer over against the cage.
Rosenthal tries to work over De Troyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rosenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Troyer can do to turn this around?
De Troyer stops a takedown attempt from Rosenthal.
De Troyer is trying to drag Rosenthal to the mat but Rosenthal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rosenthal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Troyer.
Holden Rosenthal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier De Troyer.
Rosenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olivier De Troyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Troyer or not.
A hook to the body from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer being controlled against the cage.
Rosenthal is looking to take this one to the mat.

Rosenthal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Troyer regains guard.
De Troyer keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal pushes down on De Troyer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal passes to side control.
Rosenthal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De Troyer tries to buck Rosenthal off but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Rosenthal wants to control but De Troyer is keeping him busy.
De Troyer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal taking a breather here.
De Troyer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenthal passes to full mount!
Rosenthal content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosenthal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
Holden Rosenthal is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Holden Rosenthal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.