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 to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. De Troyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run This Town. Olivier De Troyer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holden Rosenthal's chin.

Rosenthal
vs
De Troyer

185 cm
28
237 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

175 cm
33
288 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosenthal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Troyer looks for a takedown but Rosenthal sprawls well.
Rosenthal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Troyer defends it nicely.
De Troyer misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
Rosenthal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Troyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rosenthal.
Rosenthal slaps away a takedown attempt from De Troyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.

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!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Troyer is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Rosenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Troyer?
Rosenthal landing strikes from the mount and De Troyer is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal breaks from De Troyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Troyer wants to control but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Rosenthal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but De Troyer is squirming around nicely.
Rosenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Troyer is looking to improve his position but Rosenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
Rosenthal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal trying to control but De Troyer is having none of it.
De Troyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Troyer is squirming around, avoiding Rosenthal's attempts to control the action.
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.
De Troyer is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosenthal breaks from De Troyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Troyer looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Troyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Rosenthal dominated that 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.

Nice takedown defense from De Troyer. No joy for Rosenthal on that attempt.
A big left from De Troyer misses.
Rosenthal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Troyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosenthal. Rosenthal gets slowly back to his feet.
De Troyer looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Olivier De Troyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal throws a lazy right hand but De Troyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Troyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but De Troyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by De Troyer.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Troyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Troyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosenthal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Troyer moves away.

De Troyer drives through with a takedown into Rosenthal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.
Rosenthal 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.
De Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Troyer looking to sit in guard and control but Rosenthal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosenthal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is looking to work some ground and pound but De Troyer has wrist control.
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!
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but De Troyer keeps moving.
De Troyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rosenthal is now in half guard.
De Troyer tries to get to full guard but Rosenthal has control of the leg.
De Troyer trying to hold on to Rosenthal's head to control him but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal prevents De Troyer from improving his position.
Rosenthal working over De Troyer with some ground and pound. De Troyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is looking for a sweep. Rosenthal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Troyer won't allow Rosenthal to pass to mount.
Rosenthal stalling.
De Troyer tries to roll over but Rosenthal keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Rosenthal dominated that second round.
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!

Rosenthal shoots in and drives through. De Troyer sprawls well.
Rosenthal throws a head kick that De Troyer semi-blocks.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Troyer misses with a wild body shot.
De Troyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenthal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Troyer misses with a straight left.
De Troyer throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Troyer thumps Rosenthal with a low kick.
De Troyer throws a sloppy head kick

and Rosenthal counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Troyer won't be happy with that.
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.
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 seems a little lost for a moment, as Rosenthal dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rosenthal.
Holden Rosenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Troyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Troyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Troyer is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
De Troyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Olivier De Troyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Troyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rosenthal is looking to take a break and control but De Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal is looking to take a break and control but De Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosenthal controlling the position from side mount.
De Troyer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal wants to control but De Troyer is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Troyer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Troyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound from side control.
De Troyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rosenthal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal wants to control but De Troyer is keeping him busy.

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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
During a confident post fight interview, Holden Rosenthal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.