PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilan Rotberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taco Grande could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ilan Rotberg's chin.

Grande
vs
Rotberg

193 cm
23
204 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

183 cm
33
199 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilan Rotberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande is looking to clinch but Rotberg is avoiding it.
Rotberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rotberg tries to bum rush Grande with a series of wild strikes but Grande uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rotberg throws a right hand that misses

and Grande counters by moving into the clinch.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grande.

It looks like Ilan Rotberg has been cut.

Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rotberg throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Rotberg lands with a good body shot.
Rotberg misses with a straight left.
Grande blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Rotberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotberg throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Rotberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rotberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grande on the side of the head.
Grande wants to clinch up but Rotberg keeps it at a distance.
Grande wants to clinch.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.

Grande closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rotberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rotberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Grande.
Grande scores with a nice hook to the head.

That has opened up Ilan Rotberg's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grande pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rotberg wants to break free but Grande has control.
Grande lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rotberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rotberg catches Grande with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Rotberg. Those never looked like landing.
Rotberg throws a combination that misses

and Grande counters by clinching up.
Grande has a couple of punches blocked by Rotberg.
Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Grande is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Rotberg finds it's way through Grande's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande slips a jab from Rotberg.
Rotberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
Rotberg misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rotberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rotberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilan Rotberg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rotberg misses with an uppercut

and Grande counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grande.

Rotberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grande defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande wanted to stand there but Rotberg had control of the 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.
Rotberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Rotberg, not yet.
Grande is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grande wants to stand but Rotberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande trying to control but Rotberg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ilan Rotberg's cut.
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.

Grande is looking to clinch.
Rotberg misses with a lunging right hand

and Grande counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Rotberg.
Rotberg avoids the body shot from Grande.
Rotberg throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Grande slips a jab from Rotberg.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotberg throws out the jab.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilan Rotberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rotberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rotberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grande slaps away a takedown attempt from Rotberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rotberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rotberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Grande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rotberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rotberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Rotberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rotberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Grande tries to sprawl out of it but Rotberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grande manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilan Rotberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rotberg tries to keep at a distance but Grande has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grande lands with a light punch inside.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotberg.

Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rotberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rotberg lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg misses with a hook to the body
and Grande counters with a thumping low kick.
Grande wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rotberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rotberg looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Rotberg misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotberg.
Rotberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rotberg dives in and scores a takedown into Grande's guard.
Rotberg wants to control from the top but Grande keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande trying to control the position.
Grande keeping moving, preventing Rotberg from controlling successfully.
Rotberg won't allow Grande to get back to his feet.
Rotberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grande is keeping the position for now.
Grande keeping moving, preventing Rotberg from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ilan Rotberg.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilan Rotberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilan Rotberg's cut.
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!

Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rotberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rotberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rotberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Rotberg misses with a straight right.
Rotberg looks to land a body kick but Grande moved away.
Grande tries to clinch up but Rotberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Rotberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grande tries to clinch there but Rotberg circles away.
Rotberg misses with an uppercut
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rotberg misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotberg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotberg fails to land the takedown.
Rotberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Rotberg misses with a right hand

and Grande counters by clinching up.
Grande prevents Rotberg from breaking the clinch.
Rotberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rotberg takes a shot to the head.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Grande manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Grande holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rotberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Grande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rotberg avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande stalling.
Rotberg tries to pull guard but Grande forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taco Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilan Rotberg.
Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotberg avoids it.
Rotberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Grande won't allow it.
Grande gets through Rotberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotberg tries to break the clinch but Grande is controlling the position.
Taco Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grande lands a shoulder strike.

Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rotberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Grande counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rotberg!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande wants to stand but Rotberg is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Grande gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Rotberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rotberg cracks Grande with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grande with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rotberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Rotberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Rotberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Rotberg throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilan Rotberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotberg lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Rotberg misses

and Grande counters by clinching up.
Grande lands an elbow that stopped Rotberg in his tracks for a moment.

Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rotberg connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rotberg throws an off balance right hand

and Grande holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rotberg's elbow.
Rotberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rotberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grande prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taco Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grande 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Grande!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Taco Grande made sure he mentioned [CWCE] Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service, along with how happy he was to win his fight.