PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Winklevoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rockhold
vs
Winklevoss

192 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Rockhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Winklevoss!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockhold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winklevoss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rockhold fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rockhold clinches up with Winklevoss and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rockhold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winklevoss's brow.
Rockhold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winklevoss wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Rockhold.

It looks like Peter Winklevoss has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rockhold.
Winklevoss has had enough of the clinch but Rockhold keeps him there for the moment.

Winklevoss pulls guard effortlessly.

Rockhold stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Rockhold as Winklevoss shoots in.

Rockhold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winklevoss, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rockhold breaks the clinch.
Winklevoss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rockhold sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winklevoss somewhat.
Allan Rockhold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Winklevoss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold tries to clinch up

and Winklevoss counters with a takedown into side control.
Winklevoss grinds an elbow into Rockhold's temple.
Rockhold is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winklevoss taking a breather here.
Winklevoss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Peter Winklevoss wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Winklevoss with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklevoss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rockhold slaps away a takedown attempt from Winklevoss, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rockhold is looking to clinch.
Rockhold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winklevoss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rockhold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winklevoss.
Winklevoss tries to clinch up but Rockhold circles away and keeps his distance.
Rockhold tries to clinch up but Winklevoss circles away and keeps his distance.
Allan Rockhold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Winklevoss gets tackled into the cage by Rockhold. Rockhold maintains the clinch.
Winklevoss has had enough of the clinch but Rockhold keeps him there for the moment.
Winklevoss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockhold lands an elbow that stopped Winklevoss in his tracks for a moment.
Winklevoss prevents the takedown attempt.

Winklevoss jumps into guard, dragging Rockhold to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winklevoss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rockhold stands and steps away. Winklevoss gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rockhold doesn't manage to clinch there - Winklevoss circles away.
Winklevoss throws a body kick that misses.
Rockhold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockhold checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winklevoss tries a head kick but it misses.
Winklevoss looks gassed!

Winklevoss tries to keep at a distance but Rockhold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rockhold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockhold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winklevoss's defenses.

Rockhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockhold circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Allan Rockhold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Winklevoss'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.

Winklevoss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockhold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winklevoss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winklevoss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winklevoss counters with a stiff right hand.
Allan Rockhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockhold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winklevoss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winklevoss keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rockhold has Winklevoss up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Rockhold.
Rockhold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winklevoss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rockhold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rockhold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winklevoss tries to score a body lock takedown but Rockhold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winklevoss avoids a wild elbow strike from Rockhold.

Rockhold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rockhold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winklevoss dodges an elbow strike from Rockhold.
Rockhold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winklevoss is defending well for now.

Rockhold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rockhold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winklevoss circles away from the clinch attempt.

Winklevoss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Winklevoss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Winklevoss tries to control but Rockhold wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rockhold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winklevoss on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winklevoss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Winklevoss raining down shots from the mount!
Rockhold squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Winklevoss is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Winklevoss!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Winklevoss!
Peter Winklevoss decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.