PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Roche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Testies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roche
vs
Testies

197 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Roche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Testies!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roche checks it well.
Roche misses with a straight left.
Roche lands with a nice body kick.
Testies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Vernon Roche has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roche scores with a push kick.
Roche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Testies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roche lands a leg kick that knocks Testies off balance momentarily.
Testies tries a head kick but it misses.
Testies wants to slow Roche down by chopping away at his legs.
Roche scores with a crisp jab that stopped Testies in his tracks.
Roche misses with a wild body shot.
Roche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Testies. That did some damage!
Testies looks gassed!
Roche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roche lands an overhand right.
Testies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Testies on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roche.
Nice uppercut lands for Roche. That snapped Testies's head back.
Testies tries to move into range but Roche moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Testies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Testies throws a low kick but Roche avoids it.
Roche is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roche connects with an inside leg kick.
Testies closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Testies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roche lands a leg kick that knocks Testies off balance momentarily.
Roche throws a head kick that misses.
Testies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roche cracks Testies with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roche. That's going to slow Testies down.
Testies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roche. Roche obviously looking to wear him down.
Roche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roche throws a head kick that Testies semi-blocks.
Roche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roche lands a leg kick that knocks Testies off balance momentarily.
Roche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roche is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roche connects with a solid leg kick.
Roche feints and then cracks Testies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Testies down.
Roche connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Roche. Beautiful body shot.
Roche lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roche stuns Testies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roche with a nice cross.
Roche feints and then cracks Testies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Testies down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roche.
Roche scores with a sloppy right hand. Testies should have avoided that one.
Roche lands with a straight right. Testies didn't see that one coming.
Roche lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roche. That's going to slow Testies down.
Roche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roche lands with a hook. Testies tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roche lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roche.
A nice combination there by Roche.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roche lands with a straight right. Testies didn't see that one coming.
Roche feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Testies's calf.
Roche avoids the head kick by Testies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roche smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roche.
Roche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roche.
Testies throws a leg kick but Roche checks it.
Roche keeps Testies at a distance using the push kick.
Roche is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A right-left combo lands from Roche.
Testies misses with a low kick as Roche jumps back.
Roche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Roche misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Testies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Roche.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roche.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Roche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Roche's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roche's corner calls for a 1-2. Roche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roche connects with a leg kick. Testies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Testies. That did some damage!
Roche goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Testies can do to turn this around?
Testies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Testies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Testies lands a front kick.
Testies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roche chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roche scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roche lunges at Testies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Testies's hand.
Roche fakes the leg kick and cracks Testies in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Testies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Testies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Testies ducks right into an uppercut from Roche.
Testies takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roche with a nice cross.
Roche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Roche slams his shin into Testies's torso.
Roche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Testies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Testies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roche.
Roche connects with a high kick.
Roche scores with a jab. Testies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Testies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roche.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roche lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Testies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Testies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Testies throws a leg kick but Roche moved away.
Roche with a jab.
Testies misses with a kick to the body.
Roche thumps Testies with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Roche.
Roche scores with a nice right hand.
Vernon Roche is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Testies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Testies misses.
Testies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roche avoids the head kick by Testies.
Testies takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Testies walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testies throws a big shot that misses.
Testies throws a leg kick
and Roche counters with a body kick.
Roche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Testies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roche connects with a leg kick. Testies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roche misses with a wild body shot.
Testies attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roche scores with a kick to the body.
Roche feints and then cracks Testies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Testies down.
Roche misses with a hook. Testies ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roche.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Testies might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roche has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roche.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roche lands with an uppercut that bounces Testies off the cage and back into range.
Testies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roche gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Testies throws a leg kick
and Roche counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roche. Testies shrugs it off though.
Testies throws a head kick that misses.
Roche looks to score with a jab to the body but Testies is just out of range.
Testies moves away from the strike by Roche.
Roche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roche slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Testies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roche.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roche lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Roche walks into a jab.
Testies throws out a leg kick but Roche moves out of range and Testies only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Roche dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vernon Roche'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. This is the final round!

Roche scores with a kick to the body.
Roche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Roche. Beautiful body shot.
Roche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Testies throws a front kick aimed at Roche's knee but Roche avoids it well.
Testies takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roche lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roche.
Nice jab there from Roche.
Roche moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Testies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roche.
Testies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roche.
Roche throws a sloppy head kick and Testies moves out of range easily.
Roche scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roche lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roche sizes up Testies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Testies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roche lands a nice shot to the body.
Roche scoring well with a low kick there.
Testies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab, jab by Roche - just one landing.
Roche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Testies.
Testies throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Roche.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roche cracks the inside of Testies's front leg.
Testies throws a head kick that misses.
Testies throws a head kick but Roche moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roche.
Testies looks to score with a jab to the body but Roche is just out of range.
Testies throws a leg kick
and Roche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Testies misses with the combination.
Roche avoids the head kick by Testies.
Roche lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roche.
Testies finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roche, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Roche.
Sloppy strikes from Roche. Those never looked like landing.
Roche looks to score with a jab to the body but Testies is just out of range.
Good work by Testies as he checks the leg kick.
Roche goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Testies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Testies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Testies misses with a wild body shot.
Roche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roche tries a head kick but it misses.
Testies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Testies misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Testies. That did some damage!
Roche fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roche, right into the meat.
Roche connects with a crisp jab.
Rock Testies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Testies tries to work over Roche's front leg with a kick but Roche checks it.
Roche slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Testies lands a head kick!
Roche explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good exchange - Roche coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Testies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roche manages to avoid it.
Roche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Roche. Testies does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Roche showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roche 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Roche!
A very excited looking Vernon Roche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.