PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Oldz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Oldz
vs
Roach

200 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Oldz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Roach!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oldz tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
Roach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oldz tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oldz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roach swats away the attempt to clinch by Oldz.
Oldz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Oldz clinches.
Oldz is stalling here.
Oldz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Oldz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Oldz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robin Oldz.
Oldz blocks a jab.
Oldz wants to clinch up but Roach keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oldz closes the distance but Roach moves to the side
enabling Roach to counter with a crisp jab.
Roach throws a series of punches but Oldz moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Oldz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roach looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oldz clinches with his opponent.
Oldz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Oldz with a knee to the head.

It looks like Frank Roach has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach takes a shot to the head.
Oldz lands a nice shot to the body.

Oldz pulls Roach into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oldz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roach stands up out of Oldz's guard for a moment - Oldz manages to land a nice upkick.

Oldz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oldz is pulling down on Roach's head to control his posture.
Roach wants to get up but he can't break Oldz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oldz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Oldz looking for a guillotine here but Roach defends easily.

Oldz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oldz looking for a sweep. Not yet Oldz, not yet.

Oldz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oldz keeping moving, preventing Roach from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldz working a defensive guard here.
Roach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oldz is proving hard to escape from.

Oldz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oldz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Roach stopping the sweep attempt from Oldz.
Oldz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldz trying to keep a closed guard but Roach is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Oldz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Roach'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.

Oldz tries to clinch up.
Roach motions for Oldz to come forward. Roach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Oldz there.
Oldz checks the leg kick.
Oldz moves in looking to clinch but Roach pushes him off.
Roach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oldz wants to clinch up but Roach keeps it at a distance.
Oldz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
Roach throws a low kick, looking for Oldz's leg but Oldz calmly moves out of range.

Oldz has closed the distance and engaged Roach in a clinch.
Oldz working Roach over with knees to the body.
Oldz stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Oldz.
Good body shot from Oldz.
A hook to the body from Oldz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oldz with a knee to the head.
Oldz landing knees to the body.
Robin Oldz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Oldz is stalling here.
Oldz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
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!
Oldz presses Roach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oldz lands a knee to the body.
Roach letting Oldz take a breather here.
Oldz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oldz lands a shot to the body.
Oldz crunches a lovely knee into Roach's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oldz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oldz lands a good knee to the midsection. Roach won't want to take too many of those.
Oldz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oldz scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oldz cracks Roach with a nice body shot.
Oldz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oldz lands a nice shot to the body.
Oldz scores a nice knee to the body.

Oldz manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldz throws a head kick that misses.
Oldz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roach in his tracks.
Oldz tries to clinch up.

Roach tries to keep at a distance but Oldz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Oldz.

Roach is rocked!

That has opened up Frank Roach's cut even more.
Roach wants to get back to striking at distance but Oldz won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Oldz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roach.

Oldz breaks the clinch.
Oldz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Oldz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Roach'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!

Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Oldz has Roach up against the cage in a clinch.
Oldz scores with a knee to the head.
Roach is still on wobbly legs! Can Oldz finish him?
Oldz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roach seems to have recovered his senses.
Roach is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Oldz pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Roach is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Robin Oldz!