PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nadi Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rooney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Belfast Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rooney
vs
Tsunami

177 cm
24
169 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nadi Tsunami!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney misses with a series of wild punches.
Rooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rooney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tsunami.
Rooney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tsunami as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Rooney.
Rooney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rooney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tsunami's half guard.
Rooney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsunami tries to get to full guard but Rooney has control of the leg.
Rooney looks to land a strike but Tsunami avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tsunami 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tsunami has control of Rooney's left arm, preventing Rooney from doing any damage.
Tsunami tries to strike from the bottom.
Rooney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsunami throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Tsunami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rooney defends well.
Tsunami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsunami tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rooney throwing strikes from guard but Tsunami blocks nicely.
Rooney with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami keeping moving, preventing Rooney from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rooney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rooney throws a strike but Tsunami rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsunami wants to stand but Rooney is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tsunami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsunami has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami tries to stand but Rooney is controlling from the bottom.
Tsunami wants to pass the guard but Rooney is keeping the position.
Tsunami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tsunami throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rooney's guard.
Tsunami seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nadi Tsunami was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tsunami has a takedown stuffed.
Rooney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rooney misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Tsunami.
Nice takedown defense from Rooney. No joy for Tsunami on that attempt.
Rooney fails to land with a series of punches.
Rooney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsunami swivels and escapes.
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 Ryan Rooney will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rooney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rooney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Rooney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tsunami is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rooney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rooney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rooney with a nice head shot there.
Rooney throwing strikes from guard but Tsunami blocks nicely.
Tsunami is looking to stand up but Rooney isn't so interested in that idea.
Rooney works over Tsunami with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsunami wants to get back to his feet but Rooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney preventing the sweep.
Rooney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rooney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsunami manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tsunami landing punches.

Tsunami is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rooney swinging wildly here.
Tsunami throws a series of punches but Rooney moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rooney or perhaps it was just good defense by Tsunami which made him look bad.

Tsunami fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rooney to the ground. Tsunami is now in Rooney's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsunami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsunami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rooney's guard.
Rooney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsunami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsunami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Tsunami gets to his feet. Rooney looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Rooney. No joy for Tsunami on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Tsunami or perhaps it was just good defense by Rooney which made him look bad.
Rooney shoots in and drives through. Tsunami sprawls well.
Rooney moves in looking to clinch but Tsunami pushes him off.
Rooney throws a right hand that Tsunami ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsunami also avoids with ease.
Rooney wants to clinch.
Tsunami has his takedown stuffed
and Rooney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan Rooney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nadi Tsunami.
Rooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rooney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tsunami quickly recovers to half guard.
Rooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsunami is trying to maintain the position but Rooney is very close to passing his half guard.
Rooney looks to land a strike but Tsunami avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsunami bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooney's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsunami stays in close to Rooney's body and controls the position.
Tsunami landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsunami trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rooney's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nadi Tsunami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tsunami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rooney.
Nice sprawl there from Tsunami as Rooney shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Rooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami looks for a takedown but Rooney sprawls well.
Rooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsunami wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Tsunami shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rooney as he avoids it easily.
Tsunami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rooney defends it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsunami checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsunami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan Rooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rooney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsunami pinned against the cage. Tsunami gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tsunami shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tsunami was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tsunami staying calm.
Tsunami is looking to take a break and control but Rooney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rooney haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Tsunami is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rooney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tsunami moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nadi Tsunami hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tsunami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rooney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rooney misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tsunami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsunami bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rooney's guard.
Tsunami trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom.
Tsunami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsunami seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nadi Tsunami hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rooney misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nadi Tsunami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsunami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nadi Tsunami!