PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rock
vs
Warner

182 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Heisenberg

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wade Warner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rock's waist but Rock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warner off to one side.
Warner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Wade Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rock counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rock is chipping away with strikes.
Rock working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rock is working Warner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner is pushing Rock's head away, looking to escape. Rock manages to hold on to the position though.
Rock advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock landing shots from mount.
Rock cracks Warner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Warner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rock controlling from mount.
Rock working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rock controlling the pace for now.
Rock punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rock scoring with strikes but Warner is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Rock.
Rock raining down shots from the mount!
Rock controlling from mount.
Rock with good strikes from the mount here!
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Warner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock controlling from mount.
Warner wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock unloading with bombs!
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rock controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warner tries to buck Rock off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Rock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rock dodges the punch combination from Warner.
Warner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Warner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock distracts Warner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warner being controlled here, momentarily.

We're going to have a standup here because Abu Rock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Warner rushes Rock and presses him up against the cage.
Rock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Warner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warner can do to turn this around?

Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rock has hold of one of Warner's legs. Warner is fighting the takedown attempt but Rock gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Warner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rock controls the pace.
Rock advances to half guard.

Rock is working for a kimura but Warner is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Warner is in trouble now - Rock has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock controlling the pace for now.
Rock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Rock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Warner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Rock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Warner throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Warner moves out of range as Rock strikes.

Warner rushes Rock and presses him up against the cage.
Rock lands a left hand.

Rock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rock manages to end up in side control.
Rock just content to control the position.
Rock scoring with punches from side control.
Rock scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Warner to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock landing a few strikes.
Rock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rock lands some shots froms side control.
Rock advances nicely into full mount.
Rock working the ground and pound effectively.
Warner tries to reverse the position but Rock maintains control.
Rock landing strikes from the mount and Warner is in trouble!
Warner is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock raining down shots from the mount!
Rock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rock lands with some strikes.
Rock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Warner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warner?
Abu Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Warner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rock controlling his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Abu Rock wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Rock dives in and scores a takedown into Warner's guard.
Wade Warner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rock 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Rock!
A victorious Abu Rock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Wade Warner had this to say: 'Well this sucks but don't give up on me. This is not the last of me!'.