PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Farough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rothschild
vs
Farough

189 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Rothschild !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Farough!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rothschild takes the fight into the clinch.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Farough controls his hands.
Farough misses with an elbow over the top.
Rothschild misses with some punches.
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Farough won't allow it.
Farough prevents a body shot from Rothschild .
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Farough has him pressed against the cage.

Rothschild successfully pulls guard.
Farough wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
Farough stops Rothschild from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farough trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Farough prevents Rothschild from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farough throwing strikes but missing.
Farough looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rothschild keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farough's head.
Rothschild lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farough wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rothschild has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rothschild preventing the sweep.
Rothschild could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rothschild throwing strikes from guard but Farough blocks nicely.
Farough is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farough working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rothschild .
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rothschild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farough seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Let's hope that Farough has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Farough doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Farough has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Rothschild . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rothschild pulls Farough into guard.
Rothschild utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rothschild might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Farough trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
Farough is standing up over Rothschild . Rothschild looks to escape but Farough dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Farough working for the choke.
Rothschild trying to get back to his feet but Farough is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Farough is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rothschild is defending well though. Farough let's go of the attempt for now.
Farough controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Farough looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Rothschild dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rothschild darts in and clinches Farough up against the cage.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Farough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rothschild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farough just leaning against Rothschild , taking a breather.
Rothschild prevents the takedown attempt.
Rothschild works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Rothschild .
Rothschild digs a right hand underneath Farough's ribcage. Farough let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Rothschild manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rothschild is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farough is controlling him.
Farough has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rothschild is proving hard to escape from.
Farough is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farough trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet but Farough is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farough looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild wants to stand but Farough is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Farough from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothschild wants to clinch up but Farough keeps it at a distance.

Rothschild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farough, pushing him back against the cage.
Rothschild lands an elbow inside.

Rothschild jumps into guard, dragging Farough to the mat.
Farough prevents Rothschild from getting back to his feet.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Farough from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farough.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rothschild is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farough is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farough throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild is looking for a counter combo.
Farough shoots for a double leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls well. He's pushed Farough's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rothschild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farough, pushing him back against the cage.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farough can do to turn this around?
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Farough holds him up against the cage and eventually Rothschild drops back down to his feet.
Rothschild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rothschild has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Farough uses from the top position.
Farough trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farough won't allow Rothschild to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Rothschild dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Farough will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Farough throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Farough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farough keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Farough.
It looked like Rothschild was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farough.
Farough tries for a takedown but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King Rothschild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Farough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rothschild takes the fight into the clinch.

Rothschild pulls guard effortlessly.
Farough takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farough looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farough is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farough working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farough wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farough throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rothschild as Farough shoots in.

Rothschild clinches.

Rothschild jumps guard and drags Farough to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Farough stops Rothschild from standing up.
Rothschild keeping moving, preventing Farough from controlling successfully.
Rothschild wants to get back to his feet but Farough is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farough throws a strike but Rothschild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Farough escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rothschild gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rothschild scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rothschild cracks Farough with a solid left hand.
Rothschild stands up over Farough, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rothschild landing some decent shots from guard.
Rothschild working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild cracks Farough with a solid left hand.
Rothschild lands a couple of elbows.
Rothschild looking to pass the guard.
Rothschild postures up.
Rothschild is in close to Farough's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rothschild landing some decent shots from guard.
Rothschild is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Farough is rocked!
Rothschild gets to his feet and stands over Farough, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Farough felt that one! Rothschild unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Farough from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Rothschild !
King Rothschild seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.