PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (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.

Rocha
vs
Attilius

183 cm
24
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attilius throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rocha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocha.
Rocha is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rocha has Attilius pressed against the cage.

Rocha is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Attilius can't fight it off and eventually Rocha manages to take the fight to the floor. Attilius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rocha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attilius controls Rocha momentarily but Rocha frees himself.

Rocha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rocha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attilius is looking to stand up but Rocha isn't so interested in that idea.
Rocha 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Attilius wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rocha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rocha works over Attilius with some ground and pound from guard.
Rocha 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.
Rocha throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rocha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Attilius is trying to control the position but Rocha postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rocha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Attilius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Attilius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rocha.
Attilius 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.
Attilius looks winded!
Attilius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Rocha gets to his feet - Attilius follows without any prompting.
Marcus Attilius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Attilius.
Attilius works Rocha's body with a nice hook.

Rocha forces Attilius back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rocha prevents Attilius from breaking the clinch.
Attilius is trying to break free.

Rocha wants the takedown. Attilius is fighting it off but Rocha persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Attilius's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Attilius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rocha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Attilius's head.
Rocha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rocha postures up in Attilius's guard and throws a big left but Attilius blocks it.

Rocha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rocha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rocha postures up and lands a big shot to Attilius's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rocha works over Attilius with some ground and pound from guard.
Rocha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rocha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Attilius's head.
Rocha 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.
Rocha with a nice head shot there.
Rocha landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rocha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rocha.
Attilius just misses with a punch to the body.
Attilius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Attilius misses.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Attilius circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha tries to clinch but Attilius moves out of range.
Attilius throws a nice looking combination but Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocha throws a big counter combination but Attilius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Attilius.
Attilius is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha moves away from the strike by Attilius.
As Attilius looks to move away, Rocha throws a big counter combo but Attilius just gets out of the way.
Attilius falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rocha counters by moving into the clinch.
Attilius is trying to break the clinch but Rocha is controlling him.

Rocha manages to pull guard.

Rocha looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Attilius is defending well. Rocha quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Attilius has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Rocha celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Rocha!