PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rokocoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baked Ziti Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rokocoko
vs
Ziti Esposito

185 cm
26
202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Rokocoko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baked Ziti Esposito !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Rokocoko takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokocoko is just out of range.
Rokocoko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokocoko checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Esposito lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rokocoko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rokocoko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rokocoko scores with a nice right hand.

Rokocoko clinches with his opponent.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito is trying to pull guard but Rokocoko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rokocoko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Rokocoko scores with a shoulder strike.
Rokocoko works on Esposito 's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokocoko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokocoko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esposito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokocoko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rokocoko misses with a punch on the inside.
Rokocoko 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.
Rokocoko digs a right hand into Esposito 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito 's gas tank.
Rokocoko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokocoko gets through Esposito 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko misses with some punches.
Rokocoko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Rokocoko backwards.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokocoko controls his hands.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Rokocoko controls the action.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokocoko scores with a shot to the side of Esposito 's head.
Rokocoko throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rokocoko lands with a left to the head.
Rokocoko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Rokocoko.
A right handed body shot lands from Rokocoko.
Esposito looks winded!
Rokocoko blocking some punches.
Rokocoko cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Esposito tries to pull guard but Rokocoko holds him up against the cage and eventually Esposito drops back down to his feet.
Joe Rokocoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baked Ziti Esposito .
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokocoko controls his hands.
Rokocoko misses with the head strike.
Rokocoko lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokocoko lands a right hand.
A short left from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokocoko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokocoko lands an uppercut.
Rokocoko blocking some punches.
Rokocoko is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko prevents the takedown attempt.
Esposito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Rokocoko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Rokocoko on the inside.
Rokocoko scores with a shot to the side of Esposito 's head.

Esposito is rocked!
Esposito blocking some punches.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Rokocoko finish him?
Rokocoko lands an uppercut.
Rokocoko lands a shot to the body.
Rokocoko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rokocoko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokocoko dips a shoulder and cracks Esposito with a mighty uppercut! Esposito falls back against the cage and Rokocoko unloads with a barrage of strikes! Esposito is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rokocoko screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Rokocoko!
Joe Rokocoko is the new middleweight champion!
Joe Rokocoko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.