PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rokocoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Rokocoko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Jeffries
vs
Rokocoko

180 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
201 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rokocoko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeffries closes the distance and clinches.
Rokocoko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokocoko lands a hook that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Rokocoko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokocoko throws a head punch that misses.
Jeffries scores with a shoulder strike.
Rokocoko scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeffries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeffries lands with a right to the head.
Rokocoko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rokocoko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Jeffries misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokocoko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokocoko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jeffries throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside that Rokocoko shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokocoko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeffries .
Rokocoko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeffries controls his hands.
Rokocoko blocks a body shot from Jeffries .
Rokocoko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries working aggressively here.
Jeffries lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeffries .
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Jeffries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeffries gets through Rokocoko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeffries misses with the head strike.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Rokocoko lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeffries prevents a body shot from Rokocoko.
Jeffries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeffries is leaning against Rokocoko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeffries throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.
Jeffries struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokocoko controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Jeffries .
Jeffries blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jeffries fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Jeffries throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Jeffries 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rokocoko lands an uppercut.
Jeffries blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeffries scores with a shot to the side of Rokocoko's head.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside.
Jeffries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Jeffries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rokocoko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rokocoko misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jeffries .
Jeffries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rokocoko blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko lands a right hand.
Jeffries lands an elbow just above Rokocoko 's eye.
Jeffries blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokocoko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jeffries .
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeffries controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Rokocoko back against the cage.
Rokocoko misses with the head strike.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Rokocoko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rokocoko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokocoko misses with a body punch.
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Rokocoko working aggressively here.
Jeffries tries to throw a body punch but Rokocoko avoids it by throwing Jeffries back against the cage.
Rokocoko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeffries tries to work over Rokocoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jeffries throws a head punch that misses.
Rokocoko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko lands a body punch.
Jeffries lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffries blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jeffries .
A short left from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Earl Jeffries 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.

Jeffries moves out of range as Rokocoko strikes.
Rokocoko throws a looping overhand right but Jeffries ducks down to avoid it.
Jeffries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokocoko misses with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rokocoko misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Rokocoko misses
letting Jeffries counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokocoko misses the target.
Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Rokocoko slips the punch.
Jeffries walks into a jab.
Rokocoko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rokocoko slips under a jab from Jeffries .
A big left from Rokocoko misses.
Jeffries closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Rokocoko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokocoko throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Jeffries counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jeffries .
Jeffries lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries presses Rokocoko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rokocoko is breathing heavily.
Jeffries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jeffries throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Rokocoko misses with the head strike.
Rokocoko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeffries throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko throws a head punch that misses.
Rokocoko blocking some punches.
Jeffries presses Rokocoko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeffries can't find room to land a body shot as Rokocoko controls the action.
Rokocoko misses with a body punch.
Rokocoko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeffries .
Jeffries lands a shoulder strike.
Jeffries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokocoko misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries has a couple of punches blocked by Rokocoko.
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!
Jeffries blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko dodges an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Rokocoko blocks an elbow strike.
Jeffries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokocoko backwards.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jeffries fails to land.
Jeffries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Earl Jeffries has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jeffries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeffries makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rokocoko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jeffries lands with a right to the head.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside.
Jeffries misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Rokocoko prevents a body shot from Jeffries .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
A short uppercut from Jeffries .
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Jeffries - that landed with a thud.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeffries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rokocoko's brow.
Rokocoko blocks an uppercut.
Jeffries misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rokocoko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeffries tries to work over Rokocoko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
Jeffries lands an elbow that stopped Rokocoko in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
Jeffries scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeffries misses with the head strike.
Jeffries struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokocoko controls his hands.
Jeffries throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeffries .
Jeffries blocking some punches.
Rokocoko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Jeffries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokocoko lands with a light punch inside.
Jeffries lands with a left to the head.
Jeffries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeffries .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokocoko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rokocoko blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Jeffries dominated that second round.
That's time! Jeffries 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jeffries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokocoko moves away.
The fighters circling - Jeffries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokocoko throws a series of punches but Jeffries avoids them all with ease.
Rokocoko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeffries lands a glancing blow to the side of Rokocoko's head.
Jeffries moves in looking to clinch but Rokocoko pushes him off.
Rokocoko misses with a hook. Jeffries ducked under it nicely.
Rokocoko misses with a straight right.
Rokocoko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rokocoko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Joe Rokocoko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeffries swings widly with a right hand
and Rokocoko counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokocoko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokocoko connects with a nice looking jab.
Jeffries tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rokocoko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Rokocoko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokocoko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rokocoko moves out of range as Jeffries strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokocoko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko blocks a jab.
Rokocoko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jeffries gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jeffries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jeffries fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses.
Rokocoko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko misses with a punch to the body.
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Jeffries working aggressively here.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jeffries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rokocoko working aggressively here.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokocoko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Earl Jeffries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries gets through Rokocoko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
Rokocoko working aggressively here.
Jeffries lands a nice uppercut.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow.
Jeffries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko misses with some punches.
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Rokocoko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rokocoko blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jeffries 's elbow.
Rokocoko misses with the head strike.
Jeffries blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko blocks an uppercut.
Rokocoko misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeffries misses with a punch to the body.
Rokocoko working aggressively here.
Rokocoko tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Rokocoko back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
Rokocoko tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Rokocoko back against the cage.
Jeffries lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .
A shot in the inside from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko misses with a body punch.
Rokocoko throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Jeffries .
Rokocoko has a couple of punches blocked by Jeffries .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rokocoko misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokocoko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokocoko.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
Jeffries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rokocoko tries to work over Jeffries 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokocoko swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokocoko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jeffries .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
Rokocoko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Jeffries blocks a body shot from Rokocoko.
Joe Rokocoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeffries tries a body shot but Rokocoko blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Rokocoko.
I think Jeffries has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Earl Jeffries !
A very excited looking Earl Jeffries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.