PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rolla (ranked 422 p4p, 55 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 276 p4p, 35 weight class). Rolla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hit 'Em Up. Jay Gatsby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronnie Rolla's chin.

Rolla
vs
Gatsby

185 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

175 cm
38
193 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolla scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatsby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rolla.
Rolla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rolla there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Rolla.
Gatsby steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rolla.
Gatsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolla.
Gatsby connects with a nice looking jab.

Rolla gets tackled into the cage by Gatsby. Gatsby maintains the clinch.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Rolla avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Rolla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.

Rolla breaks the clinch.
Gatsby tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away.

Gatsby moves into range and clinches up with Rolla.
Rolla scores with a hook to the body.
Rolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Rolla blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Rolla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby cracks Rolla with a nice body shot.

Rolla breaks from the clinch.
Gatsby tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away.
Rolla avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rolla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatsby tries to counter by closing the distance.

Gatsby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rolla, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Rolla's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolla throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby tries to work over Rolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rolla seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gatsby can turn it around.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolla.

Gatsby gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rolla pushes Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Gatsby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gatsby misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Rolla.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Rolla.
Rolla's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rolla slowing the pace effectively.
Rolla gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gatsby's brow.
Gatsby tries to work over Rolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rolla prevents it.
Gatsby working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla lands a body punch.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolla.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Rolla controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Rolla avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Rolla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gatsby.

Rolla manages to break the clinch.
Gatsby looks to land a right hand but Rolla moved out of range.
Gatsby's corner calls for a 1-2. Gatsby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gatsby misses with a hook.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Jab from Gatsby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Rolla counter with a right hand.
Gatsby scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby dives in for a single leg takedown but Rolla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rolla half committed to a counter leg kick.

Gatsby has managed to clinch.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Rolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Gatsby keeps control of Rolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rolla is pushing Gatsby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gatsby digs a right hand into Rolla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rolla's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gatsby misses with a jab to the body
and Gatsby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Gatsby lands.
Gatsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatsby misses the target.
Rolla misses the shot to the body.
Rolla moves away from the strike by Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a hook.
Rolla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatsby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rolla moves out of range of the strikes.
Rolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gatsby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsby.
Rolla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gatsby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolla.
Rolla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rolla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rolla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rolla throws a hook but Gatsby avoids it easily.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gatsby moves into the clinch.
Rolla misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Rolla.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Rolla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gatsby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.

Rolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rolla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rolla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Gatsby shoots and misses
and Rolla counters with a nice leg kick.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Rolla is having none of it.
Rolla tries to bum rush Gatsby with a series of wild strikes but Gatsby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gatsby wants to clinch up but Rolla keeps it at a distance.
Gatsby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rolla's hands.
Rolla scores with a hook to the body. Gatsby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Gatsby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rolla is trying to defend but Gatsby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rolla is trying to stand up here but Gatsby is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby working Rolla over with strikes.
Gatsby working over Rolla with some ground and pound. Rolla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Gatsby is controlling well.
Rolla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands strikes from half guard.
Rolla wants to get back to his feet.
Gatsby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rolla wants to control but Gatsby is keeping busy.
Gatsby lands strikes from half guard.
Rolla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gatsby.
Rolla is refusing to be controlled, as Gatsby sits in half guard.
Rolla wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby throwing shots but Rolla is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gatsby wants to slow Rolla down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatsby tries to clinch
and Rolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jay Gatsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatsby connects with the punch.
Gatsby wants to clinch up but Rolla keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gatsby drives through and clinches with Rolla against the cage.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolla blocking some punches.
Gatsby cracks Rolla with a nice body shot.
Gatsby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Rolla blocks an uppercut.
Rolla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby scores with a hook to the body.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rolla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Rolla stalling in the clinch.
Gatsby pushes Rolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rolla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolla backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Rolla.
Rolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rolla breaks from the clinch.
Rolla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rolla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown but Rolla shows good takedown defense.
Rolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Gatsby clinches up with Rolla and pushes him back against the cage.
Rolla prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rolla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rolla lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gatsby tries to work over Rolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jay Gatsby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rolla tries to circle away but Gatsby has him pinned against the cage.
Gatsby prevents Rolla from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla leaning against his opponent.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.

Rolla manages to break the clinch.
Gatsby defending well as Rolla loads up on a big left hand.
Rolla misses the body punch

and Gatsby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronnie Rolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolla.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsby.

Gatsby tightens his grip and picks Rolla up, before dumping him to the ground. Rolla manages to land in guard.

Rolla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gatsby has picked Rolla up - he's going for a ride! Gatsby dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gatsby wants to take a breather but Rolla is having none of it.
Gatsby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gatsby working Rolla over with strikes.
Gatsby prevents Rolla from standing back up.
Jay Gatsby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gatsby lands strikes from half guard.

Rolla kicks Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Rolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gatsby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rolla!

Rolla throws Gatsby to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby tries a low kick but Rolla avoids it.
Gatsby just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRolla.
Rolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatsby steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rolla.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolla misses the target.
Gatsby lands a nice shot that snaps Rolla's head back.

Gatsby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Gatsby is trying to drag Rolla to the mat but Rolla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jay Gatsby just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gatsby darts in and clinches Rolla up against the cage.
Gatsby wants to take the fight to the mat but Rolla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rolla tries to stall but Gatsby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatsby.
Rolla throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Rolla blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rolla fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
Rolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rolla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rolla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gatsby lands a head shot.
Gatsby wants to clinch but Rolla slips to the side
and Rolla counters with a series of strikes. Gatsby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatsby throws a shot from downtown. Rolla moves away and avoids it.

Gatsby moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Gatsby.
Rolla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolla backwards.
Rolla tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Gatsby.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rolla is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby presses Rolla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Rolla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Rolla seems to have got his legs back now.
Gatsby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rolla tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Rolla back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rolla.
Rolla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolla controls his hands.
Gatsby is working for takedown but Rolla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rolla is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolla prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gatsby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolla or not.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
A short right from Gatsby.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Rolla tries to land knees in the clinch but Gatsby avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gatsby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronnie Rolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rolla's elbow.
A short right from Rolla.
Gatsby misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Rolla.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolla.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolla controls his hands.
Rolla takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Rolla.
Rolla has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Rolla controls the action.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Rolla blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gatsby moves into range and clinches up with Rolla.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Rolla avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolla is trying to push Gatsby away but Gatsby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rolla taking a breather.

Gatsby lands an uppercut that drops Rolla! Gatsby follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A big shot lands for Gatsby! That's hurt Rolla! Will he recover? Gatsby fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby is the new middleweight champion!
As Jay Gatsby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.