PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Rittier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Rittier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rock Roll's chin.

Rittier
vs
Roll

191 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Hellbent, Inc.

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Rittier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Roll!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rittier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roll misses with an uppercut.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll tests Rittier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rittier closes the distance and clinches up with Roll, looking for a takedown. Rittier pushes Roll against the cage but Roll circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roll throws out a powerful jab.
Rittier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Rittier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roll jabs at Rittier's body.
Rittier is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Roll clinches up against the cage.
Roll gets through Rittier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rittier fails to pull guard.
Roll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roll lands a nice uppercut.

Rittier wants the takedown. Roll is fighting it off but Rittier persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Roll's guard against the cage.
Roll working a defensive guard here.
Roll striking from the bottom here.
Roll throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rittier won't allow Roll to sweep him here.
Roll is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roll striking off his back.
Roll is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roll takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roll wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rittier keeps working.
Rittier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roll scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rittier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rittier is trying to maintain the position but Roll is very close to passing his half guard.
Rittier is in trouble now - Roll has advanced to mount!
Rittier can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roll is landing with some decent strikes but Rittier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll landing shots from mount.
Rittier is bucking up trying to escape but Roll cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roll with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roll connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roll wants to control the pace but Rittier is squirming around nicely.
Roll unloading with bombs!

Rittier is rocked!
Rittier wants to hold on but Roll pushes him away.
Roll scoring with strikes but Rittier is staying in there.
Roll working the ground and pound effectively.
Rittier is in a horrible position here. Roll smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Rittier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rittier is bucking up trying to escape but Roll cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rittier seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roll cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roll landing strikes from the mount.

Roll looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll unloading with bombs!
Roll working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roll working Rittier over with strikes here.
Rittier throwing hammer fists to the chest of Roll. What's that going to do exactly?
Rittier taking shots to the head.
Roll lands a big shot there that rocks Rittier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roll looking to finish Rittier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rittier!
Rittier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Roll is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roll cracks Rittier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rittier wants to hold on but Roll pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roll landing strikes from the mount.
Rittier tries to lock up and control but Roll gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rittier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roll trying to control but Rittier is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Roll.
Rittier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roll fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roll breaks from Rittier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Roll.
Roll with shots to the head and body - Rittier looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roll lands a big shot there that rocks Rittier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rittier hang on?
Roll scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rittier?
Rittier is working to get back to half guard.
Roll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rittier hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Roll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roll cracks Rittier with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Rittier tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Roll pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Rittier is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Roll!