PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Rockgroin II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rockgroin II
vs
maroon

182 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Rockgroin II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maroon circles away from the clinch attempt.

maroon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maroon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
maroon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
maroon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rockgroin II wants to get back to full guard.
maroon uses his free foot to push down on Rockgroin II's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rockgroin II.

maroon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rockgroin II manages to avoid the submission attempt.
maroon in side control, throwing shots but Rockgroin II defends.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
Rockgroin II managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by maroon.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon postures up.
Rockgroin II is looking to reverse the position.
maroon is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rockgroin II is avoiding damage well.
maroon working the ground and pound but Rockgroin II is defending the strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maroon darts in trying to clinch

and Rockgroin II counters with a nice double leg into side control. maroon won't be happy with that.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon is keeping him busy.
maroon is trying to work for a sweep but Rockgroin II has mounted him!
Rockgroin II looking to finish maroon with some ground and pound. This is bad for maroon!
Rockgroin II cracks maroon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockgroin II trying to control but maroon is having none of it.
maroon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
Rockgroin II with shots to the head and body - maroon looks very uncomfortable down there.
maroon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rockgroin II blocks maroon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II looking to control but maroon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockgroin II is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon is looking to get to half guard.
Rockgroin II blocks maroon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rockgroin II lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockgroin II lands with some strikes.
Rockgroin II lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
maroon tries to reverse the position but Rockgroin II maintains control.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
maroon is in a horrible position here. Rockgroin II smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rockgroin II wants to control the pace but maroon is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon is looking to improve his position but Rockgroin II isn't that keen on the idea.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
maroon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Rockgroin II is working for a guillotine from mount but maroon frees his head quite easily.
Rockgroin II controlling from the full mount.

Rockgroin II goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now maroon is on top in guard.
Rockgroin II is trying to control the position but maroon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Rockgroin II dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rockgroin II wants to clinch up but maroon keeps it at a distance.
Rockgroin II misses with a takedown
and maroon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Rockgroin II misses

and maroon counters with a single leg into guard. Rockgroin II didn't expect that.
maroon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

maroon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rockgroin II has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
maroon working the head and body with strikes.
Rockgroin II takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockgroin II is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Rockgroin II's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
maroon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rockgroin II on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rockgroin II tries to improve position but can't.
Rockgroin II pushes maroon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, maroon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon postures up.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
maroon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rockgroin II!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockgroin II is trying to escape the mount.
maroon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockgroin II tries to hold on but maroon pushes him away.
Rockgroin II is squirming around, avoiding maroon's attempts to control the action.
maroon prevents Rockgroin II from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II wants to get back to his feet.
Rockgroin II is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

maroon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rockgroin II is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rockgroin II and maroon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
maroon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rockgroin II takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
maroon is putting a hurting on Rockgroin II here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rockgroin II is trying to control maroon's posture but maroon avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II is trying to improve his position.
maroon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on maroon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rockgroin II sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rockgroin II wants to improve his position but maroon is controlling well.
maroon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
maroon slips a nice elbow through Rockgroin II's hands, connecting with Rockgroin II's forehead.
Rockgroin II might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
maroon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

maroon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep. maroon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon wants to advance to full mount but Rockgroin II doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

maroon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
mr maroon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockgroin II wants to control from the top but maroon keeps moving.
Rockgroin II wants to stand but maroon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
maroon wants to sweep here but Rockgroin II controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr maroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

maroon closes the distance but Rockgroin II moves to the side
and Rockgroin II makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. maroon really felt that one!
Rockgroin II ducks under a wild hook from maroon.
maroon tries to clinch but Rockgroin II moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
maroon lands a body punch in the clinch.
maroon tries to stall but Rockgroin II uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
maroon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

maroon pulls guard effortlessly.
maroon 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.
Rockgroin II throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockgroin II stopping the sweep attempt from maroon.
Rockgroin II is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Rockgroin II from controlling successfully.
Rockgroin II throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as maroon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockgroin II advances position into side control!
maroon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on maroon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rockgroin II tries to move into full mount but can't pass maroon's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
maroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rockgroin II shoots and misses

and maroon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
maroon is working for takedown but Rockgroin II is calmly controlling the position for now.

Rockgroin II ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rockgroin II no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
maroon landing some decent shots from guard.
maroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
maroon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockgroin II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rockgroin II will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
maroon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockgroin II 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.
maroon postures up in Rockgroin II's guard and throws a big left but Rockgroin II blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rockgroin II manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
maroon is bucking up trying to escape but Rockgroin II cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
maroon is trying desperately to improve position.
maroon is squirming around, avoiding Rockgroin II's attempts to control the action.
maroon is looking to improve his position but Rockgroin II isn't that keen on the idea.
Rockgroin II cracks maroon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockgroin II trying to control but maroon is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II lands a big elbow.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Rockgroin II is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. maroon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
maroon is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Rockgroin II showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rockgroin II 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mr maroon!

mr maroon wins by unanimous decision!