PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Boy Walton (ranked 530 p4p, 164 weight class) and Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 32 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walton
vs
Rozhkov

190 cm
25
307
13 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
275
9 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Boy Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozhkov connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
Alexander Rozhkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozhkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rozhkov.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Rozhkov.
Walton takes one on the button.
Rozhkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walton defends it nicely.
Rozhkov lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Rozhkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton has momentary wrist control but Rozhkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Rozhkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rozhkov postures up and lands a big shot to Walton's brow.
Walton trying to control the position here.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozhkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rozhkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rozhkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozhkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rozhkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozhkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rozhkov advances to half guard.
Rozhkov wants to take a breather but Walton is having none of it.
Rozhkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walton's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rozhkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walton keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rozhkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rozhkov misses with a head shot. Walton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rozhkov throwing strikes from guard but Walton blocks nicely.
Rozhkov distracts Walton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rozhkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rozhkov throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walton keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rozhkov misses with a hook.
Walton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walton takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rozhkov misses with a takedown
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rozhkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Walton off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Alexander Rozhkov has been cut.
Rozhkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rozhkov shoots and misses
and Walton scores with a counter punch that sends Rozhkov to the canvas! Walton smells blood - he's punishing Rozhkov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rozhkov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Boy Walton!
A very excited looking John Boy Walton 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.