PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Nimjang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerroy Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lerroy Rollins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bolo Nimjang's chin.

Nimjang
vs
Rollins

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Attliction

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Nimjang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerroy Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins misses with a few strikes there.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nimjang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nimjang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rollins counters with a series of strikes. Nimjang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rollins misses with a combination
and Nimjang counters with a good, hard body kick but Rollins shrugs it off.
Nimjang misses with a low kick.
Lerroy Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins lands an overhand right.
Nimjang looks to land a body kick but Rollins moved away.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nimjang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nimjang tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Nimjang slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimjang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rollins is fending him off so far but Nimjang persists. Nope, Rollins circles away and we're back to standing.
Nimjang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rollins misses with a double jab
and Nimjang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rollins really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimjang is looking to land body kicks.
Nimjang throws a sloppy head kick and Rollins moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Nimjang there.
Nimjang throws a low kick, looking for Rollins's leg but Rollins calmly moves out of range.
Nimjang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rollins checks a leg kick.
A jab from Rollins misses.
Nimjang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Nimjang avoids nicely.
Rollins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nimjang moves into the clinch.

Rollins breaks from the clinch.

Rollins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nimjang stands and throws Rollins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nimjang grinds an elbow into Rollins's temple.
Rollins is looking to regain half guard here but Nimjang keeps moving and retains side control.
Nimjang lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins struggling a bit here.

Nimjang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rollins is trying to improve his position.
Rollins looks gassed!
Nimjang advances to mount.
Nimjang working Rollins over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimjang trying to control but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins can't escape the position.
Nimjang manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rollins to take his back!
Nimjang is hanging on to Rollins's back as he tries to escape.
Rollins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Nimjang off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nimjang. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Nimjang is cranking Rollins's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rollins! He's tightened the choke and Rollins is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bolo Nimjang!