PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ze rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rocha has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEjmdR50wX4 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Almighty
vs
rocha

206 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Boomerang! Fight Costumes ($12 Fun Gear)
Australian Xtreme - NEW 159 Energy!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, ze rocha!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rocha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick and rocha moves out of range easily.
Almighty throws a chopping leg kick but rocha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
rocha avoids the head kick by Almighty.

Almighty clinches up with rocha and pushes him back against the cage.

Almighty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Almighty misses with a head kick.
Almighty tries a head kick but it misses.
Almighty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Almighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almighty keeps the fight on the outside.
Almighty slips a straight right by rocha.
Almighty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almighty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like ze rocha has been cut.
rocha blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from rocha.
A clash of legs there as rocha blocks the low kick.
rocha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Almighty as he avoids it easily.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses.
rocha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rocha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almighty tries to avoid it but rocha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almighty to the ground. Almighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ze rocha.
Almighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
rocha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

rocha drives through and clinches with Almighty against the cage.

Almighty breaks from the clinch.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick

and rocha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Almighty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
rocha is trying to control. Almighty wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
rocha is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty is trying to stand back up but rocha is controlling him
rocha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
rocha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
rocha looks gassed!
Almighty wants to get back to his feet.
Almighty is looking to get back to is feet but rocha passes into side control.
Almighty tries to improve position but can't.
Almighty is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

rocha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Almighty to his feet.
Bruce Almighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almighty throws a leg kick which misses rocha's front leg but catches the back leg as rocha tries to avoid it.
Almighty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Almighty throws a head kick but rocha moves out of range.

Almighty instigates a clinch.

Almighty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almighty.
Bruce Almighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
rocha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almighty counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almighty throws a front kick that sends rocha stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almighty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Almighty has rocha up against the cage in a clinch.

Almighty breaks from the clinch.
rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almighty is fending him off so far but rocha persists. Nope, Almighty circles away and we're back to standing.
rocha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Almighty moves into the clinch.

Almighty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Almighty cracks rocha with a good jab.
Almighty lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Almighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick

and rocha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Almighty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Almighty lands a high kick!
Almighty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Almighty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ze rocha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

rocha misses with a takedown attempt
and Almighty counters with a big head kick but rocha shrugs it off.
Almighty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice sprawl there from Almighty as rocha shoots in.
A head kick misses from Almighty.
Almighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
rocha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Horrible takedown by rocha or perhaps it was just good defense by Almighty which made him look bad.
Bruce Almighty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ze rocha.
Almighty throws a nice head kick!

rocha is rocked!
rocha blocks a head kick by Almighty.
Almighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Almighty lands but rocha takes it in his stride.
ze rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
rocha shoots in and drives through. Almighty sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almighty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
rocha shoots in for a takedown but Almighty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty throws a head kick that half lands.
rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almighty throws a head kick but rocha moves out of range.
Almighty tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
rocha shoots and misses
and Almighty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Almighty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Almighty wants it to stay on the feet.
rocha blocks a head kick by Almighty.

rocha clinches up with Almighty and pushes him back against the cage.

Almighty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
rocha tries for a takedown but Almighty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Almighty misses with a head kick.

rocha 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for rocha!

Almighty stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Almighty moves out of range easily.
Almighty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of rocha's head.
Bruce Almighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Almighty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Almighty cracks the inside of rocha's front leg.
Almighty scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Almighty.
rocha wants to clinch.
Almighty throws a sloppy head kick and rocha moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rocha wants to clinch up but Almighty keeps it at a distance.
Almighty throws a front kick aimed at rocha's knee but rocha avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Almighty.
No luck with that takedown attempt from rocha.
Almighty misses with a head kick.
Almighty misses with a head kick.
rocha tries to clinch
and Almighty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
rocha shoots in for a double leg but Almighty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Almighty tries a head kick but it misses.
rocha shoots for a takedown but Almighty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Almighty throws a head kick that misses.
Almighty cracks the inside of rocha's front leg.
rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
rocha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Almighty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten rocha somewhat.
rocha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almighty. Almighty obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almighty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almighty throws a nice outside leg kick.

rocha darts in and clinches Almighty up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Almighty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ze rocha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Almighty tries to sprawl out of it but rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almighty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Almighty. No joy for rocha on that attempt.
Almighty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by rocha.
The fighters circle, before Almighty throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into rocha's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Almighty lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bruce Almighty!