PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorgin Golzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golzar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ey Iran (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tsa Rock has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rock
vs
Golzar

210 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
274 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bushido Clothing
Gilop®

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgin Golzar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rock moves away from the strike by Golzar.
Golzar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Golzar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Golzar lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock punishes Golzar's body with a nice straight punch.
Golzar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rock misses with a left hand
and Golzar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Tsa Rock has been cut.
Rock lands a front kick.
Golzar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golzar slips a straight right by Rock.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golzar misses with a shot to the body
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Tsa Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golzar blocks a jab.
Rock scores with a jab. Golzar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golzar avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock is looking to land body kicks.
Rock thuds his shin into the meat of Golzar's side.
Golzar misses with a hook
letting Rock counter with a right hand.

It looks like Gorgin Golzar has been cut.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock scores with a punch to the head.
Rock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golzar looks gassed!
Golzar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Golzar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golzar at a distance.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golzar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Golzar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Golzar moved out of range.
Golzar throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golzar has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Golzar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golzar's calf.
Rock throws a nice looking combination but Golzar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golzar misses with a left hand
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golzar throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock misses with a right hand
and Golzar counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and Golzar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsa Rock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Golzar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a solid body kick.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golzar.
Golzar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golzar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golzar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golzar misses with a right hand
and Rock counters with a nice leg kick.
Golzar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golzar swings widly with a right hand
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock scores with a body shot.
Rock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rock lands a lovely overhand right.
Golzar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That has opened up Gorgin Golzar's cut even more.
Rock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golzar throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a good low kick that Golzar was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Golzar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Rock.
Jab from Rock.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golzar can do to turn this around?
Rock throws a one two combo.
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Golzar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Golzar down.
Golzar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Golzar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Golzar moves out of range of the leg kick from Rock.
Golzar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Golzar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Golzar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock throws a right hand that misses
and Rock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golzar takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Golzar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rock has got the better of the exchanges.
Golzar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Golzar misses with a body punch
and Rock counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Golzar as he connects with a hook.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Golzar slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsa Rock dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Golzar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golzar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock.
Golzar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golzar moves away.
Golzar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Golzar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock takes a swing at Golzar's ribcage but misses.
Golzar misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Golzar throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock counters with an outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rock, right into the meat.
Rock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golzar's sensitive parts.
Rock throws out a powerful jab.
Gorgin Golzar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golzar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock with a hook.
Golzar misses with a jab to the body
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golzar throws a sloppy body shot
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Golzar.
Rock scores with a body shot.
Rock is looking to slow Golzar down with leg kicks.
Rock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Golzar's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by Golzar.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golzar.
Golzar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rock counters with a thumping low kick.
Rock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The cut above Gorgin Golzar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rock scores with a jab.
Rock throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock.
Rock scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golzar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Golzar takes a step back to recover.
Golzar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rock finds it's way round the side to connect with Golzar's head.

Oooooh!!! Rock has knocked Golzar down with a huge combo! Rock steps away and waves a wobbly Golzar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Golzar is rocked!
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rock, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tsa Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsa Rock!