PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Westhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostecki comes to the cage accompanied by Funky Polak - Daj mi jeden Powod. Vince Westhaven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rostecki
vs
Westhaven

220 cm
24
255 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

196 cm
24
255 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrian Rostecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Westhaven!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westhaven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Westhaven has his takedown stuffed
and Rostecki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Westhaven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rostecki scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rostecki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Westhaven letting Rostecki take a breather here.

Rostecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rostecki lands a big head kick that sends Westhaven tumbling to the mat! Rostecki takes a step backwards and waves Westhaven back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Vince Westhaven has been cut.
Westhaven fails with a takedown attempt.

Rostecki darts in and clinches Westhaven up against the cage.

Rostecki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westhaven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rostecki as he jumps to the side.
Adrian Rostecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Westhaven.

Rostecki forces Westhaven back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westhaven tries to pull guard but Rostecki holds him up against the cage and eventually Westhaven drops back down to his feet.

Rostecki jumps guard.
Rostecki managing to control the position.
Westhaven looking to sit in guard and control but Rostecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rostecki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Westhaven is working an open guard so Rostecki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rostecki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Westhaven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rostecki is in Westhaven's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rostecki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Westhaven is looking to stand up but Rostecki isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rostecki trying to control but Westhaven is working from the bottom.
Rostecki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rostecki forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki is trying to control the action in half guard but Westhaven is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rostecki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rostecki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Rostecki decides to stand and escape the position.

Rostecki closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rostecki.
Westhaven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rostecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westhaven tries for a takedown but Rostecki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rostecki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Westhaven if he has to take too many more of those.
Westhaven looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rostecki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Westhaven to the mat! Westhaven manages to get full guard.
Rostecki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rostecki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Westhaven keeping moving, preventing Rostecki from controlling successfully.
Rostecki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rostecki pushes down on Westhaven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rostecki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Westhaven'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.

Westhaven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rostecki pinned against the cage. Rostecki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rostecki drives through and clinches with Westhaven against the cage.
Westhaven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rostecki is keeping busy.
Westhaven drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Westhaven is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rostecki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Westhaven.
Rostecki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rostecki holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rostecki has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Westhaven is trying to keep an underhook but Rostecki manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Westhaven tries to roll over but Rostecki keeps him under control.
Rostecki trying to control from half guard but Westhaven is working away.
Rostecki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Westhaven wants to hold on but Rostecki pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki raining down shots from the mount!
Rostecki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Westhaven can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rostecki controlling from the full mount.
Rostecki lands a big shot there that rocks Westhaven but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rostecki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rostecki controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adrian Rostecki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rostecki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Westhaven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rostecki somewhat.
Westhaven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Westhaven tries to bum rush Rostecki with a series of wild strikes but Rostecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Westhaven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rostecki as he avoids it easily.
Adrian Rostecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Westhaven.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rostecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rostecki has Westhaven up against the cage in a clinch.

Rostecki breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rostecki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vince Westhaven's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rostecki dives in and grabs Westhaven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Westhaven pushes down on Rostecki's head and hops out.
Rostecki lands with a good body shot.
Rostecki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westhaven can do to turn this around?
Westhaven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Rostecki coming out on top.
Westhaven darts in trying to clinch

and Rostecki counters with a shoot takedown. Westhaven fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westhaven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rostecki looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostecki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rostecki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adrian Rostecki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Westhaven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Westhaven has managed to clinch.

Rostecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Westhaven goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rostecki prevents it.
Adrian Rostecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westhaven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westhaven.
Adrian Rostecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Westhaven.
Westhaven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rostecki stops a takedown attempt from Westhaven.
Westhaven missing with knees to the body.
Westhaven tries to score a body lock takedown but Rostecki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westhaven tries to land knees in the clinch but Rostecki avoids the damage to the body.
Westhaven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rostecki is struggling to control the position.
Rostecki lands a left hand.
Westhaven stalling.
Westhaven is trying to break the clinch but Rostecki has him pressed against the cage.

Westhaven has clasped his hands together around Rostecki's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rostecki is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Westhaven working away.
Rostecki is holding Westhaven down, trying to stall.
Rostecki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Westhaven's best efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rostecki has his hands clasped together around Westhaven's back. He's all about the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Adrian Rostecki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rostecki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Westhaven.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rostecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rostecki 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rostecki!