PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bolten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldi Rolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bolten
vs
Rolf

188 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

185 cm
24
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bolten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldi Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolten tries to clinch but Rolf moves out of range.
Bolten tries to clinch but Rolf is having none of it.
Bolten throws a head kick that misses

and Rolf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rolf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolten.
Rolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolten avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolf.
Rolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf lands an elbow that stopped Bolten in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Joey Bolten has been cut.
Rolf misses with the head strike.
Rolf with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rolf as Bolten tries to tie him up.
Rolf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rolf leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolten is trying to maintain a safe position but Rolf gets an underhook and turns Bolten into the cage.
Bolten landing knees to the head.
Rolf lands a knee to the body.
Rolf misses with a punch to the body.
Bolten blocks the elbow strike.
Bolten avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolten controls his hands.
Bolten managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Rolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Rolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolf is defending well for now.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolf.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolf avoids the damage to the body.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolten avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolten's brow.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolf is defending well for now.
Bolten looking to throw knees to the head but Rolf is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bolten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bolten trying to control the position.
Rolf advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolten keeps working.

Bolten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rolf is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolten is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rolf has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rolf controlling from mount.
Rolf with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolten working to try and regain half guard.
Rolf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bolten's face.
Rolf controlling from the full mount.
Rolf punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolten regains half guard.
Rolf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bolten is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bolten's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolten is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rolf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rolf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rolf looking to control but Bolten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolten looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rolf is working the ground and pound. Can Bolten escape?
Rolf doesn't have the hooks in and Bolten manages to turn into his guard.
Rolf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolten wants to control from the top but Rolf keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Bolten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolten doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolf circles away.
Bolten avoids the head kick by Rolf.
Bolten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rolf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolten lands with a kick to the temple. Rolf shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Rolf gets a clinch.
Bolten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rolf connects with a knee to the head.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolf avoids it.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolf is defending well for now.
Bolten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Rolf.
Bolten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Rolf holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolten drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf crunches a lovely knee into Bolten's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolten avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolf.
Bolten misses with a knee to the head.
Ronaldi Rolf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf lands a nice elbow.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but Rolf blocks it.
Rolf looking to throw knees to the head but Bolten is blocking nicely.
Rolf tries a knee to the head but Bolten blocks it.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Bolten misses with a knee to the head.
Rolf scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Bolten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf landing knees to the body.
Bolten managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Bolten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolf lands a shoulder strike.
Bolten avoids the elbow strike from Rolf, against the cage.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Rolf won't allow it.
Rolf landing knees to the body.
Rolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolten avoids the damage to the body.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Bolten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolf taking a breather.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf can't find room to land a body shot as Bolten controls the action.
Bolten dodges an elbow strike from Rolf.
Rolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Rolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rolf tries a knee to the head but Bolten blocks it.
Rolf tries a knee to the head but Bolten blocks it.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Bolten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolf.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rolf as Bolten tries to tie him up.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolten avoids the elbow strike from Rolf, against the cage.
Bolten avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolf.
Rolf working Bolten over with knees to the body.
Rolf tries for a takedown but Bolten manages to get underhooks.
Bolten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolf lands an elbow inside.
Bolten jumps guard but Rolf stands there with Bolten around his waist. Bolten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bolten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolten is trying to pull guard but Rolf has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolten controls his hands.
Bolten tries a knee to the head but Rolf blocks it.
Rolf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolten in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldi Rolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Bolten's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Rolf scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Bolten misses
and Rolf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rolf moves out of range of the body kick from Bolten.
Rolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolten.
Bolten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Rolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rolf clinches up with Bolten and pushes him back against the cage.
Rolf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rolf.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Bolten avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.
Rolf tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolten misses with a knee to the head.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolten avoids it.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Rolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolten is defending well for now.
Bolten prevents the takedown attempt.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.
Bolten blocks a body shot from Rolf.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Rolf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rolf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Rolf.
Bolten looking to throw knees to the head but Rolf is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolten scores with a knee to the head.
Rolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Rolf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boltens head.
Rolf lands a nice elbow.
Ronaldi Rolf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Rolf holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolten drops back down to his feet.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolf avoids it.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolf is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Bolten.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolten's brow.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolf avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bolten tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolf avoids the damage to the body.
Bolten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolten tries to pull guard but Rolf forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolten's brow.
Bolten missing with knees to the body.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolf is defending well for now.
Rolf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rolf blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rolf to keep the fight standing.
Joey Bolten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bolten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolf avoiding damage as Bolten throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldi Rolf.
I've got Rolf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldi Rolf!