PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Vaue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaue has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Kin Vaue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosholt
vs
Vaue

185 cm
31
194 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

177 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Vaue!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosholt throws a lazy right hand but Vaue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt misses the shot to the body.
Rosholt misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosholt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosholt looks to land a body kick but Vaue moved away.
Vaue tries to clinch
letting Rosholt counter with a right hand.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosholt scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vaue.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch up.
Vaue wants to clinch but Rosholt slips to the side
and Rosholt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaue.
Rosholt lands with a good body shot.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosholt manages to avoid it.

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

Rosholt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaue stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaue wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaue, right into the meat.
Vaue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosholt circles away.
Rosholt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Vaue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vaue closes the distance but Rosholt moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rosholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vaue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosholt somewhat.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Rosholt tries to score with a low kick but Vaue moves his leg out of the way.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt moves out of range as Vaue throws a body kick.
Kin Vaue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosholt throws a nice looking combination but Vaue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosholt circles away.

Vaue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosholt has Vaue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vaue stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosholt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosholt slowing the pace effectively.
Vaue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vaue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rosholt is trying to pull guard but Vaue has him pressed against the cage.
Vaue is trying to break free.
Rosholt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaue throws an elbow that misses.
Rosholt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaue breaks the clinch.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rosholt.
Vaue stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosholt. Rosholt gets slowly back to his feet.

Rosholt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vaue is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rosholt is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosholt throws a strike aimed at the side of Vaue's head but Vaue avoids it well.
Vaue defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaue is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rosholt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rosholt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vaue some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kin Vaue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosholt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaue swivels and escapes.
Vaue wants to clinch.
Rosholt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosholt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Rosholt.
Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosholt counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaue throws a push kick but Rosholt slaps the foot to one side.
Vaue throws a nice inside leg kick.

Vaue rushes Rosholt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vaue stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rosholt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosholt tries to stall but Vaue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vaue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vaue is trying to push Rosholt away but Rosholt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosholt gets through Vaue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt has Vaue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vaue is trying to push Rosholt away but Rosholt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rosholt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaue avoids it.
Rosholt can't find room to land a body shot as Vaue controls the action.

Vaue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosholt tries for a takedown but Vaue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaue slaps away a takedown attempt from Rosholt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rosholt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vaue.
Vaue tries to clinch up.
Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosholt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaue stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosholt. Rosholt gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaue lands with a kick to the temple. Rosholt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosholt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosholt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Vaue clinches.
Nice elbow from Vaue.
Rosholt prevents Vaue from breaking the clinch.
Rosholt is looking for a takedown.
Vaue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaue crunches a lovely knee into Rosholt's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vaue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rosholt counters with a nice kick to the body.

Vaue moves into the clinch.
Rosholt trying to control the position but instead, Vaue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosholt into the cage.
Rosholt can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Vaue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosholt avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt lands with a light punch inside.
Vaue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosholt is defending well for now.
Vaue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kin Vaue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vaue has managed to clinch.
Vaue wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosholt won't allow it.
Vaue is trying to break the clinch but Rosholt is controlling him.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosholt is keeping busy.
Rosholt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosholt tries for a takedown but Vaue manages to get underhooks.
Vaue is trying to break the clinch but Rosholt is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Rosholt.
Rosholt has a couple of punches blocked by Vaue.

Vaue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaue tries to clinch up
and Rosholt counters with a nice leg kick.
Rosholt blocks a head kick by Vaue.
Vaue scores with a head kick. Rosholt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosholt tries to bum rush Vaue with a series of wild strikes but Vaue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rosholt gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaue is trying to buck Rosholt off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosholt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vaue throws Rosholt to one side and escapes!
Rosholt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Rosholt misses.
Vaue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vaue looks to clinch

and Rosholt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosholt.
Rosholt prevents Vaue from getting back to his feet.
Vaue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosholt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosholt looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt won't allow Vaue to get back to his feet.
Vaue keeping moving, preventing Rosholt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vaue wants to get back to his feet but Rosholt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rosholt throws an elbow that misses. Vaue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosholt's guard. Nice move by Vaue!
Vaue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jake Rosholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaue wants to stand but Rosholt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosholt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kin Vaue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaue wanted to stand there but Rosholt had control of the position.
Jake Rosholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Vaue gets to his feet. Rosholt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Rosholt.
I think Vaue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kin Vaue!
Kin Vaue took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.