PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roro Rorowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rorowski
vs
Sierra

168 cm
25
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Knockout power

Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roro Rorowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rorowski but Rorowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sierra dives in for a single leg takedown but Rorowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sierra fails to pull guard.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Sierra fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Rorowski breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Rorowski's head coaches at Venice of the North MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt - Rorowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sierra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Rorowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Sierra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sierra looks winded!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sierra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rorowski - the referee stops the clock and Sierra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rorowski. Sierra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rorowski misses with a looping left.
Rorowski checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rorowski as Sierra shoots in.
Rorowski misses with a wild combination.
Rorowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sierra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kores Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rorowski defends well and Sierra ends up having to push Rorowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Rorowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Rorowski.
Sierra doesn't manage to clinch there - Rorowski circles away.
Rorowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sierra slips under a jab from Rorowski.
Rorowski looks to land a left hand but Sierra moved out of range nicely.
Rorowski works Sierra's body with a nice hook.
Sierra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rorowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rorowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sierra.
Rorowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sierra manages to avoid it.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rorowski sprawls well. Rorowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sierra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sierra lands strikes from half guard.
Sierra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rorowski defending well though.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra thows a huge punch but Rorowski dodges it nicely.
Rorowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sierra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra throwing shots but Rorowski is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
Sierra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rorowski's head.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sierra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
Sierra working over Rorowski with some ground and pound. Rorowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Sierra there.
Sierra trying to pass the guard but Rorowski defending well.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sierra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sierra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kores Sierra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rorowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sierra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rorowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sierra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rorowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sierra has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.

Sierra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rorowski to the ground. Sierra is now in Rorowski's guard.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kores Sierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sierra throwing strikes but missing.
Rorowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rorowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Rorowski is keeping the position.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sierra tries to stand but Rorowski is controlling from the bottom.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Sierra wants to get up but he can't break Rorowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throwing strikes but missing.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Rorowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sierra on the ground.
Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sierra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rorowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sierra throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Sierra pushes down on Rorowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rorowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rorowski tries to get out of the position.
Sierra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sierra wants to stand up but Rorowski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sierra slips a nice elbow through Rorowski's hands, connecting with Rorowski's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sierra winds up and cracks Rorowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sierra tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rorowski.
Sierra passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rorowski!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rorowski is in a horrible position here. Sierra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rorowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sierra with shots to the head and body - Rorowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kores Sierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rorowski stuffs the takedown.
Sierra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sierra fails to land the takedown.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Sierra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sierra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sierra throws a low kick but Rorowski avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rorowski misses the target.
Sierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sierra shoots in but no luck this time.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roro Rorowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sierra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rorowski defends well and Sierra ends up having to push Rorowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rorowski stalling the fight.

Sierra successfully pulls guard.
Rorowski preventing the sweep.

Rorowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sierra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rorowski has managed to get both his arms back between Sierra's legs - danger averted.
Sierra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rorowski preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sierra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sierra is looking for a triangle but Rorowski pushes his legs off easily.
Sierra wants to sweep here but Rorowski controlling him for the moment.

Sierra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rorowski defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rorowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sierra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sierra looking for a guillotine here but Rorowski defends easily.
Sierra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Rorowski is defending well.
Sierra wants to stand up but Rorowski is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sierra drops an elbow to the side of Rorowski's head.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra passes to full mount!
Sierra thowing shots but they're missing.
Roro Rorowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kores Sierra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sierra wants to control the pace but Rorowski is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kores Sierra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sierra 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kores Sierra!
A determined Kores Sierra didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!