PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rollins
vs
Kilic

183 cm
22
279 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

201 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kilic!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Kilic moved away.
Kilic with a poor takedown

so Rollins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kilic wants to improve his position but instead Rollins has moved into half guard.
Rollins throwing shots but Kilic is blocking nicely.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rollins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rollins stops Kilic from getting back to his feet.
Rollins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilic is trying to control but can't.
Rollins thows a huge punch but Kilic dodges it nicely.
Rollins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilic tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins lands a couple of digs.
Rollins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rollins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rollins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rollins lands a couple of digs.
Rollins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rollins throws a big elbow that misses.
Rollins is working Kilic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rollins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rollins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rollins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rollins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilic working a defensive guard here.
Rollins working some strikes from top position.
Kilic has Rollins pulled in close to control his posture.
Rollins stops Kilic from standing up.
Kilic looks winded!
Rollins postures up.
Kilic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kilic is looking for a triangle but Rollins pushes his legs off easily.
Kilic is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rollins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
Rollins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rollins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rollins distracts Kilic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rollins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rollins postures up in Kilic's guard and throws a big left but Kilic blocks it.
Rollins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilic has momentary wrist control but Rollins slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rollins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kilic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rollins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rollins stands up over Kilic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rollins lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
Rollins scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Rollins dominated that round.
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.

Rollins misses with a double jab.
Rollins wants to clinch up but Kilic keeps it at a distance.

Rollins shoots in and bounces Kilic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rollins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilic seems keen to control Rollins's posture.
Rollins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilic is looking to stand back up but Rollins counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kilic.
Ground and pound from Rollins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilic wants to improve his position but Rollins is controlling well.
Rollins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilic can do to turn this around?
Rollins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rollins lands strikes from half guard.
Rollins prevents Kilic from improving his position.
Kilic is breathing heavily.
Rollins is thwarting Kilic's attempts to control the position.
Rollins thows a huge punch but Kilic dodges it nicely.
Rollins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rollins winds up and cracks Kilic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kilic looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins working Kilic over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Rollins.
Kilic tries to roll over but Rollins keeps him under control.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Rollins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilic tries to kick Rollins off but Rollins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kareem Rollins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins throwing shots but Kilic is blocking nicely.
Rollins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rollins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rollins lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins working over Kilic with some ground and pound. Kilic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rollins slips a nice elbow through Kilic's hands, connecting with Kilic's forehead.
Rollins lands strikes from half guard.
Rollins working the head and body with strikes.
Rollins working Kilic over with strikes.
Kilic tries to get to full guard but Rollins has control of the leg.
Rollins 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.
Rollins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rollins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rollins is nestled in close to Kilic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rollins drops an elbow to the side of Kilic's head.
Rollins working Kilic over with strikes.

Kilic looking for subs from the bottom but Rollins mounts him!
Kilic is in a horrible position here. Rollins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rollins raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilic tries to hold on but Rollins postures up.
Rollins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kilic hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Rollins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Rollins throws a solid leg kick but Kilic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rollins.
Nice takedown defense from Rollins. No joy for Kilic on that attempt.

Kilic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rollins landing with the ground and pound.
Kilic wants to sweep here but Rollins controlling him for the moment.
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
Kilic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kilic working for a triangle but Rollins defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rollins distracts Kilic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rollins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rollins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rollins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rollins working some strikes from top position.
Rollins throws a big right hand that misses.

Rollins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch combination from Kilic misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rollins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
Rollins misses with a leg kick.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but Kilic pushes him off.
Kilic misses with a takedown

and Rollins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kilic's guard.
Rollins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rollins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins stops Kilic from standing up.
Rollins working some strikes from top position.
Rollins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rollins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilic has momentary wrist control but Rollins slips an elbow through the middle.
Rollins postures up and lands a big shot to Kilic's brow.
Rollins works over Kilic with some ground and pound from guard.
Rollins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rollins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rollins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kilic's head.
Rollins is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilic has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rollins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kilic wants to stand and escape but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins postures up in Kilic's guard and throws a big left but Kilic blocks it.
Rollins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rollins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kilic looking for a guillotine here but Rollins defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins cracks Kilic with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Rollins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rollins 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Rollins!