PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Rocha has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Richards
vs
Rocha

196 cm
39
272 lbs
22 - 30 - 1

183 cm
37
196 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rocha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richards's half guard.

Richards looking for submissions off his back.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.

Richards looking for submissions off his back.

Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Richards wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
Rocha thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.

Rocha is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Rocha has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rocha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Richards defends it well.

Richards with the active half guard here but Rocha passes nicely into side control.
Rocha landing strikes.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha trying to control the position but Richards is working away.
Rocha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rocha has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Rocha is working for a guillotine from mount but Richards frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha cracks Richards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rocha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richards looks a forlorn figure.
Richards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rocha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rocha dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rocha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Richards is trying to escape the mount.
Rocha unloading with bombs!

Richards is rocked!
Rocha lands a big shot to the head and Richards winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Demian Rocha!
A victorious Demian Rocha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.