PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenkilde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - 'Mother'. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zoro Fortisimo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rosenkilde
vs
Fortisimo

187 cm
36
223 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

199 cm
27
212 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortisimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortisimo wants to clinch up but Rosenkilde keeps it at a distance.
Fortisimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenkilde moves out of range as Fortisimo throws a body kick.
Rosenkilde cracks Fortisimo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rosenkilde misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosenkilde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortisimo in his tracks.
Fortisimo throws the kick towards the body but Rosenkilde avoids it.
Fortisimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortisimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenkilde manages to avoid it.

Rosenkilde clinches up against the cage.
Rosenkilde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rosenkilde has a couple of punches blocked by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rosenkilde.
Fortisimo tries a body shot but Rosenkilde blocks it.
Rosenkilde stalling against the cage.
Fortisimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenkilde controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortisimo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Rosenkilde on the inside.
Rosenkilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenkilde lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortisimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosenkilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenkilde.
Fortisimo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosenkilde is pushing Fortisimo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Rosenkilde breaks from the clinch.
Fortisimo throws out a leg kick but Rosenkilde moves out of range and Fortisimo only half commits.
Rosenkilde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortisimo just manages to avoid it.
Rosenkilde throws a leg kick
and Fortisimo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Fortisimo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde tries a body shot but Fortisimo blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Fortisimo.
A short uppercut from Rosenkilde.
Fortisimo working aggressively here.
A short right from Fortisimo.

It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Fortisimo tries to throw a body punch but Rosenkilde avoids it by throwing Fortisimo back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosenkilde breaks the clinch.
Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Fortisimo avoids them all with ease.
Fortisimo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rosenkilde takes a step back to recover.
Rosenkilde moves out of range as Fortisimo throws a body kick.
Fortisimo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosenkilde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortisimo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosenkilde. Rosenkilde obviously looking to wear him down.
Rosenkilde checks a leg kick.
Rosenkilde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortisimo ducks under a wild hook from Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Zoro Fortisimo has been cut.
Fortisimo is looking to clinch but Rosenkilde is avoiding it.
Rosenkilde blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenkilde. Fortisimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Fortisimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosenkilde avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortisimo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Fortisimo misses
and Rosenkilde counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortisimo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rosenkilde counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Fortisimo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rosenkilde effectively controlling the action here.
Fortisimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosenkilde avoids the damage to the body.
Rosenkilde is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Fortisimo.
Rosenkilde misses with some punches.

Rosenkilde manages to break the clinch.
Rosenkilde swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortisimo.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mads Rosenkilde dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Fortisimo moves out of range.
Rosenkilde walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo connects with an inside leg kick.
Rosenkilde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortisimo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fortisimo tries to clinch but Rosenkilde moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Rosenkilde tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortisimo wants to slow Rosenkilde down by chopping away at his legs.
Fortisimo misses with a low kick.
Rosenkilde lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortisimo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenkilde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fortisimo.
Rosenkilde throws a leg kick but Fortisimo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortisimo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rosenkilde throws a body punch but Fortisimo moves out of range.
Rosenkilde tried to score with a low kick but Fortisimo checks it.
Rosenkilde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mads Rosenkilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortisimo throws a lazy body kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortisimo misses with a wild combination.
Rosenkilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortisimo manages to avoid it.
Rosenkilde looks to land a left hand but Fortisimo moved out of range nicely.
Rosenkilde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenkilde throws out the jab.
Rosenkilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rosenkilde throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Fortisimo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rosenkilde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rosenkilde blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo tries to work over Rosenkilde's front leg with a kick but Rosenkilde checks it.
Fortisimo scores with a jab to the body.
Rosenkilde thuds his right hand into Fortisimo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortisimo tries to land a front kick but Rosenkilde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortisimo defending well as Rosenkilde loads up on a big left hand.
Fortisimo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rosenkilde if he has to take too many more of those.
Rosenkilde checks a low kick from Fortisimo.
Rosenkilde avoids the head kick by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortisimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mads Rosenkilde is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenkilde throws a head kick that misses.
Fortisimo throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde checks it.
Rosenkilde misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rosenkilde avoids the head kick by Fortisimo.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the body kick.
Rosenkilde lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Rosenkilde misses its intended target.
Rosenkilde works over Fortisimo's head and body with a nice combination.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenkilde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosenkilde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortisimo can do to turn this around?
Fortisimo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rosenkilde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fortisimo is rocked!
Rosenkilde throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Fortisimo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mads Rosenkilde!
An out of breath Mads Rosenkilde thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.