PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocker comes to the cage accompanied by Ki:Theory - Stand By Me. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ricky Rocker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rocker
vs
Hale

180 cm
37
170 lbs
42 - 12 - 0

174 cm
34
177 lbs
35 - 14 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Bullet Proof System

Hellbent
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rocker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Rocker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rocker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocker throws a leg kick
and Hale counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocker cracks the inside of Hale's front leg.
A good leg kick by Hale.
Rocker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Rocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker checks a low kick from Hale.
Rocker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rocker lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocker motions for Hale to come forward. Rocker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Rocker ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Rocker does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Rocker connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Hale.
Rocker with a nice cross.
Hale connects with a high kick.
Rocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocker.
A good leg kick by Rocker.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Rocker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocker scores with a jab. Hale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rocker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Rocker misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale misses with an uppercut
and Rocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hale dips to his left and cracks Rocker with an uppercut!
Rocker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
It seemed like Hale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hale misses with a looping left.
Rocker staying out of range there.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocker connects with a body shot that sends Hale's belly button to the back.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Ricky Rocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocker throws a solid leg kick but Hale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rocker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale throws a combination. Rocker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocker.
Rocker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocker lands the left hand.
Hale moves out of range as Rocker throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hale misses.
A low kick from Hale misses
and Rocker counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hale now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rocker misses with a body punch
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocker cracks Hale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hale checks a leg kick.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rocker throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rocker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rocker slips a straight right by Hale.
Rocker thows a body kick. Hale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Rocker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Rocker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker misses with a body shot.
Hale slips under a jab.
Hale cracks Rocker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Rocker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hale misses with a body kick.
Hale is looking to chop away at Rocker's legs.
Hale jabs at Rocker's body.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rocker throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale counters with a leg kick.
Hale tries a low kick but Rocker avoids it.
Rocker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Rocker ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Rocker.
Hale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker clobbers Hale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hale throws a hook but Rocker blocks it.
Rocker thows a body kick. Hale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hale moves away from the strike by Rocker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker scores with a leg kick.
Rocker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hale misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Hale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker connects with a high kick.
Rocker digs a good hook to Hale's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker lands a head kick!
Rocker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocker, as that shot connected.
Hale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rocker cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale thuds his right hand into Rocker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocker throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Rocker tests Hale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Rocker is out of range.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Rocker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hale.
Hale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hale misses with a body shot.
Hale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocker throws a poor cross that misses
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rocker cracks Hale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Rocker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocker blocks a low kick nicely.
Rocker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hale can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Rocker. Those never looked like landing.
Rocker sizes up Hale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hale might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rocker has got the better of the exchanges.
Rocker throws a front kick aimed at Hale's knee but Hale avoids it well.
Rocker blocks a low kick nicely.
Hale tries to land a leg kick but Rocker saw it coming and moves away.
Rocker checks a low kick from Hale.
Rocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rocker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rocker backing away here, and Hale unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocker throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocker needs to keep his hands up - Hale had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Rocker there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocker misses with a body shot.
Rocker connects with a looping right hand.
Rocker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rocker dips to his left and cracks Hale with an uppercut!
Hale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Rocker misses.
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rocker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rocker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hale connects with a leg kick. Rocker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rocker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rocker lands a nice hook to Hale's body. Hale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Rocker stuns Hale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocker cracks Hale with a good jab.
Rocker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocker throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale throws a leg kick but Rocker checks it.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Rocker tenderised Hale's leg. Hale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rocker slips under a jab.
Rocker connects with a solid leg kick.
Hale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocker, right into the meat.
A combination from Rocker does no damage.
Rocker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rocker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Rocker is out of range.
Rocker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Rocker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rocker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocker.
Rocker misses with a right hand
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocker misses with a body shot
and Hale counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocker moves forwards but Hale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hale if he has to take too many more of those.
Rocker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hale throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocker misses its target.
Rocker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Rocker misses with a hook
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rocker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rocker misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a jab to the body.
Hale throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocker is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Hale misses with a looping right.
Rocker misses with the combination.
Rocker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hale. That did some damage!
Hale needs to keep his hands up - Rocker had a free shot at his head there.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Rocker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hale can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Hale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Rocker does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocker moves out of range of the leg kick from Hale.
Hale throws a leg kick but Rocker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot by Hale.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocker throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Rocker with a nice cross.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Hale moved out of range.
Hale flicks out a counter leg kick but Rocker steps away.
A slow jab from Hale misses its intended target.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Rocker digs a good hook to Hale's body.
Rocker misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Brandon Hale just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocker.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Rocker does no damage.
Rocker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hale.
Hale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricky Rocker is winning the standup battle so far.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Rocker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hale tries to work over Rocker's front leg with a kick but Rocker checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rocker lands a slapping body shot.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocker.
Hale misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker shoots in looking for a takedown. Hale tries to sprawl out of it but Rocker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Hale misses.
Hale connects with a body shot.
Hale connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hale.
Rocker lands a jab to the head.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
And Hale responds with a good body kick, but Rocker manages to step out the way in time.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Rocker half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Rocker's shoulder, as Rocker tries to avoid the shot.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Rocker scores with a jab. Hale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hale slips under a jab from Rocker.
Hale appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rocker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hale in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
Hale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rocker.
Rocker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hale backs away, Rocker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A clash of legs there as Rocker blocks the low kick.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Rocker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rocker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hale's head.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hale checks a leg kick.
Hale tries a quick counter leg kick but Rocker is wise to it.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Hale misses.
Rocker swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale thuds a left hand into Rocker's body.
Rocker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocker scores with a shot to the body.
Rocker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rocker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocker. Rocker obviously looking to wear him down.
Hale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Rocker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rocker misses the jab.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Brandon Hale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hale misses with a looping right.
Rocker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Hale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rocker tests Hale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocker cracks Hale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Rocker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hale slips under a jab from Rocker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hale throws out the jab.
Rocker lands a really nice looking cross but Hale seems unphased.
Rocker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Rocker. Beautiful body shot.
Rocker misses with a combination
and Hale counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rocker's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Rocker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocker lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rocker throws a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Rocker.
Hale pushes Rocker away with a front kick.
Hale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rocker to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rocker works over Hale's head and body with a nice combination.
Hale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocker as he connects with a hook.
Rocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.
Hale misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rocker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocker throws a body kick that misses.
Rocker throws a head kick but Hale moves out of range.
Hale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocker misses with a two punch combination.
Hale slips a straight right by Rocker.
Rocker looks to land a combination but Hale avoids it well.
Hale is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rocker with a body shot.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.
Rocker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hale sprawls and moves away.
Hale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Rocker's shoulder, as Rocker tries to avoid the shot.
Rocker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hale to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a series of punches but Hale moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Hale appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Rocker.
Rocker throws a leg kick
and Rocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rocker connects with a looping right hand.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Hale takes one on the button.
Nice body kick from Hale.
Rocker cracks a nice hook into Hale's ribs.
Hale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rocker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Rocker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.