PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rocci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Utaku Jimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rocci
vs
Jimi

170 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rocci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Utaku Jimi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rocci misses.

Rocci has Jimi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocci can't find room to land a body shot as Jimi controls the action.
Rocci trying to land knees to the body.
Rocci with a knee to the head.
Rocci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimi avoids it.
Rocci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jimi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rocci pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jimi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rocci defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimi moves out of range as Rocci strikes.

Rocci has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rocci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocci.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocci cracks Jimi with a nice body shot.
Rocci keeps control of Jimi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocci landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
Rocci lands a body punch.
Rocci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Rocci.
Rocci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jimi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rocci walks away with a smile on his face. Jimi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Rocci has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Utaku Jimi.
Jimi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jimi looks winded!
Jimi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Rocci as Jimi shoots in.

Rocci pushes Jimi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocci struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimi controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocci.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocci throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jimi is trying to force a seperation but Rocci has the dominant position.
Rocci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rocci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rocci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rocci pushes Jimi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jimi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rocci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocci with a knee to the head.
Rocci scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jimi.
A short uppercut from Rocci.
A left hand lands to the body for Rocci.
Rocci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocci lands an uppercut.
A short right from Rocci on the inside.
Rocci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jimi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Rocci - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Rocci.
Jimi trying to stall but Rocci improves his position.
Rocci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rocci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rocci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rocci crunches a lovely knee into Jimi's ribcage.
Rocci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rocci scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocci landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rocci lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Rocci.
Jimi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rocci presses Jimi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jimi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jimi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocci.
Jimi avoiding damage.
Jimi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rocci dominated that round.
That's time! Rocci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rocci drives through and clinches with Jimi against the cage.
Rocci digs a right hand into Jimi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jimi's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocci.
Rocci lands an elbow inside.
Rocci unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rocci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimi blocks it with crossed arms.

Jimi gets control of Rocci's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jimi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rocci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimi can do to turn this around?
Rocci slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rocci working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rocci decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jimi is breathing heavily.
Rocci feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jimis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocci keeps Jimi at a distance using the push kick.
Jimi shoots in looking for a takedown. Rocci tries to sprawl out of it but Jimi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rocci manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocci throws out a powerful jab.

Jimi is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rocci! Jimi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Rocci!
Our winner, Mike Rocci, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.