PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Castor Rollins (ranked 754 p4p, 92 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 1859 p4p, 207 weight class). Rollins comes to the cage accompanied by Ulfheonar. Stanfield has chosen Legendary as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rollins
vs
Stanfield

188 cm
41
182 lbs
39 - 22 - 0

173 cm
41
184 lbs
36 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Vegan Gains
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rollins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Stanfield lands.
Rollins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rollins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Rollins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanfield ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Stanfield unleashes a big counter combination but Rollins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rollins with a nice cross.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.

Stanfield moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stanfield avoiding damage as Rollins throws knees to the body.
Stanfield avoiding damage as Rollins throws knees to the body.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rollins throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.

Rollins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rollins.
Rollins throwing a counter right hand but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Stanfield connects with a body shot.
Rollins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanfield's calf.
Rollins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Rollins ducks down to avoid it.

Rollins gets tackled into the cage by Stanfield. Stanfield maintains the clinch.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanfield's elbow.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Rollins.

Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rollins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanfield throws out the jab.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins scores with a nice body kick.
Rollins slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Rollins is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stanfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
Rollins missing with a left hand there. Stanfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rollins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stanfield ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stanfield will feel that in the morning.
Stanfield throws the left hand but Rollins avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield moves out of range as Rollins throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Rollins.
Rollins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
Stanfield wants to clinch.
As Stanfield backs away, Rollins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stanfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rollins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rollins.
Rollins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stanfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rollins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rollins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Rollins is predictable there
and Stanfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rollins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stanfield checks it well.
Rollins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rollins throws a jab when Stanfield was well out of range.
Rollins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.
Rollins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rollins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stanfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stanfield duly obliges.
Stanfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanfield throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Stanfield scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Rollins.
Stanfield is looking to clinch.
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 Castor Rollins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stanfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stanfield throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollins lands with an overhand left.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Stanfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanfield lands with a right hand.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanfield is just out of range.
Rollins misses with a hook. Stanfield ducked under it nicely.
Stanfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Rollins lands a body shot.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins lands a really nice looking cross but Stanfield seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stanfield moves into the clinch.
Rollins lands an elbow that stopped Stanfield in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a shoulder strike.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanfield avoids it.
Rollins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rollins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rollins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Rollins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rollins misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Stanfield avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
Rollins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Rollins.
Rollins lands a body punch.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Stanfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castor Rollins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rollins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Stanfield avoids them all with ease.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Stanfield.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rollins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rollins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stanfield on the side of the head.
Stanfield throws a right hand that Rollins ducks under and follows up with a left that Rollins also avoids with ease.
Rollins misses with a leg kick
and Stanfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Rollins swings widly with a right hand
and Rollins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Stanfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stanfield swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanfield misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Rollins misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Rollins. That snapped Stanfield's head back.
Rollins connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield scores with a nice strike.
Stanfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stanfield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanfield! But no joy.
Rollins lands with a hook. Stanfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stanfield misses with the combination.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rollins is looking to counter punch.
Rollins sizes up Stanfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Stanfield moved out of range nicely.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanfield throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Castor Rollins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rollins punishes Stanfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Rollins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stanfield's knee momentarily.
Rollins slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stanfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rollins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rollins blocks a jab.
Rollins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Rollins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stanfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Stanfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rollins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stanfield misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rollins throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rollins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stanfield takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rollins sizes up Stanfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rollins scores with a kick to the body.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rollins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Rollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stanfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rollins under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Rollins avoids them all with ease.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rollinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stanfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rollins connects with a leg kick. Stanfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Stanfield.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
Stanfield connects with a body shot that sends Rollins's belly button to the back.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stanfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rollins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stanfield throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rollins.
Stanfield checks a low kick from Rollins.
Stanfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rollins with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rollins.
Stanfield lands a nice hook to Rollins's body. Rollins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rollins misses with an uppercut. Stanfield saw that one coming.
Stanfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rollins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stanfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
Rollins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rollins connects with a single shot there.
Stanfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Stanfield - just one landing.
Rollins throws a low kick but Stanfield avoids it.
Stanfield slips under a jab from Rollins.
Stanfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stanfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rollins counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a combination. Rollins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Stanfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Stanfield down.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Rollins misses the target.
Rollins misses the jab.
Rollins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanfield! But no joy.
Marlo Stanfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanfield misses with a few strikes there.
Stanfield connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Rollins.
Rollins lands with a cross.
Rollins scores with a hook to the body. Stanfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rollins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rollins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marlo Stanfield.
I think Rollins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!