PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adi Bobadela (ranked 4769 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Rocca (ranked 4662 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bobadela
vs
Rocca

185 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adi Bobadela!
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, Reno Rocca!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobadela clinches up with Rocca and pushes him back against the cage.
Rocca can't break the clinch.
Bobadela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rocca blocks a body shot from Bobadela.
Bobadela scores a nice knee to the body.
Rocca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobadela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rocca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bobadela has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Bobadela to work.
Rocca changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bobadela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobadela moves out of range of the strikes.

Rocca tries to keep at a distance but Bobadela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rocca avoiding damage as Bobadela throws knees to the body.
Bobadela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocca avoids a wild elbow strike from Bobadela.
Bobadela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobadela has a couple of punches blocked by Rocca.
Rocca jumps guard but Bobadela stands there with Rocca around his waist. Rocca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rocca blocks an elbow strike from Bobadela.
Bobadela just leaning against Rocca, taking a breather.
Bobadela misses with a body punch.
Rocca tries to score a body lock takedown but Bobadela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adi Bobadela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reno Rocca.
Bobadela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocca avoids it.
Rocca blocks a body shot from Bobadela.
Rocca has Bobadela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bobadela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobadela misses with a punch to the body.
Bobadela tries to land a knee to the head but Rocca blocks with his arms.
Rocca lands an uppercut.
Bobadela tries to land a knee to the head but Rocca blocks with his arms.
Bobadela tries to throw a body punch but Rocca avoids it by throwing Bobadela back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobadela working Rocca over with knees to the body.
Rocca prevents a body shot from Bobadela.
Rocca working aggressively here.
Bobadela throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocca.
Bobadela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobadela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rocca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bobadela lands with a light punch inside.
Bobadela blocks an uppercut.
Bobadela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobadela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobadela slows down the pace here.
Bobadela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobadela just leaning against Rocca, taking a breather.
Bobadela is breathing heavily.
Bobadela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobadela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocca is defending well for now.
Rocca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobadela avoids it.
Rocca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocca leaning his opponent against the cage.

Rocca breaks from the clinch.

Bobadela drives through and clinches with Rocca against the cage.
Rocca is trying to break the clinch but Bobadela has him pressed against the cage.
Rocca tries to pull guard but Bobadela holds him up against the cage and eventually Rocca drops back down to his feet.
Rocca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bobadela up against the cage.
Bobadela working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocca.
Bobadela misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobadela looking to throw knees to the head but Rocca is blocking nicely.
Bobadela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bobadela gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rocca managing to block the knees to the body from Bobadela.
Rocca goes for a takedown attempt but Bobadela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rocca lands with a right hand.
Rocca looks to land a combination. Bobadela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rocca looks to land a combination. Bobadela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobadela moves in looking to clinch but Rocca pushes him off.
Rocca with the counter takedown but Bobadela avoids it easily.
Rocca keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bobadela is fending him off so far but Rocca persists. Nope, Bobadela circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobadela is looking to counter the offense by Rocca and move into the clinch.
Rocca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bobadela.
Rocca lands with a straight right. Bobadela didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adi Bobadela dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Bobadela.

Bobadela has Rocca up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bobadela is keeping busy.
Bobadela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobadela blocks an uppercut.
Rocca blocking some punches.
Bobadela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocca avoids it.
Rocca blocks a body shot from Bobadela.
Adi Bobadela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rocca can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobadela working aggressively here.
Bobadela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocca managing to block the knees to the body from Bobadela.
Bobadela throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocca.
Bobadela misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobadela stalling against the cage.
Rocca scores with a shot to the side of Bobadela's head.
A shot in the inside from Rocca.
Rocca is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bobadela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adi Bobadela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reno Rocca.
Rocca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rocca working hard to break the clinch.
Bobadela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocca.
Bobadela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocca blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Bobadela to work.
Rocca misses with some punches.
Rocca can't break the clinch.
Bobadela misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocca scores with a shot to the side of Bobadela's head.
Rocca is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bobadela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bobadela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocca can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobadela throws an elbow that misses.
Rocca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bobadela walks away with a smile on his face. Rocca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab from Rocca.
Adi Bobadela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobadela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobadela wants to clinch up but Rocca keeps it at a distance.
Bobadela walks into a straight right hand from Rocca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobadela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobadela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocca with a hook.
Bobadela wants to clinch up but Rocca keeps it at a distance.
Bobadela is looking to clinch but Rocca is avoiding it.
Bobadela is looking to clinch but Rocca is avoiding it.
Bobadela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rocca thuds his right hand into Bobadela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobadela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Rocca dives in and scores a takedown into Bobadela's guard.
Rocca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rocca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rocca is pushing down on Bobadela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bobadela is fighting to maintain full guard but Rocca has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bobadela is not content to let Rocca control the position.
Rocca winds up and cracks Bobadela with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bobadela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rocca on the ground.
Rocca working the head and body with strikes.
Rocca uses his free foot to push down on Bobadela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bobadela.
Rocca lands a couple of good shots and Bobadela has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobadela covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rocca tries to get the hooks in deep but Bobadela pushed the leg off.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Rocca is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bobadela taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Rocca.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reno Rocca!
Reno Rocca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.