PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Burner (ranked 5197 p4p, 5029 weight class) and Marcelo De La Rosa (ranked 597 p4p, 582 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.

Burner
vs
De La Rosa

189 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Burner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcelo De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De La Rosa has closed the distance and engaged Burner in a clinch.
De La Rosa managing to block the knees to the body from Burner.
Burner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burner is trying to break free.
De La Rosa blocking some punches.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
De La Rosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burner tries to break the clinch but De La Rosa is controlling the position.
Burner lands a nice shot to the body.
Burner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De La Rosa has a couple of punches blocked by Burner.
Burner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
Burner is trying to break free.
Burner throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner digs a right hand into De La Rosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De La Rosa's gas tank.
Burner misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burner misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Rosa won't allow it.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from De La Rosa.
Burner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
Burner lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Burner.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa tries to work over Burner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burner blocks a body shot from De La Rosa.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burner is breathing heavily.
Burner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Rosa just leaning against Burner, taking a breather.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from De La Rosa.
A short body shot lands from De La Rosa as the two fighters clinch.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa avoiding damage.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
A body shot lands from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa leaning his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
A short right from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa cracks Burner with a nice body shot.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rosa'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.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa is struggling to control the position.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
De La Rosa lands with a right to the head.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
Still in the clinch, De La Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burner or not.
De La Rosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa has Burner pushed against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a left hand.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
The referee calls for De La Rosa to work.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Rosa lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De La Rosa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for De La Rosa.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcelo De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with the left hand. Burner knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Rosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

De La Rosa forces Burner back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a body shot.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa slows down the pace here.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De La Rosa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on De La Rosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on De La Rosa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
De La Rosa is pushing Burner up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De La Rosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De La Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo De La Rosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De La Rosa thuds a left hand into Burner's body.
De La Rosa lands a lovely overhand right.
De La Rosa takes a swing at Burner's ribcage but misses.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy Burner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De La Rosa forces Burner back against the ropes and clinches.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa stalling the fight.
A short left from De La Rosa.
Burner is trying to push De La Rosa away but De La Rosa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De La Rosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner can't find room to land a body shot as De La Rosa controls the action.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burner misses with the head strike.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
Burner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner working aggressively here.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
Burner is trying to force a seperation but De La Rosa has the dominant position.
Burner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Rosa is defending well for now.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burner.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Rosa effectively controlling the action here.
Marcelo De La Rosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burner up against the ropes.
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body punch.
De La Rosa stalling.
De La Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De La Rosa lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Rosa blocks an uppercut.
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!
De La Rosa has Burner pressed against the ropes.
De La Rosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcelo De La Rosa.

De La Rosa moves into range and clinches up with Burner.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De La Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Rosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa works on Burner's body with a couple of short punches.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa has Burner pushed against the ropes.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa lands a left hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De La Rosa digs a right hand into Burner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burner's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De La Rosa slowing the pace effectively.
De La Rosa is leaning against Burner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Rosa.
Burner swings wildly with an uppercut but De La Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy Burner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burner letting De La Rosa take a breather here.
De La Rosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Burner's head.
De La Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a body shot.
De La Rosa is working Burner over against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa lands a shot to the body.
De La Rosa lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
De La Rosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De La Rosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Rosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa - that landed with a thud.
De La Rosa has Burner pressed against the ropes.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from De La Rosa.
A body shot lands from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
De La Rosa lands with a light punch inside.
De La Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa digs a right hand underneath Burner's ribcage. Burner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Rosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burners head.
De La Rosa gets through Burner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De La Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burner backwards.
De La Rosa pushes Burner back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa scores with a shoulder strike.
De La Rosa lands an uppercut.
De La Rosa taking a breather.
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on De La Rosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcelo De La Rosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from De La Rosa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo De La Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Rosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Marcelo De La Rosa!

Marcelo De La Rosa wins by unanimous decision!