PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rossi (ranked 1670 p4p, 1911 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 228 p4p, 271 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Rossi. Starman has chosen David Bowie - Starman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rossi
vs
Starman

180 cm
33
186
21 - 15 - 0

178 cm
36
165
26 - 20 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Rossi.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Rossi defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Starman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Rossi misses.
Starman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Starman moves away and avoids it.
Starman checks a leg kick nicely.
Starman moves out of range of the body kick from Rossi.
Starman misses with a straight right.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rossi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rossi misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Starman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starman misses with a jab to the body
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi fakes the leg kick and cracks Starman in the body.
Starman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starman checks a leg kick.
Starman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mario Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi scores with a push kick.
Good work by Starman as he checks the leg kick.
Rossi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rossi. That's going to slow Starman down.
Starman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Starman throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is looking to chop away at Starman's legs.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Starman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman misses with a hook.
Mario Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Starman misses.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Starman.
Nice straight punches there by Rossi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rossi.
Rossi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rossi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Starman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Rossi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starman is out of range and Rossi settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Starman 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.
Rossi with a jab.
Starman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starman.
Starman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Starman looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Starman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi 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.
No joy there for Starman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Rossi.
Starman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starman dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Starman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mario Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Starman.
Rossi fails to land with a series of punches.
Starman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossi at a distance.
Starman tries to move into range but Rossi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi thumps Starman with a low kick.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Starman avoids nicely.
Starman wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rossi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Starman lands.
Starman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Starman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Starman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Starman ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Rossi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starman tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Starman.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Starman.
Mario Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Starman.
Starman throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossi on the side of the head.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Starman throws out a powerful jab.
Starman ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Starman saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starman slips under a jab from Rossi.
Rossi thuds his right hand into Starman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Starman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi throws a push kick but Starman slaps the foot to one side.
Starman ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Starman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Rossi punishes Starman's body with a nice straight punch.
Rossi moves forwards but Starman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Starman closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rossi manages to break the clinch.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Starman lands a jab.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Starman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Starman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Starman connects with a nice looking jab.
Starman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starman cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starman misses with a looping left.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Rossi feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starman slips a jab from Rossi.
Starman slips under a jab.
It seemed like Starman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rossi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossi defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Starman misses the target.
Starman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Starman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi throws a low kick, looking for Starman's leg but Starman calmly moves out of range.
Starman throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Rossi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi misses with a right hand
and Starman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rossi.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starman moves away.
Starman with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starman throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Starman throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Starman takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Starman misses.
Rossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Starman blocks a leg kick.
Starman lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick lands for Rossi.
A combination from Starman does no damage.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Starman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Starman ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
As Rossi backs off Starman throws a huge counter combo but Rossi manages to avoid it all.
Rossi throws a hook but Starman blocks it.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starman.
Rossi feints and then cracks Starman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starman down.
Starman blocks a leg kick.
Starman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starman misses with a straight right.
Starman blocks a leg kick.
Rossi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rossi lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rossi. That's going to slow Starman down.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman checks a leg kick nicely.
Starman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Starman.
Rossi misses with the combination.
Starman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi blocks a jab.
Rossi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Starman sizes up Rossi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starman lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Starman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starman blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rossi gets caught flat footed, as Starman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Rossi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Starman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starman working aggressively here.

Starman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Starman moves out of range of the body kick from Rossi.
It seemed like Starman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rossi takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
Rossi throws the kick towards the body but Starman avoids it.
Starman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Starman staying out of range there.
Starman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Starman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Starman misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starman.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi with the inside leg kick.
Rossi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starman. That did some damage!
Starman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starman checks a leg kick.
Rossi slips a straight right by Starman.
Starman lands with a good body shot.
Starman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Starman.
Starman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starman.
Starman throws a big shot that misses.
Starman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Starman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Starman misses.
Starman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi wants to slow Starman down by chopping away at his legs.
Starman clobbers Rossi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rossi thows a body kick. Starman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Starman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Rossi!
Mario Rossi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated John Starman had this to say: 'Come on not again!'.