PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 699 p4p, 1585 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 101 p4p, 214 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Metal Slug Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rossi
vs
Half Assed

180 cm
32
165
17 - 9 - 1

179 cm
37
165
31 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Half Assed throws a sloppy body shot
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Half Assed throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Half Assed jabs Rossi right on the nose. Rossi blinks but takes it well.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Rossi jabs Half Assed right on the nose. Half Assed blinks but takes it well.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
A low kick from Half Assed is predictable there
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Rossi is out of range.
Rossi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Half Assed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Despite the aggression on Half Assed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed misses with a kick to the body.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Half Assed.
Half Assed lands with a shot to the body.
Half Assed moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Rossi moves out of range as Half Assed throws a body kick.
Rossi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rossi throws a lazy uppercut
and Half Assed counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Half Assed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Half Assed scores with a jab.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed checks a leg kick.
Rossi throws a hook but Half Assed blocks it.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Half Assed checks it.
Rossi throws a head kick but Half Assed moves out of range.

Half Assed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rossi's guard.

Half Assed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rossi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Rossi is trying to keep Half Assed in close.
Rossi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Half Assed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Half Assed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Half Assed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Half Assed trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Half Assed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but Rossi keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Half Assed stuns Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Half Assed misses with a leg kick.
Rossi lands with a hook. Half Assed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed cracks Rossi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rossi's hands.
Half Assed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Half Assed scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Half Assed. That snapped Rossi's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anti Half Assed 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.

Half Assed swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Half Assed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Half Assed.
Half Assed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Half Assed throws a combination. Rossi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Half Assed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi is looking to counter punch.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rossi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Half Assed to counter with a crisp jab.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
Nice jab there from Rossi.
Half Assed goes for a double leg but Rossi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rossi continues to drive forward.
Rossi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Half Assed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marchrius Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Half Assed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Half Assed scores with a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Half Assed trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Rossi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Half Assed from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Half Assed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rossi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Half Assed is stalling in the full guard.
Half Assed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Half Assed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rossi avoids it really well and circles away.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Half Assed throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed walks into a left hand.
Rossi throws a hook but Half Assed blocks it.
Rossi defending well as Half Assed loads up on a big left hand.
Marchrius Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rossi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rossi has his feet on Half Assed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Half Assed lands a leg kick that knocks Rossi off balance momentarily.

Rossi gets caught flat footed, as Half Assed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi walks into a jab.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Half Assed on the side of the head.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Rossi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Half Assed. That's going to slow Rossi down.
Rossi motions for Half Assed to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Half Assed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Half Assed looks to throw a body kick
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rossi. Half Assed shrugs it off though.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Half Assed's head but Half Assed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Half Assed.
Rossi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Half Assed throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Half Assed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Half Assed misses with a left hand
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Half Assed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Marchrius Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anti Half Assed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Half Assed's shoulder, as Half Assed tries to avoid the shot.
Half Assed avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Half Assed feints a counter leg kick.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Half Assed scores with a sloppy right hand. Rossi should have avoided that one.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rossi in his tracks.
Rossi checks the leg kick.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Half Assed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Half Assed counters with a two punch combo.
Half Assed shoots in looking for a takedown. Rossi tries to sprawl out of it but Half Assed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rossi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rossi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi misses the jab.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Half Assed counters with a straight right hand.
Half Assed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Half Assed looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Good exchange - Half Assed coming out on top.
Half Assed misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Half Assed misses its intended target.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Half Assed moves out of range of the leg kick from Rossi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Half Assed was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Half Assed misses with a kick to the body.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rossi circles away.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Half Assed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anti Half Assed.
Well Half Assed 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Half Assed!
A relieved looking Anti Half Assed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Marchrius Rossi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.