PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rousso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Izreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izreal has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rousso
vs
Izreal

174 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Rousso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Izreal!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousso looks for a takedown but Izreal sprawls well.
Rousso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rousso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rousso closes the distance and pushes Izreal back into the cage.
Rousso struggles to land a body shot inside as Izreal controls his hands.

Izreal gets control of Rousso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Izreal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Rousso stands up from Izreal's guard - Rousso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Izreal throws the left hand but Rousso avoids the punch easily.
Izreal throws a front kick aimed at Rousso's knee but Rousso avoids it well.
Izreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izreal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izreal scores with a sloppy right hand. Rousso should have avoided that one.
Izreal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Izreal connects with a nice looking jab.

Rousso clinches.
Rousso has a couple of punches blocked by Izreal.
Izreal presses Rousso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Izreal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rousso backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izreal lands with a light punch inside.
Rousso wants to break free but Izreal has control.
Rousso looking to stall.
Izreal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rousso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rousso swings wildly with an uppercut but Izreal uses good head movement to avoid it.

Izreal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Izreal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Izreal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rousso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rousso trying to control but Izreal is working from the bottom.

Izreal is working an open guard so Rousso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rousso wants to clinch.
Izreal throws a leg kick but Rousso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rousso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Izreal tries to keep at a distance but Rousso has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izreal jumps guard but Rousso stands there with Izreal around his waist. Izreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Izreal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rousso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lance Rousso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Izreal.
A nice left hand lands by Izreal.
Izreal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rousso walks away with a smile on his face. Izreal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rousso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan Izreal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousso tries to clinch up.
Rousso tries to clinch but Izreal is having none of it.
Izreal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rousso.
Rousso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rousso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rousso scores with a takedown into Izreal's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Rousso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Izreal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rousso has managed to get both his arms back between Izreal's legs - danger averted.
Izreal looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rousso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A jab from Izreal misses.
Izreal stuffs the takedown attempt from Rousso. Rousso gets slowly back to his feet.
Rousso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izreal misses with a two punch combination.
Izreal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Rousso moves into the clinch.

Izreal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Izreal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Izreal working for a triangle but Rousso defends it easily.
Izreal trying to keep a closed guard but Rousso is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Izreal is working an open guard so Rousso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Izreal gets caught flat footed, as Rousso shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Izreal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rousso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rousso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rousso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rousso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izreal misses with a looping right.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousso cracks the inside of Izreal's front leg.
Rousso wants to clinch.

Rousso clinches up with Izreal and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Izreal 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.

A head kick misses from Rousso.
Izreal tries to bum rush Rousso with a series of wild strikes but Rousso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Izreal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dan Izreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izreal throws the left hand but Rousso avoids the punch easily.
Izreal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rousso wants to clinch up but Izreal keeps it at a distance.
Izreal fails to land with a series of punches.
Rousso slips under a jab.
Rousso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lance Rousso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rousso tries to clinch up but Izreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rousso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izreal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Izreal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rousso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rousso clinches up against the cage.
Rousso misses with some punches.
Izreal is breathing heavily.
Izreal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rousso walks away with a smile on his face. Izreal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Izreal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Rousso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rousso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izreal tries to pull guard but Rousso won't allow it.
Izreal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rousso walks away with a smile on his face. Izreal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lance Rousso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Izreal.
Izreal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Izreal.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rousso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izreal throws out the jab.

Rousso darts in and clinches Izreal up against the cage.
Izreal pushes Rousso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izreal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rousso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rousso is trying to break the clinch but Izreal has him pressed against the cage.
Izreal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rousso smiles and moves away.
Rousso is looking to clinch.
Rousso tries to clinch but Izreal moves out of range.
Izreal throws a series of punches but Rousso avoids them all with ease.
Rousso fails with an attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rousso.

Rousso decides to stand back up. Rousso steps back and let's Izreal get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izreal missing with a left hand there. Rousso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rousso tries to clinch but Izreal is having none of it.
Izreal misses with a few strikes there.
Izreal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rousso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rousso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Izreal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Izreal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rousso's hands.
Rousso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rousso instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rousso as the two fighters clinch.
Izreal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rousso just stands there and leans against the cage.

Izreal decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rousso stands up and waves to Izreal to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousso wants to clinch.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izreal cracks Rousso with an open hand slap.
Izreal throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rousso rushes Izreal and presses him up against the cage.
Rousso tries to pull guard but Izreal holds him up against the cage and eventually Rousso drops back down to his feet.
Izreal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rousso wants to stall.
Rousso misses with a punch to the body.
Rousso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Izreal's efforts to push away.

Izreal decides to pull guard.
Rousso tries to stand but Izreal is controlling from the bottom.

Rousso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rousso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Izreal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Izreal jumps guard but Rousso stands there with Izreal around his waist. Izreal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Izreal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rousso clinches up with Izreal and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousso avoiding damage.
Rousso throws a punch but it's blocked by Izreal.
Rousso trying to land knees to the body.
Rousso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Izreal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rousso regains guard.
Rousso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Izreal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rousso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Izreal is controlling him.
Lance Rousso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rousso scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Rousso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rousso shoots in for a takedown but Izreal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Izreal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rousso slips under a jab from Izreal.
Izreal throws a shot from downtown. Rousso moves away and avoids it.
Izreal blocks a head kick by Rousso.
Rousso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izreal lands a jab-cross combination.
Izreal throws a nice looking combination but Rousso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Izreal misses with a hook. Rousso ducked under it nicely.
Rousso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousso tries to close the distance and clinch but Izreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izreal misses with a hook.
Rousso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rousso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izreal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rousso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izreal slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousso, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rousso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rousso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izreal looks to land a left hand but Rousso moved out of range nicely.
Izreal misses with a series of wild punches.
Rousso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izreal catches Rousso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Izreal swats away the attempt to clinch by Rousso.
Rousso tries to clinch but Izreal is having none of it.
Rousso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izreal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rousso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rousso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Izreal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Rousso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izreal throws an overhand right that lands on Rousso's shoulder, as Rousso tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Izreal throws a right hand that Rousso ducks under and follows up with a left that Rousso also avoids with ease.
Izreal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rousso scoring well with a low kick there.
Rousso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Rousso.
Izreal loads up on a big right hand but Rousso slips the punch.
Izreal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Rousso has taken the fight to the clinch.

Izreal successfully pulls guard.

Rousso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Izreal, up you get!
Izreal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Rousso fails to land.
Rousso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Izreal prevents a body shot from Rousso.
Izreal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rousso blocks it with crossed arms.
Rousso is trying to maintain a safe position but Izreal gets an underhook and turns Rousso into the cage.

Izreal drags the fight down to the ground.

Izreal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rousso passes into half guard.
Rousso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rousso is looking for a kimura but Izreal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rousso to get the leverage.
Well, if Rousso is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rousso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izreal keeps working.
Izreal trying to control here.
Rousso wants to stand up but Izreal has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Izreal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Izreal tries to roll over but Rousso keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rousso lands with a slapping head kick.
Izreal misses with a wild combination.

Rousso shoots in and bounces Izreal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rousso wants to stand but Izreal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rousso stopping the sweep attempt from Izreal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rousso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rousso 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rousso!