PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Mcgiven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Rossi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mcgiven
vs
Rossi

190 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
22
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Mcgiven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Rossi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgiven blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgiven.
Mcgiven fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mcgiven moves into range and clinches up with Rossi.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Rossi effectively controlling the action here.
Mcgiven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rossi working Mcgiven over with knees to the body.
Mcgiven is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgiven can't get the takedown.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rossi.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi stalling.
Mcgiven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rossi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rossi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Mcgiven's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a body punch but Mcgiven moves out of range.
Mcgiven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mcgiven fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Mcgiven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rossi gets a clinch.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Rossi.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgiven is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Rossi.
Mcgiven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rossi lands a nice elbow.
Rossi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mcgiven managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
Come on Rossi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Mcgiven is working for takedown but Rossi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Mcgiven's ribcage.
Rossi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Mcgiven blocks with his arms.

Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcgiven takes a step back to recover.

Rossi gets a clinch.
Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcgiven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcgiven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Rossi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. Mcgiven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi taking a breather.

Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rossi throws a right hand that Mcgiven ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgiven also avoids with ease.
Rossi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mcgiven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcgiven lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mcgiven drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rossi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rossi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rossi!
Rossi scoring with punches from side control.
Mcgiven is not content to let Rossi control the position.
Mcgiven gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mcgiven is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rossi trying to control from half guard but Mcgiven is working away.
Rossi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rossi in particular looking to stall.
Rossi scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Rossi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mcgiven defends it well.
Rossi is nestled in close to Mcgiven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mcgiven looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcgiven wants to control but Rossi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcgiven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rossi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcgiven somewhat.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcgiven circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgiven swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossi.
Mcgiven closes the distance but Rossi moves to the side
and Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
Mcgiven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Mcgiven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rossi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcgiven's guard.
Rossi looking to pass the guard.
Mcgiven keeping moving, preventing Rossi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcgiven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rossi is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mcgiven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rossi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rossi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rossi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mcgiven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcgiven keeping moving, preventing Rossi from controlling successfully.
Rossi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rossi postures up and lands a big shot to Mcgiven's brow.
Mcgiven wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Rossi 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mcgiven is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rossi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mcgiven is proving hard to escape from.

Mcgiven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rossi is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgiven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rossi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgiven misses with a takedown attempt
and Rossi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Mcgiven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgiven takes one to the chin there.
A left and a right from Rossi both land. Nice combination.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
Mcgiven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi cracks Mcgiven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mcgiven walks into a stiff left hand from Rossi.
Rossi lands a head shot.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mcgiven shoots and misses
and Rossi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rossi.
Rossi connects with a high kick.
A cross from Rossi lands.
Rossi lands a head shot.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcgiven with a poor takedown
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgiven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
Rossi throws a head kick but Mcgiven moves out of range.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rossi darts in and clinches Mcgiven up against the cage.
Mcgiven blocks an elbow strike.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgiven is keeping busy.
Rossi is pressed up against the cage. Mcgiven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossi down to the mat. Rossi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rossi misses with the combination.
Mcgiven misses with a takedown attempt

and Rossi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rossi.
Rossi stalling in the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcgiven avoids it.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgiven.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgiven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcgiven has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rossi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rossi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcgiven up against the cage.
Mcgiven goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rossi prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rossi lands a head kick!
Mcgiven shoots and misses
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Mcgiven was not able to check.

Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Mcgiven.
Mcgiven managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgiven.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcgiven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcgiven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rossi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rossi looks to land a combination but Mcgiven avoids it well.
Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgiven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi looks to land a body kick but Mcgiven moved away.
Mcgiven fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Mcgiven. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
Mcgiven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcgiven fails with the takedown.
A left lands for Rossi.
Mcgiven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rossi's waist but Rossi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgiven off to one side.
Mcgiven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi keeps Mcgiven at a distance using the push kick.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rossi lands a jab.
Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rossi scores with a jab. Mcgiven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcgiven has his takedown stuffed
and Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Mcgiven backing up. Mcgiven nods at Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
Rossi lands with a hook. Mcgiven tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rossi moves into the clinch.
Mcgiven wants a takedown but no success here.
Rossi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mcgiven takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rossi stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcgiven gets an underhook and turns Rossi into the cage.
Mcgiven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rossi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rossi lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rossi.
Rossi pushes Mcgiven away with a front kick.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgiven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcgiven fails with the takedown
and Rossi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcgiven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Mcgiven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgiven wants a takedown.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcgiven looking for a takedown.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roger Mcgiven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.

Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossi looks to land a combination but Mcgiven avoids it well.
Rossi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgiven tries for a takedown but Rossi circles away easily
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossi slips a straight right by Mcgiven.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcgiven looks for a takedown but Rossi sprawls well.

Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcgiven, pushing him back against the cage.
Michael Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcgiven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossi lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcgiven won't want to take too many of those.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
Mcgiven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgiven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
Mcgiven misses with some punches.
Mcgiven fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rossi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Rossi!