PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Numb. dela Rosa has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

chan
vs
dela Rosa

188 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from dela Rosa.
chan falls off balance throwing a combination

and dela Rosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dela Rosa.
chan keeping moving, preventing dela Rosa from controlling successfully.

dela Rosa gets to his feet. chan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
dela Rosa misses with a double jab.
chan misses with a takedown attempt
and dela Rosa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dela Rosa checks a leg kick.

chan tries to keep at a distance but dela Rosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
dela Rosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. chan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dela Rosa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
chan has his hands clasped together around dela Rosa's back. He's all about the action.
chan works his way to full guard. Good work.
dela Rosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

chan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. dela Rosa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for chan.
dela Rosa tries to advance to mount but can't.
chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
chan regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
chan is trying to maintain the position but dela Rosa is very close to passing his half guard.
chan is pressing down on dela Rosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dela Rosa trying to control but chan is working from the bottom.

chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
chan striking off his back but it's not causing dela Rosa any problems.
dela Rosa passes chan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
dela Rosa wants to free his trapped foot but chan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
chan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dela Rosa throwing strikes from guard but chan blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as chan holds on and takes a little breather.
chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for dela Rosa!
dela Rosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
chan landing strikes from the mount and dela Rosa is in trouble!

chan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
chan is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
chan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
dela Rosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
dela Rosa is looking for a sweep. chan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
dela Rosa is pressing down on chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
chan preventing the sweep.

dela Rosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. chan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. chan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

dela Rosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. chan is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dela Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet dela Rosa, not yet.
chan connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan dela Rosa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

chan is looking to clinch.
chan staying out of range there.
dela Rosa misses with a wild combination.

chan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than chan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
chan working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Juan dela Rosa has been cut.
chan landing strikes, looking to finish!
dela Rosa is in a horrible position here. chan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

chan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… dela Rosa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by dela Rosa and chan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
dela Rosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa is looking to reverse the position.
dela Rosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
dela Rosa is breathing heavily.
dela Rosa moves into full guard.
dela Rosa with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing chan can't handle though.
dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
dela Rosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

dela Rosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That has opened up Juan dela Rosa's cut even more.
chan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa controls chan momentarily but chan frees himself.
dela Rosa 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.
chan trying to control but dela Rosa is working from the bottom.
chan stands and throws dela Rosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.

dela Rosa throws chan to one side and escapes!
No luck for chan with that takedown attempt.
dela Rosa is looking to clinch but chan is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dela Rosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
chan misses with a takedown attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a one-two to the body.

chan scores a takedown into full mount!
dela Rosa is trying to escape the mount.

chan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. dela Rosa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

dela Rosa bucks chan off and manages to get back to his feet!
dela Rosa throws a combination. chan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
chan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa lands a body shot.
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dela Rosa throws a combination that misses

and chan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in dela Rosa's guard now.
chan preventing the sweep.
chan lands a couple of elbows.
chan passes dela Rosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

chan wants to work for an arm triangle but dela Rosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dela Rosa is pressing down on chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dela Rosa working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

van chan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan dela Rosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

chan misses with an uppercut.
dela Rosa misses with a body shot.
chan throws an overhand right that lands on dela Rosa's shoulder, as dela Rosa tries to avoid the shot.
chan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
chan misses with a takedown
and dela Rosa counters with a nice leg kick.
chan misses with a takedown attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
chan slips a jab and a cross from dela Rosa.
dela Rosa swinging wildly here.

dela Rosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming chan to the mat! chan manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa wants to pass the guard but chan is keeping the position.
chan is trying to keep dela Rosa in close.
dela Rosa wants to get up but he can't break chan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
dela Rosa stands and throws chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
chan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked dela Rosa off and has taken his back!
dela Rosa trying to control the action but chan just sinks the hooks in.
chan wants to control but dela Rosa is keeping busy.
I really don't envy dela Rosa right now.

dela Rosa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from chan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

chan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
chan is trying to stick to dela Rosa's back but dela Rosa is turning into chan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in chan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa pushing down on chan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

dela Rosa seems to be looking for submissions.
dela Rosa is trying to control the action in half guard but chan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
chan won't allow dela Rosa to pass to mount.
chan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
dela Rosa looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dela Rosa wants to control but chan is having none of it.
dela Rosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

chan looking for a guillotine from mount but dela Rosa is having none of it.
chan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of dela Rosa's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
dela Rosa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for dela Rosa!
dela Rosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
dela Rosa wants to hold on but chan pushes him away.

dela Rosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from chan.
chan lands a big shot there that rocks dela Rosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
van chan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think chan 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... van chan!