PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Straus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashawn Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Straus
vs
Ross

198 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Straus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashawn Ross!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Straus.
Straus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ross's calf.
Straus digs a good hook to Ross's body.
Ross looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Straus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Rashawn Ross has been cut.
Jab by Straus.
Straus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Straus rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Straus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Straus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Straus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Straus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Straus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Straus is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Straus.
Straus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Straus presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Straus lands with a right to the head.
Straus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Straus lands a body punch.
Straus lands with a left to the head.
Straus leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
Straus lands an uppercut.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Straus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Straus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Straus.
Still in the clinch, Straus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Straus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Straus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
Straus lands with a short shot to the head.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
Straus lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Straus.
Straus scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Straus as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Straus.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Straus.
Straus presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Straus lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Straus.
A nice left hand lands by Straus.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Straus.
A short body shot lands from Straus as the two fighters clinch.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Straus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Come on Straus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Straus.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
Straus lands with a short shot to the head.
Straus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Straus lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Straus - that landed with a thud.
Straus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Straus.
Straus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straus works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Straus is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Straus prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
Straus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Straus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Straus controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
A left hand lands to the body for Straus.
Straus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Straus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Straus.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
Straus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Straus.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Straus scores with a hook to the body.
Straus lands a shoulder strike.
Straus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Straus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Straus.
A right handed body shot lands from Straus.
Straus lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Straus.
A right handed body shot lands from Straus.
Straus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Straus.
A short left from Straus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straus lands with a left to the head.
Straus scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Straus.
Straus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Straus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashawn Ross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Straus tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross blocks a jab.
Ross misses with a body punch
and Straus counters with a solid body kick.
Ross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Straus connects with a looping right hand.
Ross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Straus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Straus keeps Ross at a distance using the push kick.
Straus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Straus throws a leg kick which misses Ross's front leg but catches the back leg as Ross tries to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Straus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Straus.
Straus lands a body shot.
Jack Straus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Straus.
Straus connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Straus jabs Ross right on the nose. Ross blinks but takes it well.
Straus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Straus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Straus cracks Ross with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ross walks into a jab.
Straus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Straus clinches.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Straus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Straus works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Straus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Straus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Straus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Straus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Straus digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Straus lands a right hand.
Straus has Ross pushed against the cage.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Straus.
Straus lands a left hand.
Straus lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Straus.
A body shot lands from Straus.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Straus.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Straus scores with a hook to the body.
Straus lands with a short shot to the head.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Straus.
Straus lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Straus.
A right handed body shot lands from Straus.
Ross wants to break free but Straus has control.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Straus is controlling the position.
Straus is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Straus blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Straus.
Straus slows down the pace here.
Ross wants to break free but Straus has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
Straus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Straus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Straus slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Straus - that landed with a thud.
Straus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Straus scores with a hook to the body.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Straus lands an uppercut.
Straus leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Straus.
Jack Straus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Straus controls the action.
Ross being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Straus keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Straus lands a body shot.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
Straus digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Straus - that landed with a thud.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Straus lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Straus.
Straus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Straus scores with a shoulder strike.
Straus lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Straus.
Straus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Straus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashawn Ross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Straus lands a jab to the nose.
Straus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ross misses with a hook to the body
and Straus counters with a straight right hand.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Straus had a free shot at his head there.

Straus clinches with his opponent.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Straus is controlling him.
Straus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
A hook to the body from Straus.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Straus stalling against the cage.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Straus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Straus taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Straus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Straus has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Straus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Straus presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Straus.
Straus lands with a right to the head.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Straus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Straus scores with a shoulder strike.
Straus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Straus.
Straus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Nice body punch from Straus - that landed with a thud.
Straus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Straus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus lands with a left to the head.

Ross is rocked!
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Straus finish him?
Straus lands a shot to the body.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
A short right from Straus on the inside.
Straus presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Straus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Straus.
Rashawn Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Straus.
Straus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
Straus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Straus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Straus.
Straus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Straus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosss head.
Straus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Straus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Straus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
Straus lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Straus.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
Straus lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Straus.
Straus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Straus.
Straus scores with a hook to the body.
Straus lands with a left to the head.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Straus digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Straus lands with a right to the head.
Straus lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Straus.
Straus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Straus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Straus.
Straus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Straus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Straus lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Straus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Straus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Straus is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Straus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Straus is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
Straus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Straus lands a nice shot to the body.
Straus digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Straus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Straus lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Straus.
Straus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Straus is stalling here.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Straus is working Ross over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Straus.
Straus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosss head.
Straus lands an uppercut.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Straus lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Straus.
Straus cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Straus as the two fighters clinch.
Straus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Straus pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straus lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Straus.
Straus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Straus is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Straus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Straus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Straus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Straus!