PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Miller Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPuncherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchy McPuncherson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Miller Rossi
vs
McPuncherson

174 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Miller Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Punchy McPuncherson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPuncherson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McPuncherson swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
McPuncherson misses with a few strikes there.
McPuncherson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
McPuncherson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Luiz Miller Rossi has been cut.

Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
McPuncherson stalling in the clinch but Rossi improves position.
McPuncherson wants to break free but Rossi has control.
Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
McPuncherson blocking some punches.
McPuncherson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rossi as McPuncherson tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Rossi.
McPuncherson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McPuncherson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McPuncherson has Rossi pushed against the cage.
McPuncherson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McPuncherson tries to stall but Rossi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two 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.
McPuncherson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
McPuncherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McPuncherson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rossi as McPuncherson tries to tie him up.
McPuncherson wants to break free but Rossi has control.
McPuncherson is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McPuncherson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossi is keeping busy.
McPuncherson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McPuncherson backwards.
Rossi lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Punchy McPuncherson has been cut.
Rossi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McPuncherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rossi won't allow it.
McPuncherson taking a breather.
McPuncherson has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but McPuncherson is blocking nicely.
McPuncherson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rossi pushes McPuncherson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McPuncherson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Rossi.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McPuncherson or not.
Rossi prevents McPuncherson from breaking the clinch.
McPuncherson is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi working McPuncherson over with knees to the body.
McPuncherson wants to break free but Rossi has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rossi.
McPuncherson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy McPuncherson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

McPuncherson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McPuncherson throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPuncherson throws out the jab.
Luiz Miller Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPuncherson throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McPuncherson scores with a sloppy right hand. Rossi should have avoided that one.
McPuncherson swinging wildly here.
McPuncherson throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
McPuncherson throws a series of punches but Rossi moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Rossi.
McPuncherson lands with a shot to the body.
McPuncherson punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McPuncherson misses with a combination
and Rossi counters with an outside leg kick.
McPuncherson misses with a combination

and Rossi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McPuncherson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rossi prevents a body shot from McPuncherson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
McPuncherson prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McPuncherson is defending well for now.
McPuncherson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but McPuncherson blocks it.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on McPuncherson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPuncherson can't break the clinch.
McPuncherson takes an elbow to the temple.
McPuncherson is looking to control Rossi's arms but Rossi gets an underhook and turns him. Now McPuncherson has his back to the cage.
McPuncherson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McPuncherson tries to stall but Rossi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McPuncherson leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rossi obliges.
Rossi blocks a body shot from McPuncherson.
McPuncherson taking a breather.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi prevents McPuncherson from breaking the clinch.
Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McPuncherson's efforts to push away.
McPuncherson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punchy McPuncherson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McPuncherson, as that shot connected.
Rossi dodges the punch combination from McPuncherson.
Nice uppercut there from McPuncherson.
McPuncherson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rossi counters by clinching up.
McPuncherson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McPuncherson avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
McPuncherson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McPuncherson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Rossi jerks McPuncherson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McPuncherson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rossi goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rossi because McPuncherson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Luiz Miller Rossi!