PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Rosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cro Cop's choice of entrance music: My Immortal . Juan dela Rosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

dela Rosa
vs
Cro Cop

189 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dela Rosa swinging wildly here.
dela Rosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cro Cop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dela Rosa sprawls well. dela Rosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cro Cop gets slowly back to his feet.

dela Rosa rushes Cro Cop and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

dela Rosa jumps into guard, dragging Cro Cop to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

dela Rosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cro Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dela Rosa is keeping the position for now.

Cro Cop 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 one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dela Rosa is keeping the position for now.
dela Rosa trying to control the position.
Cro Cop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Cro Cop controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa keeping full guard, as Cro Cop tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

dela Rosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

dela Rosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cro Cop regains guard immediately.

dela Rosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cro Cop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of dela Rosa, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
dela Rosa is trying to keep Cro Cop in close.
dela Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet dela Rosa, not yet.
Cro Cop advances to half guard.
Cro Cop passes to full mount!
Cro Cop wants to take his opponent's back but dela Rosa doesn't allow it.
dela Rosa is working to get back to half guard.
Cro Cop moves to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa is really stuck here.

Cro Cop working for a choke but dela Rosa is defending well.
dela Rosa just trying to survive but Cro Cop is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Cro Cop working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but dela Rosa is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cro Cop has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! dela Rosa taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Cro Cop!