PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Miller Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Kronic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Miller Rossi's chin.

Kronic
vs
Miller Rossi

174 cm
19
156 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

174 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Miller Rossi!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kronic circles away quickly and effectively.
Kronic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nate Kronic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Kronic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossi defends it nicely.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kronic. That did some damage!
Kronic throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronic misses with a head kick.
Kronic tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kronic throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic tries to clinch up but Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronic tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Kronic wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi motions for Kronic to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronic wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kronic throws a leg kick
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi works over Kronic's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Nate Kronic has been cut.
Kronic looks to clinch

and Rossi counters with a crisp one two that drops Kronic! Rossi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kronic to his feet! Kronic is in big trouble!

Kronic is rocked!
Kronic is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronic throws a lazy head kick
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Kronic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Kronic tries to clinch
and Rossi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kronic seems to have got his legs back now.
Kronic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Rossi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luiz Miller Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rossi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rossi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kronic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kronic's sensitive parts.
Kronic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Kronic closes the distance but Rossi moves to the side
and Rossi counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rossi, as that shot connected.
Rossi cracks Kronic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Kronic avoids them all with ease.
Rossi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kronic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with a low kick, right behind Kronic 's knee.
Kronic darts in trying to clinch

and Rossi counters with a crisp one two that drops Kronic! Rossi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kronic to his feet! Kronic is in big trouble!
Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kronic darts in trying to clinch
and Rossi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kronic's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Rossi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kronic throws a lazy head kick
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Miller Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat.
Kronic misses with a wild combination.
Rossi is looking to slow Kronic down with leg kicks.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rossi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rossi both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kronic.
Nate Kronic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kronic closes the distance but Rossi moves to the side
and Rossi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kronic. That did some damage!
Kronic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Rossi connects with a single shot there.
Rossi punishes Kronic's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kronic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossi counters with a leg kick.
Kronic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rossi. Rossi obviously looking to wear him down.
Luiz Miller Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kronic throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rossi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rossi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Rossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kronic's calf.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kronic wants to clinch but Rossi slips to the side
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kronic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rossi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kronic rather than just go for the knockout.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Kronic misses
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
Kronic slips a jab and a cross from Rossi.
Kronic throws a lazy head kick
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Kronic was not able to check.
Rossi cracks Kronic with a good jab.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Nate Kronic's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Kronic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronic misses with a combination
and Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Kronic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kronic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rossi avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick by Kronic misses
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kronic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kronic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses
and Rossi counters with a low kick, right behind Kronic 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rossi. That's going to slow Kronic down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kronic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kronic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Kronic looks to throw a body kick
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kronic's sensitive parts.
Rossi catches Kronic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Luiz Miller Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronic tries to clinch
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses
and Rossi counters with a leg kick.
Kronic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi lands a jab to Kronic's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi is looking to slow Kronic down with leg kicks.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kronic. That did some damage!
Kronic closes the distance but Rossi moves to the side
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rossi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kronic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kronic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rossi.
A lazy body kick from Kronic
and Rossi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kronic throws a lazy head kick
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kronic throws a head kick that misses
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kronic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nate Kronic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Kronic avoids nicely.
Kronic misses with a kick to the body
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
Kronic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rossi counters with a two punch combo.
Rossi feints and then cracks Kronic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kronic down.
Kronic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kronic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rossi counters with a low kick, right behind Kronic 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi works over Kronic's head and body with a nice combination.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Miller Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rossi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

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