PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Hero. Rose has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Smith
vs
Rose

180 cm
20
156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Rose throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Rose throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a solid body kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose clinches.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Rose.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.

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.
Smith has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose is trying to break free.
Rose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose stalling.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Rose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derrick Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rose dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Derrick Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose blocks a head kick by Smith.
Rose throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Rose works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.

Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rose works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose gets to mount! Smith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
Rose prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Rose controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rose prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Rose controlling from the full mount.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Derrick Rose just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rose!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rose lands a head shot.
Rose misses with a double jab

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Rose is stalling here.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Rose is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith misses with a knee strike.

Rose turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rose manages to end up in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose advances to mount.
Rose controlling from the full mount.
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rose content just to control the position here.

That's two 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.
Smith tries to hold on but Rose postures up.
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith wants to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Rose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Derrick Rose just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith lands a head kick!
Rose throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Rose.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose checks a leg kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose blocks a head kick by Smith.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rose is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derrick Rose.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!