PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters has chosen Send my love to the Dance Floor by Cobra Starship as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rossi
vs
Walters

190 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
27
206 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Walters!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Rossi lands.
Walters avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Walters avoids them all with ease.
Walters takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rossi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossi throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Walters misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi misses with an uppercut.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walters.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi lands a nice shot that snaps Walters's head back.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Walters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi lands a high kick!
Rossi throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Rossi scores with a nice strike.
Walters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Rossi finds it's way through Walters's defenses.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walters throws out the jab.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Walters moves out of range.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walters circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rossi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walters.
Rossi connects with a body shot.
Rossi connects with a high kick.
Rossi lands with a straight right. Walters didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi thuds his right hand into Walters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walters was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossi.
Rossi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Walters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Walters moved out of range nicely.
Walters ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi cracks Walters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi thows a body shot but no joy.
Michael Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Rossi misses.
Walters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rossi duly obliges.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walters throws out the jab.
Walters has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rossi.
Rossi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walters is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Walters tries to move into range but Rossi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Walters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a nice combination. Walters backs away looking to recover.
Walters blocks a jab.
A head kick from Rossi lands but Walters takes it in his stride.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
Rossi cracks Walters with a good jab.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rossi.
Walters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Walters misses
and Walters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Rossi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Rossi scores with a jab.
Rossi slips a jab from Walters.
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walters throws out the jab.
Walters scores with a nice strike.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Walters avoids nicely.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi digs a good hook to Walters's body.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rossi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Walters might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rossi has got the better of the exchanges.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Walters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi is looking to clinch but Walters is avoiding it.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Walters saw that one coming.
Rossi throws a combination. Walters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rossi stalks Walters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walters's face. Walters staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Andre Walters has been cut.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walters.
Walters might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossi connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rossi.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rossi throws a hook but Walters avoids it easily.
Rossi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Michael Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Rossi throws a hook but Walters avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rossi throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Rossi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rossi throws a body punch but Walters moves out of range.
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Walters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Walters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Walters gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walters misses the jab.
Rossi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
Rossi wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Rossi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Walters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rossi scores with a jab. Walters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Walters misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi lands a jab.
Walters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walters at a distance.
Rossi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rossi misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Walters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walters takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
Walters takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossi tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossi connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossi.
Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walters on the side of the head.
Rossi misses with a double jab.
Rossi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walters's head backwards.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossi.

Rossi moves into the clinch.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi has Walters pressed against the ropes.
Rossi lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
Walters is working for takedown but Rossi is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Walters's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
Walters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossi is keeping busy.
Andre Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walters looking to stall.
Rossi lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Andre Walters's cut even more.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Walters blocks with his arms.
Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walters's face.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rossi lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Walters drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walters.
Rossi trying to stall but Walters improves his position.
Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Walters in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Andre Walters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rossi wants to stall.
Rossi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossi is keeping busy.
Michael Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
Rossi scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Walters's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Rossi.
Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Walters has Rossi pressed against the ropes.
Walters wants a takedown but no success here.
Rossi looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walters taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Walters fails to land.
Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walters working aggressively here.
Rossi landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rossi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

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