PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between whoopass orrobpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Rose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

orrobpeople
vs
Rose

196 cm
27
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
244 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, whoopass orrobpeople!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
orrobpeople shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but orrobpeople keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
orrobpeople gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rose drops orrobpeople with a beautiful combination! orrobpeople stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rose is looking for the KO!

It looks like whoopass orrobpeople has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose swinging wildly here.
Donnie Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose lands with a cross.
orrobpeople slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a looping right.
orrobpeople on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rose throws a right hand that orrobpeople ducks under and follows up with a left that orrobpeople also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose swings for the body but orrobpeople moves out of range.
Rose looks to land a right hand but orrobpeople moved out of range.
orrobpeople uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
orrobpeople with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
orrobpeople showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose throws the left hand but orrobpeople avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by orrobpeople.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from orrobpeople.

That's two 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.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose cracks orrobpeople with a right hand to the side of the head.
orrobpeople takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose takes a swing at orrobpeople's ribcage but misses.
orrobpeople avoids a punch combination nicely.
orrobpeople avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by orrobpeople.
orrobpeople slips a jab from Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by orrobpeople.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
orrobpeople connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Donnie Rose has been cut.

orrobpeople feints and as Rose raises his hands in defense, orrobpeople changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

orrobpeople 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.

orrobpeople 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.
orrobpeople preventing the sweep.
Rose wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
orrobpeople trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

orrobpeople thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
orrobpeople will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

orrobpeople drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rose dives on top into guard.
orrobpeople is breathing heavily.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from orrobpeople.

orrobpeople throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rose is in close to orrobpeople's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

orrobpeople is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Rose dominated that round.
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.

Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
whoopass orrobpeople is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
orrobpeople needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Rose lands the left hand.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donnie Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
orrobpeople showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose tries to bum rush orrobpeople with a series of wild strikes but orrobpeople uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
orrobpeople takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
orrobpeople misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for orrobpeople with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but orrobpeople moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose takes a swing at orrobpeople's ribcage but misses.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as orrobpeople backs up against the cage.
Rose throws the left hand but orrobpeople avoids the punch easily.
orrobpeople steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donnie Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but orrobpeople sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
orrobpeople bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rose. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a series of strikes that have orrobpeople backpedaling.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose lands the left hand.

orrobpeople is rocked!
Rose Rushes orrobpeople and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! orrobpeople is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Rose Piles on the pressure and orrobpeople crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Rose!