PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nadeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nadeau
vs
Rossi

150 cm
25
135 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
142 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Nadeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Nadeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadeau slips under a jab from Rossi.
Nadeau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rossi.
Nadeau lands with an overhand left.
Nadeau misses with a kick to the body.
Nadeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi looks to clinch
and Nadeau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Nadeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadeau.
Nadeau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rossi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses
and Nadeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Nadeau fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rossi sprawls well initially but Nadeau persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Nadeau is working for a kimura but Rossi is defending it quite comfortably.
Nadeau moves into full mount! Rossi won't be happy about that!

Nadeau is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rossi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rossi!
Nadeau wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rossi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rossi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi throws a big right hand that misses.
Nadeau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rossi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nadeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nadeau.
Rossi is looking to clinch but Nadeau is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau thows a leg kick but Rossi checks it
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Al Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadeau avoids a kick to the body.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nadeau throws out the jab.
Nadeau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nadeau.
Rossi wants to clinch but Nadeau slips to the side
and Nadeau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nadeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadeau.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Nadeau moves out of range.
Nadeau fails to land with a series of punches.

Nadeau gets a takedown into half guard.

Nadeau is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rossi as he works his way to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Nadeau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Rossi misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rossi!

It looks like Brian Nadeau has been cut.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Nadeau throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Rossi misses with a low kick as Nadeau jumps back.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Nadeau defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Brian Nadeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi scoring well with a low kick there.
Nadeau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nadeau dodges the punch combination from Rossi.
Nadeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadeau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Nadeau saw that one coming.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Nadeau avoids them all with ease.
Nadeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau checks a leg kick.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Nadeau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nadeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadeau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rossi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rossi throws the left hand but Nadeau avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau has a takedown stuffed.
Nadeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Nadeau moved out of range nicely.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Nadeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossi wants to clinch but Nadeau slips to the side
and Nadeau counters with a three punch combo that has Rossi backing up. Rossi nods at Nadeau to acknowledge the strikes.
Nadeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rossi throws a hook but Nadeau avoids it easily.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Nadeau uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Nadeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadeau staying out of range there.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Nadeau keeps it at a distance.
Rossi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brian Nadeau is winning the standup battle so far.
Nadeau has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Nadeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Nadeau ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Nadeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Nadeau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nadeau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Nadeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Rossi does it's job there.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
and Nadeau counters with a three punch combo that has Rossi backing up. Rossi nods at Nadeau to acknowledge the strikes.
Nadeau checks a low kick from Rossi.
Nadeau ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nadeau.
Nadeau throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rossi tries to clinch but Nadeau is having none of it.
Nadeau misses with a wild body shot.
Nadeau thows a left - swing and a miss!

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

Rossi is rocked!

It looks like Al Rossi has been cut.
Nadeau throws an overhand right that drops Rossi like a sack of potatoes! Nadeau dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Nadeau!