PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rosenburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Herb Hurt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hurt
vs
Rosenburger

178 cm
23
172 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

178 cm
23
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Rosenburger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenburger slips a jab and a cross from Hurt.
Hurt throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosenburger.

Hurt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurt prevents Rosenburger from improving his position.
Rosenburger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenburger is trying to maintain the position but Hurt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hurt wants to advance to full mount but Rosenburger doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hurt wants to get up but he can't break Rosenburger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hurt stands up over Rosenburger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosenburger pulls Hurt in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt wants to stand and escape but instead Rosenburger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hurt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet but Rosenburger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hurt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rosenburger has passed into half guard!
Rosenburger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosenburger is trying to control. Hurt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hurt pushes Rosenburger off looking to stand but Rosenburger dives back in and keeps control.
Hurt tries to roll over but Rosenburger keeps him under control.
Rosenburger is trying to control. Hurt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosenburger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurt as he jumps to the side.
Hurt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosenburger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurt.
Hurt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rosenburger counters with a shoot takedown. Hurt fights it but they end up in guard.
Hurt is breathing heavily.
Rosenburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosenburger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurt's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rosenburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hurt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rosenburger.
Herb Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Rosenburger.
Hurt misses with a few strikes there.
Hurt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Rosenburger moves away and avoids it.

Rosenburger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hurt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hurt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hurt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rosenburger is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hurt looking for subs off his back but Rosenburger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rosenburger passes to side control.
Rosenburger working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosenburger landing strikes.
Hurt throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Rosenburger 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.

Nice jab there from Hurt.
Hurt misses with a few strikes there.
Hurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosenburger slips under a jab.
Hurt scores with a nice strike.
Rosenburger has his takedown stuffed
and Hurt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rosenburger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hurt's guard.
Rosenburger is working Hurt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosenburger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hurt is striking off his back. Rosenburger thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hurt pushes Rosenburger off looking to stand but Rosenburger dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hurt missing with punches from the bottom.
Rosenburger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hurt is looking to control Rosenburger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hurt avoid being mounted?
Hurt pushes Rosenburger off looking to stand but Rosenburger dives back in and keeps control.
Rosenburger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hurt is looking to improve his position.
Rosenburger is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hurt is trying to escape back to his feet but Rosenburger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rosenburger taking a breather here.
Rosenburger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hurt taking a bit of punishment here - Rosenburger scoring with strikes.
Rosenburger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurt keeps working.
Hurt is looking to reverse the position.
Rosenburger working the ground and pound.
Hurt wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rosenburger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hurt trying to hold on to Rosenburger's head to control him but Rosenburger postures up.
Hurt pushes Rosenburger off but Rosenburger dives into side control.
Rosenburger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hurt lands a decent little punch to the body.
Rosenburger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rosenburger trying to control the action but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Rosenburger blocks the strikes from Hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger grinds an elbow into Hurt's temple.
Rosenburger working the ground and pound.
Hurt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rosenburger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hurt tries to buck Rosenburger off but Rosenburger is having none of it.
Rosenburger working the ground and pound.
Rosenburger cracks Hurt with a big right hand but Hurt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rosenburger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rosenburger blocks the strikes from Hurt.
Rosenburger just content to control the position.
Hurt is not content to let Rosenburger control the position.
Hurt taking a bit of punishment here - Rosenburger scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Rosenburger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rosenburger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hurt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosenburger somewhat.
Hurt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rosenburger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hurt!
Hurt is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenburger working Hurt over with strikes here.
Hurt tries to lock up and control but Rosenburger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hurt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hurt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hurt is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Hurt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adam Rosenburger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hurt tries to hold on but Rosenburger pushes him away.
Rosenburger blocks Hurt's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rosenburger with the ground and pound from mount.
Hurt is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurt?
Hurt tries to buck Rosenburger off but he can't manage it.
Rosenburger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rosenburger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rosenburger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rosenburger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurt's face.
Hurt tries to lock up and control but Rosenburger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hurt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rosenburger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurt is looking to escape.
Rosenburger landing strikes from the mount and Hurt is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hurt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rosenburger blocks Hurt's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rosenburger wants to control the pace but Hurt is squirming around nicely.
Hurt tries to hold on but Rosenburger postures up.
Hurt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hurt tries to hold on but Rosenburger postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger prevents Hurt from getting the reversal.
Hurt is in a horrible position here. Rosenburger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rosenburger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurt?
Hurt's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hurt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rosenburger. What's that going to do exactly?
Herb Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurt tries to buck Rosenburger off but he can't manage it.
Hurt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rosenburger. What's that going to do exactly?
Rosenburger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rosenburger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosenburger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hurt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger landing shots from mount.
Rosenburger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hurt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Rosenburger.
Rosenburger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hurt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rosenburger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rosenburger landing strikes from the mount.
Adam Rosenburger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hurt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Rosenburger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rosenburger 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Rosenburger!