PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rutherford Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hayes
vs
Rose

175 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rutherford Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rose throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hayes was covering up waiting for the punch and Rose finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hayes looking to control.
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
Rose forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rose controlling the action here.
Rose is keen to just control but Hayes is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to improve his position.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Hayes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hayes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hayes wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rose moves out of range as Hayes strikes.

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.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Rutherford Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayes on the side of the head.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayes lands the left hand.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hayes's guard.

Hayes kicks Rose off and gets to his feet.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.

Rose clinches up with Hayes and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayes working aggressively here.
Hayes tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the ropes.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes wants to break free but Rose has control.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Hayes.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
Rose tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Derrick Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayes finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.

Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

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 keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hayes's efforts to push away.
Hayes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rose has him pressed against the ropes.
Hayes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Hayes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rose swinging wildly here.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Rose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hayes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rose stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutherford Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
Hayes stuffs the takedown.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Hayes tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hayes quickly recovers to half guard.
Hayes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayes.
Hayes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayes has wrist control.
Rose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hayes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
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.
Hayes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hayes won't allow Rose to pass to mount.
Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayes trying to get back to full guard but Rose takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hayes tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose trying to control but Hayes is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hayes working to try and regain half guard.
Hayes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hayes looks a forlorn figure.
Rose has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hayes's face.
Hayes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rose controlling the pace for now.
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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Hayes throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayes thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a left to the body.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Rose shoots in and bounces Hayes off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hayes has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
Rose content to stall in guard here.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hayes.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose trying to control but Hayes is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Hayes pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Rose throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rutherford Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayes throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Rose or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes which made him look bad.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rose counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hayes's face as Rose controls the position.
Hayes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rose trying to control the action but Hayes is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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