PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hunter Rose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rose
vs
Contini

170 cm
26
181 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contini. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contini misses with a straight left.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose lunges at Contini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Contini's hand.
Rose throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily.
Rose checks a low kick from Contini.

Contini gets a clinch.
Contini prevents a body shot from Rose.
Contini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Contini won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a body punch but Contini moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Contini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contini walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Contini with an uppercut!
Contini lands with an overhand left.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contini's hands.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Contini off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a jab when Contini was well out of range.
Contini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Contini catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contini sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contini cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Contini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contini blocks a head kick by Rose.
Rose staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Contini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Contini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Contini's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Contini scrambles back to his feet.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands a nice hook to Contini's body. Contini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Contini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose cracks Contini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Contini throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Contini is out of range.
Contini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Contini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Contini throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Contini. Those never looked like landing.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Contini off balance momentarily.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Contini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Contini throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Contini throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose cracks Contini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Contini with an uppercut!

Contini is rocked!
Contini looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Contini is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose digs a good hook to Contini's body.
Contini throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Contini seems to have recovered his senses.
Contini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose cracks Contini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Contini tries to clinch up.
Contini moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Contini ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Contini.
Contini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good exchange - Contini coming out on top.
Contini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Rose misses.

Contini clinches up against the cage.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws the left hand but Contini avoids the punch easily.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Contini misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contini lands a jab-cross combination.
Rose slips under a jab.
Hunter Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Contini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Contini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Contini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contini.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Contini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Contini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Contini avoids it.
Contini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Contini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contini.
Contini staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contini thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contini throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose slips a jab from Contini.
Contini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Contini checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Contini slips under a jab from Rose.
Good shot there by Contini.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Contini scores with a hook.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contini throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
Contini tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose jabs Contini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Contini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Rose throws a hook but Contini blocks it.
Contini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Contini on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Contini lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Contini lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.

Contini pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Contini taking a breather.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Contini's ribcage. Contini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Contini misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contini moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Contini sees coming a mile off.

Contini moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Rose dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contini.
Rose fakes the leg kick and cracks Contini in the body.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Contini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Contini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Contini's head.
Rose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Contini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Contini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Contini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Contini loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose slips under a jab.
Contini misses with a straight right.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose throws a body punch but Contini moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Contini throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Contini.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Contini moves out of range.
Contini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Contini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Good shot there by Contini.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contini loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Contini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.

Contini moves into the clinch.
Contini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rose throws a right hand that Contini ducks under and follows up with a left that Contini also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Contini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Contini looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Contini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contini.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Contini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Contini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contini with a nice cross.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Contini blocks the low kick.
Luciano Contini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Contini doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Contini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rose!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Contini takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.

Contini has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Contini lands a right hand.
Contini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose prevents a body shot from Contini.
Rose working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to work over Contini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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