PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franek Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Rosa has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan dela Rosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kimono
vs
dela Rosa

190 cm
23
207 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franek Kimono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimono throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dela Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
dela Rosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kimono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dela Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Kimono 's knee.
Kimono works the jab nicely.

It looks like Juan dela Rosa has been cut.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from dela Rosa

and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
dela Rosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimono has him pressed against the cage.

dela Rosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dela Rosa tried to score with a low kick but Kimono checks it.
dela Rosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dela Rosa misses with a leg kick
and Kimono counters with a leg kick.
Kimono tries to clinch up but dela Rosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves out of range.
dela Rosa scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dela Rosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dela Rosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franek Kimono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimono closes the distance but dela Rosa moves to the side
and dela Rosa counters with a left and a right that stings Kimono.
dela Rosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimono.
A head kick misses from dela Rosa.
Kimono scores with a leg kick.
dela Rosa throws a sloppy head kick

and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kimono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dela Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Kimono counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Kimono counters with a three punch combo that has dela Rosa backing up. dela Rosa nods at Kimono to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Kimono counters with a good low kick that dela Rosa was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dela Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimono lands with a kick to the temple. dela Rosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dela Rosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kimono is out of range and dela Rosa settles back down.

Kimono clinches.

dela Rosa breaks from the clinch.
dela Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimono.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimono throws a lazy head kick

and dela Rosa counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, dela Rosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kimono's brow.

Kimono breaks from the clinch.
Kimono tries to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a good low kick that Kimono was not able to check.
Kimono pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono wants to clinch.
dela Rosa throws a hook but Kimono blocks it.
dela Rosa looks to land a body kick but Kimono moved away.
dela Rosa misses with a head kick.
Kimono tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dela Rosa counters with a body kick that stops Kimono in his tracks momentarily.
dela Rosa works Kimono's body with a nice hook.
dela Rosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dela Rosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimono counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kimono wants to clinch up but dela Rosa keeps it at a distance.
Kimono moves in looking to clinch but dela Rosa pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimono is looking to clinch.
dela Rosa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kimono counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimono tries a knee to the head but dela Rosa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kimono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kimono wants to break free but dela Rosa has control.
Kimono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimono looking to stall.
Kimono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dela Rosa throws an elbow that misses.
Kimono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dela Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
Kimono tries to break the clinch but dela Rosa is controlling the position.
dela Rosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan dela Rosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan dela Rosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from dela Rosa misses.
dela Rosa throws a low kick but Kimono moves out of range easily.
dela Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dela Rosa defending well as Kimono loads up on a big left hand.
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimono tries to close the distance and clinch but dela Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Franek Kimono has been cut.
Kimono tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimono closes the distance looking to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dela Rosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimono's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimono fails in his attempt to clinch.
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimono takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for dela Rosa.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick but Kimono checks it.
dela Rosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kimono on the side of the head.
Kimono lands a leg kick that knocks dela Rosa off balance momentarily.
Juan dela Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dela Rosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimono.
dela Rosa throws the kick towards the body but Kimono avoids it.
Kimono throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
Kimono scores with a head kick. dela Rosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
dela Rosa throws a lazy head kick

and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kimono wants to get back to striking at distance but dela Rosa won't allow it.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa presses Kimono against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
dela Rosa avoiding damage as Kimono throws knees to the body.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

dela Rosa breaks the clinch.
Kimono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dela Rosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimono closes the distance looking to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimono on the wrong end of a nice hook.
dela Rosa checks a low kick from Kimono.
dela Rosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimono takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dela Rosa misses with the body kick
and Kimono counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kimono doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for dela Rosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kimono counters with a body kick.
dela Rosa throws a series of punches but Kimono moves out of range.
dela Rosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by dela Rosa misses
and Kimono counters with a head kick.
dela Rosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimono counters with a nice low kick that buckles dela Rosa's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dela Rosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for dela Rosa.
A jab from dela Rosa finds it's way through Kimono's defenses.
Kimono wants to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dela Rosa swinging wildly here.
dela Rosa punishes Kimono's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimono slips a jab and a cross from dela Rosa.
Franek Kimono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dela Rosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dela Rosa throws a nice looking combination but Kimono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan dela Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

dela Rosa misses with a two punch combination.

Kimono rushes dela Rosa and presses him up against the cage.
dela Rosa is trying to stall.

Kimono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimono tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dela Rosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kimono drives through and clinches with dela Rosa against the cage.
Kimono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dela Rosa slows down the pace here.
dela Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimono is trying to break the clinch but dela Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
dela Rosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimono avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimono is looking to break free of the clinch but dela Rosa has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Kimono is controlling him.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimono scores with a knee to the head.

dela Rosa manages to break the clinch.
dela Rosa misses with a body kick.
dela Rosa throws a head kick but Kimono moves out of range.
Kimono moves to clinch but dela Rosa breaks away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
dela Rosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimono blocks a head kick by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa misses with a few strikes there.
dela Rosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kimono comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
dela Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dela Rosa throws a lazy body kick
and Kimono counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimono throws the kick towards the body but dela Rosa avoids it.
Kimono goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Kimono counters with a nice low kick that buckles dela Rosa's knee momentarily.
Kimono doesn't manage to clinch there - dela Rosa circles away.
Kimono tries to clinch up
and dela Rosa counters with a left and a right that stings Kimono.

Kimono has dela Rosa up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kimono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Kimono.
dela Rosa blocks a head kick by Kimono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono lands with a nice body kick.
dela Rosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kimono counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Kimono closes the distance and pushes dela Rosa back into the cage.

Kimono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimono lands a front kick.
dela Rosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a two punch combo.
Kimono scores with a one two! dela Rosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Juan dela Rosa's cut even more.
Kimono looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dela Rosa avoids a kick to the body.
dela Rosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kimono scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimono moves into range and clinches up with dela Rosa.

Kimono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dela Rosa misses the shot to the body.
Kimono is looking to clinch.
Kimono tries to close the distance and clinch up but dela Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dela Rosa misses with a kick to the body
and Kimono counters with a big head kick but dela Rosa shrugs it off.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa is having none of it.
Kimono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dela Rosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimono circles away quickly and effectively.
dela Rosa throws out a loose jab but Kimono uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franek Kimono showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dela Rosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!

Juan dela Rosa wins by unanimous decision!