PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gruffo Muffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Rosenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruffo Muffo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Muffo
vs
Rosenburg

170 cm
26
159 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

ADCC Champion
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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gruffo Muffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rosenburg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenburg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rosenburg throws a body punch but Muffo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rosenburg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Muffo!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rosenburg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muffo - the referee stops the clock and Rosenburg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muffo. Rosenburg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rosenburg looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muffo motions for Rosenburg to come forward. Muffo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muffo looks for the body kick but Rosenburg saw that one coming.
Muffo misses with a body kick.
Rosenburg moves out of range as Muffo throws a body kick.
Rosenburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Muffo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muffo misses with a body kick.
Muffo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rosenburg misses with a leg kick
and Muffo counters with an outside leg kick.
Muffo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Muffo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses.
Rosenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muffo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gruffo Muffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muffo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muffo lands a front kick.
Muffo throws a leg kick but Rosenburg checks it.
Muffo tries to work over Rosenburg's front leg with a kick but Rosenburg checks it.
Rosenburg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muffo.
Muffo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rosenburg if he has to take too many more of those.
Muffo throws a head kick but Rosenburg moves out of range.
Muffo tries to land a front kick but Rosenburg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rosenburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muffo.
Muffo throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Rosenburg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muffo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muffo scores with a leg kick.
Muffo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburg defending well as Muffo loads up on a big left hand.
Rosenburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muffo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muffo misses with a hook.
Rosenburg fails with a takedown attempt.
Muffo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rosenburg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Muffo.
Muffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosenburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muffo.
Muffo motions for Rosenburg to come forward. Muffo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Rosenburg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muffo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rosenburg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muffo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muffo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rosenburg throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburg throws a series of punches but Muffo moves out of range.
Muffo is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muffo - that will leave a mark!
Muffo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muffo scores with a nice body kick.
Muffo looks for the body kick but Rosenburg saw that one coming.
Rosenburg tries to clinch up but Muffo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosenburg moves out of range of the body kick.
Rosenburg throws a lazy head kick
and Muffo counters with a nice body kick.
Muffo misses with a head kick.
Muffo throws a wild body kick that Rosenburg sees coming a mile off.
Muffo looks for the body kick but Rosenburg saw that one coming.
Muffo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburg shoots in for a takedown but Muffo shows good takedown defense.
Gruffo Muffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Rosenburg.
Muffo throws a hook but Rosenburg blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Muffo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muffo scoring well with a low kick there.
Muffo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muffo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muffo connects with a solid leg kick.
Muffo thumps Rosenburg with a low kick.
Muffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenburg's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muffo throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenburg moves out of range easily.
Muffo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gruffo Muffo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muffo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rosenburg will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from Rosenburg.
Rosenburg misses with a body shot.
Muffo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosenburg tries to clinch there but Muffo circles away.
Muffo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenburg's calf.
Brandon Rosenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosenburg throws a series of punches but Muffo moves out of range.
Muffo is looking to score with low kicks.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muffo.
Muffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosenburg scores with a jab to the body.
Rosenburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosenburg scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muffo.
Muffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muffo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosenburg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muffo.
A low kick from Rosenburg misses
and Muffo counters with a stiff right hand.
Muffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Muffo.
Rosenburg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rosenburg misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Muffo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rosenburg.
Rosenburg blocks a head kick by Muffo.
Muffo throws a lazy head kick
and Rosenburg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Muffo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muffo at a distance.
Rosenburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rosenburg.
Rosenburg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muffo rather than just go for the knockout.
Muffo scores with a nice body kick.
Rosenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muffo manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rosenburg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Muffo has got the better of the exchanges.
Rosenburg scores with a sloppy right hand. Muffo should have avoided that one.
Muffo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muffo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muffo scores with a head kick. Rosenburg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Rosenburg gets the takedown into side control.
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!

Rosenburg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Rosenburg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rosenburg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosenburg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Muffo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Muffo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosenburg on the ground.
Muffo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Muffo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosenburg slows the pace down.
Muffo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rosenburg taking a breather here.
Muffo is looking to reverse the position.
Rosenburg lands a nice forearm strike.

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.
Rosenburg landing strikes.
Rosenburg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muffo is trying to strike from the bottom but Rosenburg has passed into full mount.
Muffo is looking to improve his position but Rosenburg isn't that keen on the idea.
Muffo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenburg can do to turn this around?

Rosenburg quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Rosenburg but it's paid off an Muffo is forced to tap! Nice work by Rosenburg.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Rosenburg!