PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between London Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Roseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint James's entrance music is Rocky Road To Dublin. A fine choice. London Saint James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saint James
vs
Roseman

200 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, London Saint James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Roseman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roseman slips a jab and a cross from Saint James.
Roseman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Saint James throws a right and a left that Roseman avoids nicely.
Saint James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roseman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roseman misses with a head kick.
Saint James throws a combination that misses

and Roseman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roseman.
Saint James scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Saint James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint James throws a nice looking combination but Roseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roseman has his takedown stuffed

so Saint James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roseman is keeping the position for now.
Saint James throws a big right hand that misses.
Saint James forces his way into half guard.
Saint James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roseman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roseman is not content to let Saint James control the position.
Saint James is nestled in close to Roseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saint James slips a nice elbow through Roseman's hands, connecting with Roseman's forehead.
Saint James winds up and cracks Roseman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saint James working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saint James lands a nice short elbow.
Roseman is looking for a sweep. Saint James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint James 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roseman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saint James.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roseman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saint James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saint James connects with a nice short shot to Roseman's temple.
Saint James is trying to control. Roseman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Saint James wants to work for an arm triangle but Roseman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saint James is nestled in close to Roseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saint James winds up and cracks Roseman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saint James slows the pace down in half guard.
Saint James is nestled in close to Roseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James throwing shots but Roseman is blocking nicely.
Roseman wants to get back to full guard.
Saint James scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saint James working over Roseman with some ground and pound. Roseman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saint James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saint James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roseman is desperately trying to improve his position but Saint James has a good base and remains in mount.
Saint James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roseman hang on?
Saint James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Saint James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint James is landing with some decent strikes but Roseman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saint James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint James cracks Roseman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saint James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roseman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saint James cracks Roseman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roseman is in a horrible position here. Saint James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saint James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Saint James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saint James tries to bum rush Roseman with a series of wild strikes but Roseman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint James looks to throw the jab but Roseman is out of range.
Saint James misses with a few strikes there.
Roseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saint James throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Saint James does no damage.
Saint James swings for the body but Roseman moves out of range.
Saint James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saint James misses the jab.
Saint James throws a right and a left that both miss.

Saint James scores a takedown into full mount!
Saint James working Roseman over with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roseman working to try and regain half guard.
Roseman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Saint James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saint James avoids the attempt from Roseman to control.
Saint James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roseman tries to reverse the position but Saint James maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint James working Roseman over with strikes here.
Saint James scoring with strikes but Roseman is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Saint James.
Saint James looking to control but Roseman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roseman is in all sorts of trouble here.
London Saint James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roseman is looking to escape.
Saint James is really struggling to control Roseman but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James with good strikes from the mount here!
Saint James scoring with strikes but Roseman is staying in there.
Saint James raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roseman tries to hold on but Saint James pushes him away.
Roseman working to try and regain half guard.
Roseman is in a horrible position here. Saint James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saint James landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint James landing strikes from the mount and Roseman is in trouble!

Saint James looking for a guillotine from mount but Roseman is having none of it.
Saint James with good strikes from the mount here!
Saint James punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roseman wants to hold on but Saint James pushes him away.
Roseman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roseman is trying desperately to improve position.
Roseman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Saint James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Saint James throws a looping overhand right but Roseman ducks down to avoid it.
Roseman misses with a double jab

and Saint James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roseman!
Roseman is in a horrible position here. Saint James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Roseman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saint James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roseman can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Saint James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roseman?
Saint James working Roseman over with strikes here.
Roseman is looking to get to half guard.
Saint James looking to finish Roseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roseman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saint James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saint James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saint James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roseman tries to lock up and control but Saint James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saint James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saint James looking to finish Roseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roseman!
Roseman is bucking up trying to escape but Saint James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saint James unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roseman hang on?
Saint James looking to finish Roseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roseman!
Saint James unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint James looking to finish Roseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roseman!
Saint James working Roseman over with strikes here.
BOOM! Saint James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saint James lands a heavy elbow.
Saint James looking to finish Roseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roseman!
Saint James lands a big elbow.
Roseman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saint James landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James prevents Roseman from getting the reversal.
Saint James with shots to the head and body - Roseman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roseman taking shots to the head.
Saint James lands a big shot there that rocks Roseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
London Saint James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roseman is looking to get to half guard.
Roseman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roseman is looking to get to half guard.
Saint James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roseman's face.
Saint James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roseman?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roseman wants to hold on but Saint James pushes him away.
Saint James tries to control but Roseman wriggling away.
Roseman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roseman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saint James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roseman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saint James landing strikes from the mount and Roseman is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roseman wants to get back to his feet.
Derrick Roseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint James controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
London Saint James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saint James, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Saint James!