PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Rosillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosillo has chosen Skillet - Hero as his entrance music. Juan Rosillo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Starr
vs
Rosillo

172 cm
24
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Rosillo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr tries to clinch up
and Rosillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Starr is fending him off so far but Rosillo persists. Nope, Starr circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosillo scores with a nice right hand.
Starr wants to clinch but Rosillo slips to the side

and Rosillo counters by moving into the clinch.
Starr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosillo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosillo.
Rosillo connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rosillo.
Rosillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stephen Starr has been cut.
Starr is breathing heavily.

Rosillo manages to break the clinch.

Rosillo pushes Starr up against the cage in a clinch.
Starr is working for takedown but Rosillo is calmly controlling the position for now.

Rosillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosillo lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr tries to clinch up

and Rosillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rosillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Starr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rosillo to counter with a crisp jab.

Rosillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Rosillo - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosillo.
Rosillo lands with a short shot to the head.

Starr is rocked!
Rosillo lands an elbow just above Starr 's eye.
Oh Starr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosillo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Starr! Rosillo unloads with more strikes and Starr sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Rosillo!