PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rozario
vs
Trickle

173 cm
27
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 2

170 cm
28
168 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paris Rozario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rozario counters with an inside leg kick.
Rozario with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trickle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rozario counters with a thumping low kick.
Trickle misses with a hook to the body
and Rozario counters with a stiff right hand.
Trickle misses with a takedown
and Rozario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Trickle.

Rozario rushes Trickle and presses him up against the cage.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Trickle looks gassed!
Rozario working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rozario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Cole Trickle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rozario landing knees to the body.
Rozario works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rozario scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Rozario.
Rozario lands an elbow inside that Trickle shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Rozario.
Rozario presses Trickle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rozario scores with a knee to the head.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Rozario landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rozario connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rozario.
Rozario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Rozario - that landed with a thud.
Rozario is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rozario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trickle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Trickle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rozario fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Trickle tries to keep at a distance but Rozario has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rozario utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle has Rozario pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rozario manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Rozario.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rozario obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rozario.
Trickle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trickle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a body punch.
Rozario lands a shot to the body.
Rozario lands a good knee to the midsection. Trickle won't want to take too many of those.
Rozario lands a body punch.
Trickle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rozario prevents it.

Rozario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trickle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rozario counters with a nice uppercut.
Trickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rozario.
Rozario keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rozario scores with a nice head shot.
Rozario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rozario fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trickle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rozario scores with a jab to the body.
Rozario connects with a crisp jab.
Rozario ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

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.
Rozario throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trickle's head.
Rozario lands with a good body shot.
Rozario stalks Trickle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trickle's face. Trickle staggers backwards, shaken.
Trickle moves forwards but Rozario connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trickle misses with a series of wild punches.
Rozario stuns Trickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Rozario gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Rozario.
A hook to the body from Rozario.
Rozario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trickle's defenses.
Rozario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozario landing knees to the body.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rozario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rozario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trickle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paris Rozario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rozario lands a really nice looking cross but Trickle seems unphased.
Trickle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Rozario lands.
Rozario dips to his left and cracks Trickle with an uppercut!
Cole Trickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rozario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rozario thuds his shin into the meat of Trickle's side.
Crunch! Rozario slams his shin into Trickle's torso.
Rozario jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rozario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trickle can do to turn this around?
Trickle fails with the takedown
and Rozario counters with a left to the body.
Rozario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trickle is breathing heavily.

Rozario has Trickle up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rozario lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Rozario.
Rozario stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario scores a nice knee to the body.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.

Rozario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rozario with a jab.
Rozario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trickle at a distance.
Paris Rozario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Trickle has closed the distance and engaged Rozario in a clinch.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rozario crunches a lovely knee into Trickle's ribcage.
Rozario digs a right hand underneath Trickle's ribcage. Trickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rozario lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rozario.
Rozario working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Rozario.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.
Rozario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trickle's face.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rozario misses with a punch to the body.
Rozario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rozario lands a nice elbow.
Trickle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rozario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rozario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rozario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trickle avoids it.
Trickle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rozario gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Trickle.
Knees to the body from Rozario.
Trickle tries to pull guard but Rozario won't allow it.
Rozario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rozario scores with a knee to the head.
Rozario misses with a knee strike.
Rozario cracks Trickle with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rozario throws an elbow but misses.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike.
Rozario lands a body shot.
Trickle working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trickle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trickle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rozario works on Trickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rozario lands a nice knee to the body.
Rozario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rozario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike from Rozario.
Trickle goes for a takedown attempt but Rozario pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donk. Rozario catches Trickle right on the button with a cross.

Rozario closes the distance and clinches.
Trickle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rozario makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rozario trying to land knees to the body.
Rozario with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozario throws an elbow that misses.
Trickle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rozario smiles and moves away.

Trickle rushes Rozario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trickle is working for takedown but Rozario is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rozario digs a right hand into Trickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trickle's gas tank.
Rozario lands a knee to the body.
Rozario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rozario with a knee to the head.
Trickle takes a shot to the head.
Rozario working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Rozario scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trickle blocks an elbow strike.
Rozario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rozario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rozario misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paris Rozario dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Trickle gets a takedown into half guard.
Trickle trying to mount his opponent but Rozario defends it.
Trickle is trying to control the action in half guard but Rozario is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trickle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rozario to regain full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trickle stays in close to Rozario's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle throwing strikes but missing.
Trickle wants to control from the top but Rozario keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trickle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rozario's guard.
Trickle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trickle trying to control the action but Rozario is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozario defending well though.
Rozario blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trickle.
Trickle throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Trickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozario defending well though.
Trickle throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Trickle slips a nice elbow through Rozario's hands, connecting with Rozario's forehead.

Trickle seems to be working for a kimura but Rozario defends the submission attempt.

Trickle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rozario doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trickle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trickle.
Trickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trickle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Trickle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rozario keeping hold of Trickle's head, controlling as best he can.
Rozario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trickle on the ground.
Trickle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cole Trickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paris Rozario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trickle prevents Rozario from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trickle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trickle working Rozario over with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Trickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rozario has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paris Rozario!