PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Della Rovere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Luke Bryan-Rain Is A Good Thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stefan Della Rovere is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Della Rovere
vs
Guy

156 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

150 cm
27
135 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Della Rovere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Della Rovere tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
That Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Della Rovere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Della Rovere tries to move into range but Guy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Della Rovere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Della Rovere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy throws out a loose jab but Della Rovere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Della Rovere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Della Rovere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Della Rovere counters with a left to the body.
Guy clobbers Della Rovere with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guy misses with a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a left and a right that stings Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Rovere throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a double jab
and Della Rovere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Della Rovere works Guy's body with a nice hook.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Della Rovere counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guy's knee momentarily.
Della Rovere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
A good leg kick by Della Rovere.
Guy misses with a double jab
and Della Rovere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Della Rovere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Della Rovere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Della Rovere.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Della Rovere counters with a good, hard body kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Guy misses with a left hand

and Della Rovere counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy blocking some punches.
Della Rovere throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Della Rovere.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Della Rovere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Della Rovere is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stefan Della Rovere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
Guy looks gassed!
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Della Rovere keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Della Rovere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Della Rovere is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
Della Rovere gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Della Rovere working aggressively here.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Della Rovere just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Della Rovere lands a left hand.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Della Rovere has him pressed against the cage.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Della Rovere is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Della Rovere down to the mat. Della Rovere avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Della Rovere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Della Rovere lands a two punch combo.
Della Rovere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Della Rovere clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Della Rovere dominated that round.
That's time! Della Rovere's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Della Rovere scores with a shot to the body.
Della Rovere looks to clinch
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Della Rovere misses with a double jab.
Della Rovere swinging wildly here.
Della Rovere moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy misses with a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Della Rovere closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Della Rovere counters with a nice body kick.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Della Rovere.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stefan Della Rovere is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy misses with a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Della Rovere is looking to wear down Guy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Della Rovere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Della Rovere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Della Rovere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Della Rovere cracks Guy with an open hand slap.
Della Rovere closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Della Rovere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Della Rovere.
Guy misses with a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a good, hard body kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Stefan Della Rovere is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Della Rovere tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy misses with a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a nice leg kick.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy cracks Della Rovere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Della Rovere drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Della Rovere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Della Rovere gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has Della Rovere pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Della Rovere manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Della Rovere working aggressively here.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere misses with some punches.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Della Rovere keeps him there for the moment.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Della Rovere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Guy tries to circle away but Della Rovere has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Della Rovere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Della Rovere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Della Rovere scores with a nice short uppercut.
Della Rovere throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stefan Della Rovere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
Guy can't get the takedown.
Della Rovere lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Della Rovere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Della Rovere swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Della Rovere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Della Rovere dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Guy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Della Rovere counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy misses with a combination
letting Della Rovere counter with a right hand.
Della Rovere scores with a hook to the body. Guy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Della Rovere counters with a nice body shot.
Guy walks into a left hand.
Della Rovere lands with a nice body punch.
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Della Rovere counters with a two punch combo.
Jab by Della Rovere.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Oooh a lovely combination from Della Rovere sends Guy down but not out. Della Rovere dives into side control looking to finish.

Guy is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Della Rovere in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Guy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Della Rovere turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Della Rovere!