PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman has chosen Dirt Road Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Burnt Faceman enters the cage!

Rossi
vs
Faceman

172 cm
22
142 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

173 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burnt Faceman!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faceman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faceman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rossi counters with an inside leg kick.
Faceman connects with a leg kick. Rossi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Rossi misses
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faceman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faceman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faceman can pounce on him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faceman avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Rossi takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Al Rossi has been cut.
Rossi letting Faceman take a breather here.
Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faceman is defending well for now.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Faceman misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Rossi.
Faceman is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Faceman landing knees to the body.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faceman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faceman blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Faceman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Faceman lands an uppercut.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi is trying to stall.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faceman's brow.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossi.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rossi lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rossi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Faceman.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rossi up against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Faceman scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Rossi lands a nice elbow.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rossi's defenses.
Faceman lands a nice knee to the body.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Faceman.
Faceman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi avoids a wild elbow strike from Faceman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faceman blocks an uppercut.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but Faceman blocks it.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faceman.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi stalling in the clinch.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rossi's defenses.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
Faceman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rossi is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burnt Faceman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Rossi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Faceman throws a leg kick but Rossi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faceman doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossi.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faceman tries to clinch up
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Faceman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Rossi.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Faceman counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rossi is predictable there
and Faceman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faceman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses
and Faceman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rossi misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Faceman counter with a right hand.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faceman throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Faceman connects with a high kick.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Faceman counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Faceman counters with a head kick.
Faceman throws a solid leg kick but Rossi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faceman.
A bone on bone clash there as Rossi blocks the leg kick.
Faceman throws the kick towards the body but Rossi avoids it.
Faceman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faceman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faceman tries to clinch
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Faceman 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 Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Faceman misses with a leg kick
and Rossi counters with a thumping low kick.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Faceman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faceman blocks it with crossed arms.
Faceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faceman throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faceman as Rossi tries to tie him up.
Rossi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rossi throws an elbow but misses.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faceman is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Faceman as Rossi tries to tie him up.
Faceman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faceman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faceman with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossi's brow.
Rossi taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rossi as Faceman tries to tie him up.
Rossi avoiding damage.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rossi wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Al Rossi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Rossi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Faceman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Faceman lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Faceman counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi with a hook.
Faceman misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faceman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faceman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman is trying to stall.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Faceman.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi lands an elbow inside that Faceman shrugs off.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi wants to stall.
Rossi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Faceman.
Rossi throws an elbow that misses.
Faceman lands an elbow inside that Rossi shrugs off.
Faceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rossi is defending well for now.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Faceman looking to slow down the pace here.
Rossi blocks an elbow strike from Faceman.
Faceman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Faceman avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Faceman is blocking nicely.
Faceman missing with knees to the body.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faceman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faceman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Faceman lands with a short shot to the head.
Faceman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faceman misses with an elbow strike.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Rossi blocks an elbow strike.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Faceman.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Faceman misses with a knee strike.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rossi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rossi.
Faceman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faceman.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Faceman avoids the elbow strike from Rossi, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faceman's brow.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Faceman wants to stall.
Faceman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi takes an elbow to the temple.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Faceman blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faceman blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Faceman.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Faceman is blocking nicely.
Rossi wants to stall.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossi avoiding damage as Faceman throws knees to the body.
Rossi avoids the elbow strike from Faceman, against the cage.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faceman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Faceman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faceman looking to stall.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faceman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossi's brow.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
Burnt Faceman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rossi blocks the elbow strike.
Faceman lands a nice elbow.
Rossi has Faceman pressed against the cage.
Faceman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faceman is pushing Rossi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Rossi.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Burnt Faceman.
I think Faceman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burnt Faceman!