PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veneda S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Ice-T Lethal Weapon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

S
vs
Ross

190 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veneda S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross is looking to chop away at S's legs.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but S swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but S swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
S throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from S.
S fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.

Ross clinches up against the cage.

S escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
S misses with a leg kick.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks S off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ross counters by clinching up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section. S lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
S is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross taking a breather.
S blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross trying to land knees to the body.
S tries to score a body lock takedown but Ross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
S jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ross walks away with a smile on his face. S gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross closes the distance looking to clinch
and S counters with a left and a right that stings Ross.

Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
S tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but S has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

S pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
S misses with a wild combination.
Ross is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
S circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but S swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
S misses the jab.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ross checks a low kick from S.

Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and S avoids it.
S changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - S circles away.
S throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Ross tries to clinch up but S circles away and keeps his distance.
S circles away from the clinch attempt.
S swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up but S circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross tries to clinch but S is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and S counters with a stiff right hand.
Ross throws a push kick but S slaps the foot to one side.
S keeps the fight on the outside.
S throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
S scores with a shot to the body.
S avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ross has closed the distance and engaged S in a clinch.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as S controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but S has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into S's ribcage.
Ross lands a good knee to the midsection. S won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of S backwards.
Nice body punch from Ross - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has S in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ross digs a right hand into S's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on S's gas tank.
S takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ross stalling.
Ross lands an elbow just above S 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ross as the two fighters clinch.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ross - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Ross.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ross.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Ross lands an elbow inside that S shrugs off.
Ross stalling.
S tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.
Ross is leaning against S and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ricky Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ross throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by S.
Ross moves to clinch but S breaks away
and S counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross pushes S away with a front kick.
S swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
S throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ross counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross looks to clinch
and S counters with a low kick, right behind Ross 's knee.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but S swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
S jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross throws a right and a left that S avoids nicely.
S keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
S tried to score with a low kick but Ross checks it.

Ross clinches up with S and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Ross.
Veneda S has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but S is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
S blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
S wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on S's face as he tries to break the clinch.
S looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

S breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ross has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross trying to land knees to the body.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through S's defenses.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from S.
S looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricky Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
S goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ross prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
S wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands an elbow inside that S shrugs off.
S can't get the takedown.
S tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ross smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veneda S. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross wants to clinch up but S keeps it at a distance.

Ross has closed the distance and engaged S in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
S throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ross!