PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allan Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Allan Rose had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rose
vs
Miguel

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allan Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miguel looks gassed!
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miguel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Miguel is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Miguel moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Miguel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose looks to land a combination but Miguel avoids it well.
Sam Miguel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Miguel.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Miguel avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Sam Miguel has been cut.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose looks to land a combination but Miguel avoids it well.
Rose feints a jab promting Miguel to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miguel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rose throws a combination. Miguel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Miguel clinches up against the cage.
Miguel is trying to stall.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Miguel won't allow it.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miguel prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Miguel has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose is looking to break free of the clinch but Miguel has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose tries to break free but Miguel pushes him back against the cage.

Miguel breaks from the clinch.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.

Miguel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rose has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miguel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Rose misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miguel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miguel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rose back to the cage. Miguel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rose throws a head kick that misses

and Miguel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rose won't be happy with that.

Miguel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Miguel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rose lands but Miguel takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguel shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miguel dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Miguel shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miguel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miguel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose misses with the combination.
Miguel fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Miguel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Allan Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miguel doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allan Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose throws a series of punches but Miguel moves out of range.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Miguel takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Rose's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rose manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miguel.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Miguel instigates a clinch.
Miguel throws a head punch that misses.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miguel crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
Rose tries to break free but Miguel pushes him back against the cage.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Miguel keeps him there for the moment.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose wants to break free but Miguel has control.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miguel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miguel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miguel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rose tries to avoid it but Miguel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rose to the ground. Rose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miguel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
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!
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miguel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miguel is looking to clinch.
Rose misses with the combination.
Allan Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose throws a series of punches but Miguel avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miguel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miguel moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Miguel tries to clinch but Rose moves away
and Rose counters with a two punch combo.
Miguel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Miguel persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Miguel moves out of range easily.
Miguel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allan Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose throws a series of punches but Miguel avoids them all with ease.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miguel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miguel off to one side.
Miguel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose throws a series of punches but Miguel moves out of range.
Miguel fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Miguel darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Miguel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Miguel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miguel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miguel wants to get up but he can't break Rose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miguel throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miguel won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.
Miguel wants to stand but Rose is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Miguel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Rose shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miguel eats them both and turns towards Rose to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miguel slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Miguel.
Rose throws a right and a left that Miguel avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miguel dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Miguel's head and hops out.
Rose throws a right hand that Miguel ducks under and follows up with a left that Miguel also avoids with ease.
Miguel shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Allan Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Miguel.
Rose leaves Miguel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose throws a series of strikes that have Miguel backpedaling.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miguel tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miguel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.

Miguel moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose wants to break free but Miguel has control.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rose tries to break the clinch but Miguel is controlling the position.
Rose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miguel is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to break free.
Rose is trying to push Miguel away but Miguel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Miguel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Miguel tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose throws a head kick but Miguel moves out of range.
Rose throws a lazy head kick

and Miguel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Miguel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miguel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sam Miguel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Miguel.
I think Rose 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Rose!