PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derrick Rose is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nasri
vs
Rose

179 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nasri is defended easily by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nasri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Nasri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Nasri seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Nasri.
Nasri controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Nasri.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Nasri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose connects with a right hand. Nasri shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nasri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rose tries to escape but Nasri is in control.
Nasri is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rose will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Nasri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nasri slips a jab from Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rose has Nasri up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Nasri is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rose throws an elbow but misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Nasri blocks it.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nasri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose looking to stall.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Nasri wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nasri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nasri checks a leg kick.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nasri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasri 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 Nasri off to one side.
Rose is looking to clinch but Nasri is avoiding it.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasri moves away.
Alex Nasri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasri fails with the takedown
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nasri thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nasri gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Nasri's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose trying to stall but Nasri improves his position.
Nasri looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose landing knees to the head.

It looks like Alex Nasri has been cut.
Rose lands an elbow just above Nasri 's eye.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.

Nasri is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Nasri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Nasri into the cage.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Nasri is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nasri's brow.
Nasri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rose prevents it.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Nasri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose trying to stall but Nasri improves his position.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nasri.
Nasri seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasri will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rose up against the cage.

Nasri jumps into guard, dragging Rose to the mat.
Nasri keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rose is one step ahead there.
Nasri keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose is looking to stand up but Nasri won't let him.
Nasri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasri tries to get out of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Derrick Rose was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nasri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasri keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose with a jab.
Rose looks to clinch

so Nasri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nasri looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasri is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Nasri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasri fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasri manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasri fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasri shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Nasri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nasri shoots and misses
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasri fails with the takedown.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose wants to clinch up but Nasri keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derrick Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nasri is defended easily by Rose.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nasri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nasri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derrick Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nasri circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose wants to clinch up but Nasri keeps it at a distance.
Rose tries to clinch but Nasri moves out of range.
Rose tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nasri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Nasri is controlling him well.
Nasri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Nasri just wasn't active enough.

Rose has closed the distance and engaged Nasri in a clinch.
Nasri drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Nasri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose landing knees to the head.
Nasri fails to pull guard.
Nasri is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose working Nasri over with knees to the body.
Rose with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Nasri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nasri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose throws a body punch but Nasri moves out of range.
Rose throws a head kick but Nasri moves out of range.
Nasri shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rose lands with an overhand left.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasri shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Rose has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Nasri's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Nasri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Nasri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rose just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasri's face.
Nasri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Nasri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nasri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose missing with knees to the body.

Nasri tightens his grip and picks Rose up, before dumping him to the ground. Rose manages to land in guard.
Nasri sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Alex Nasri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nasri tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Nasri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasri tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose stuns Nasri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nasri swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose misses with a knee strike.

Nasri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rose regains guard.
Rose looking to control.

Derrick Rose has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nasri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking to clinch but Nasri is avoiding it.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasri at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Nasri shoots in.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alex Nasri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nasri.
Nasri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rose tries to clinch up

and Nasri counters with a takedown into side control.
Rose tries to escape but Nasri is in control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rose trying to remain calm as Nasri controls from the top position.
Rose tries to buck Nasri off but Nasri is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Nasri stalls from top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Nasri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rose wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nasri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nasri rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose wants to clinch up but Nasri keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Nasri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Nasri circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nasri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nasri.
Nasri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Nasri.
Rose tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose is looking to clinch but Nasri is avoiding it.
Rose tries to clinch there but Nasri circles away.

Nasri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rose prevents Nasri from improving position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alex Nasri just wasn't active enough.
Rose tries to clinch up

and Nasri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nasri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Alex Nasri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nasri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nasri thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Nasri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Derrick Rose!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Derrick Rose!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Derrick Rose!

Derrick Rose wins by unanimous decision!