PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Parcaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose's entrance music is Soothsayer. A fine choice. Parcaut has chosen Maniac as his entrance music. Billy Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralph Parcaut's chin.

Rose
vs
Parcaut

180 cm
23
188 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Parcaut!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcaut takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Parcaut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose throws a body punch but Parcaut moves out of range.
Billy Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parcaut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose connects with a right hand. Parcaut shakes it off.
Parcaut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose slips under a jab.
Parcaut misses with a looping right.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Parcaut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Parcaut misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcaut defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose cracks Parcaut with an open hand slap.
Rose lands a nice hook to Parcaut's body. Parcaut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parcaut defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose misses with a hook. Parcaut ducked under it nicely.
Rose punishes Parcaut's body with a nice straight punch.
Parcaut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Parcaut is just out of range.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Billy Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parcaut misses with a hook.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parcaut takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Parcaut looks gassed!
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parcaut.
Parcaut takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Rose and Parcaut goes tumbling to the canvas! Rose follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Parcaut is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parcaut to regain full guard.
Parcaut is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose advances to half guard.
Parcaut on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parcaut to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Parcaut seems to have recovered his senses.
Parcaut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Parcaut is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rose trying to control but Parcaut is working from the bottom.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Parcaut is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Rose misses.
Parcaut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose throws the left hand but Parcaut avoids the punch easily.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Parcaut ducks down to avoid it.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billy Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parcaut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parcaut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parcaut moves away from the strike by Rose.
Parcaut defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Parcaut.
A jab from Rose misses.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose swings for the body but Parcaut moves out of range.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parcaut can do to turn this around?
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parcaut.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parcaut.
Parcaut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parcaut defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose digs a good hook to Parcaut's body.

Rose steps into range and cracks Parcaut with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Parcaut flops backwards and Rose dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose stays in close to Parcaut's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose postures up in Parcaut's guard and throws a big left but Parcaut blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rose in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to advance to mount but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parcaut can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parcaut is looking for a sweep.
Rose in side control, throwing shots but Parcaut defends.
Rose wants to control but Parcaut is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rose wants to control for a moment but Parcaut uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Parcaut is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Rose dominated that second 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.

Parcaut misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose scores with a jab. Parcaut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parcaut on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Parcaut.
Rose throws a hook but Parcaut blocks it.
Parcaut on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Rose lands a big shot that drops Parcaut! Can he finish him?
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 trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcaut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parcaut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Parcaut slips the punch.
Rose slips a jab from Parcaut.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parcaut.
Parcaut throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Parcaut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parcaut throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parcaut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
A big right from Parcaut misses.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Parcaut saw that one coming.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parcaut's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose digs a good body shot into Parcaut's ribs.
Parcaut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Parcaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Parcaut slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
A slow jab from Parcaut misses its intended target.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose thuds his right hand into Parcaut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parcaut manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Parcaut ducks down to avoid it.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Parcaut saw that one coming.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Parcaut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parcaut throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rose waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Parcaut. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Parcaut to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Rose trying to control but Parcaut is working from the bottom.
Parcaut working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Rose clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parcaut avoids the body shot from Rose.
Parcaut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Parcaut's shoulder, as Parcaut tries to avoid the shot.
Rose tests Parcaut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.

Parcaut ducks straight into an uppercut from Rose and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Parcaut manages to regain guard straight away.
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 sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Parcaut's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Rose!
Billy Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.