PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux comes to the cage accompanied by Sliwa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lemieux
vs
Rosenberg

179 cm
23
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

165 cm
27
142 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Rosenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenberg throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lemieux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rosenberg's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rosenberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosenberg keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosenberg is keeping the position for now.
Lemieux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rosenberg's head.
Lemieux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rosenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lemieux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemieux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rosenberg manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lemieux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosenberg trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg stands and throws Lemieux's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lemieux manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lemieux tries to get to full guard but Rosenberg has control of the leg.

Rosenberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Lemieux is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lemieux is refusing to be controlled, as Rosenberg sits in half guard.
Lemieux works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosenberg wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
Lemieux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemieux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosenberg!
Rosenberg wants to control but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux looking to control but Rosenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Lemieux is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rosenberg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Lemieux has a good base and remains in mount.
Lemieux wants to control the pace but Rosenberg is squirming around nicely.
Rosenberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux controlling his opponent.
Rosenberg is looking to get to half guard.
Lemieux is landing with some decent strikes but Rosenberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rosenberg is desperately trying to improve his position but Lemieux has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosenberg is in a horrible position here. Lemieux smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lemieux controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux prevents Rosenberg from getting the reversal.

Lemieux looking for a guillotine from mount but Rosenberg is having none of it.
Rosenberg wants to hold on but Lemieux pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux tries to control but Rosenberg wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lemieux with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Lemieux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lemieux blocks a head kick by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lemieux but Lemieux pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Rosenberg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lemieux to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lemieux distracts Rosenberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lemieux working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lemieux drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rosenberg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lemieux has Rosenberg in his guard.
Lemieux is trying to control the position but Rosenberg postures up.
Rosenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lemieux swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lemieux is on top in guard.
Rosenberg trying to control the position.
Lemieux trying to control but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.
Lemieux passes into half guard.

Rosenberg looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lemieux is taking a breather. Rosenberg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying to control. Rosenberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lemieux prevents Rosenberg from improving his position.
Rosenberg is not content to let Lemieux control the position.
Rosenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Lemieux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosenberg sees it coming and defends easily.
Lemieux is trying to control. Rosenberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lemieux is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux trying to control the action but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux controlling the action here.
Rosenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Lemieux working the head and body with strikes.
Lemieux trying to control the action but Rosenberg is working from the bottom.
Lemieux works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lemieux looking to control but Rosenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg is working to get back to half guard.
Lemieux with good strikes from the mount here!

Lemieux has control of Rosenberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rosenberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The referee warns Rosenberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux controlling his opponent.
Rosenberg wants to control but Lemieux is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Lemieux dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rosenberg looks for a takedown but Lemieux sprawls well.

Lemieux shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lemieux was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lemieux avoids the attempt from Rosenberg to control.
Rosenberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lemieux unloading with bombs!
Lemieux lands a big elbow.
Lemieux wants to control the pace but Rosenberg is squirming around nicely.
Rosenberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rosenberg hang on?
Rosenberg is looking to get to half guard.
Lemieux postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rosenberg looks a forlorn figure.
Lemieux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lemieux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rosenberg tries to lock up and control but Lemieux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rosenberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lemieux with good strikes from the mount here!
Lemieux controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Lemieux working for a submission but Rosenberg is keeping him at bay.
Lemieux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosenberg is trying to escape the mount.
Lemieux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lemieux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ron Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lemieux in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lemieux is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rosenberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Rosenberg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to control but Rosenberg wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lemieux working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lemieux looking to control but Rosenberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lemieux prevents Rosenberg from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Rosenberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Lemieux has isolated one of Rosenberg's arms. Rosenberg looking to fight him off but Lemieux twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Lemieux!
A pretty intense looking Ron Lemieux took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.