PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James DeFuria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeFuria kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Styles P - Put That On Everything. James DeFuria had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

DeFuria
vs
Rose

165 cm
21
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James DeFuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeFuria lands a head shot.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose is looking to clinch but DeFuria is avoiding it.
DeFuria throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Derrick Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeFuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeFuria blocks a jab.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeFuria. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose throws a head kick that misses
and DeFuria counters with a two punch combo.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeFuria.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but DeFuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from DeFuria misses the target.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose instigates a clinch.
Rose tries a knee to the head but DeFuria blocks it.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from DeFuria.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeFuria.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but DeFuria is blocking nicely.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.

DeFuria breaks the clinch.
DeFuria scores with a jab.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
DeFuria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeFuria swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
DeFuria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - DeFuria coming out on top.
Nice shot lands for DeFuria.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeFuria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose is looking to clinch but DeFuria is avoiding it.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeFuria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeFuria.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeFuria finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
DeFuria jabs at Rose's body.
DeFuria blocks the body kick.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Rose lands but DeFuria takes it in his stride.

It looks like James DeFuria has been cut.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose tries to land a front kick but DeFuria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeFuria lands the left hand.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeFuria is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but DeFuria saw it coming and moves away.
DeFuria loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
DeFuria throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to clinch
letting DeFuria counter with a right hand.
DeFuria sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeFuria lands a body shot.
DeFuria throws a shot to the body.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick
and DeFuria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeFuria scores with a punch to the head.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeFuria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Rose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rose.
DeFuria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeFuria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeFuria.
Rose is looking to clinch.
DeFuria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can DeFuria finish him?
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeFuria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch but DeFuria is having none of it.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - DeFuria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeFuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose defending well as DeFuria loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from DeFuria misses its intended target.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeFuria throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from DeFuria.
DeFuria throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but DeFuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeFuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeFuria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeFuria scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James DeFuria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James DeFuria'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.

Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeFuria checks a leg kick.
DeFuria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
DeFuria jabs at Rose's body.

Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

DeFuria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeFuria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeFuria looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Rose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeFuria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

DeFuria gets tackled into the ropes by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeFuria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
Maybe DeFuria would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
DeFuria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeFuria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeFuria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
DeFuria looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Rose.
DeFuria managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
DeFuria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeFuria lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

DeFuria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeFuria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.

Rose rushes DeFuria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeFuria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeFuria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeFuria blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from DeFuria.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeFuria blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeFuria.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeFuria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose tries a knee to the head but DeFuria blocks it.
DeFuria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeFuria lands with a left to the head.

DeFuria breaks from the clinch.
DeFuria lands a jab to the head.
Jab from DeFuria.
DeFuria connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeFuria.
DeFuria cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeFuria finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
DeFuria digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose tries to clinch there but DeFuria circles away.
DeFuria cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
DeFuria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
DeFuria looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
DeFuria slips under a jab from Rose.
DeFuria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose is looking to clinch.
DeFuria scores with a nice right hand.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose tried to score with a low kick but DeFuria checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeFuria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rose's hands.
DeFuria looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose misses with a low kick as DeFuria jumps back.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but DeFuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose closes the distance but DeFuria moves to the side
and DeFuria counters with a stiff right hand.
DeFuria throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but DeFuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeFuria jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose moves to clinch but DeFuria breaks away
and DeFuria counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose throws a head kick but DeFuria moves out of range.
DeFuria misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James DeFuria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James DeFuria's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by DeFuria.
DeFuria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose tries to clinch up but DeFuria circles away and keeps his distance.
DeFuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeFuria throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.

DeFuria tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeFuria looking to stall.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeFuria avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from DeFuria as the two fighters clinch.
DeFuria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as DeFuria controls the action.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeFuria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
DeFuria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFuria lands a body punch.

DeFuria breaks from the clinch.
DeFuria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeFuria keeps the fight on the outside.
DeFuria lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from DeFuria.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeFuria connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by DeFuria as he checks the leg kick.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and DeFuria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from DeFuria does it's job there.
Rose throws a head kick but DeFuria moves out of range.
James DeFuria is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeFuria drops Rose with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rose! DeFuria dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James DeFuria!
James DeFuria looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im on point like Derrick Rose before he hurt his knee in the game.'.