PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aconte
vs
Rose

180 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Aconte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aconte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Aconte tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose scores with a push kick.
Rose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose works Aconte's body with a nice hook.
Aconte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aconte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice looking body kick.
Aconte is breathing heavily.

Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aconte, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Aconte's ribcage.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aconte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Aconte won't want to take too many of those.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aconte's face.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aconte backwards.
Aconte tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Aconte drops back down to his feet.
Rose landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Aconte's ribcage.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aconte's face.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aconte backwards.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Aconte's ribcage.
Aconte takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose gets underhooks to prevent Aconte's takedown attempt.
Aconte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rose to keep the fight standing.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Aconte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rose after a bit of a struggle.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Aconte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose lands an elbow just above Aconte 's eye.
Aconte tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Aconte takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is trying to pull guard but Rose turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Aconte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.

Aconte is rocked!
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Aconte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose lands an uppercut.
Aconte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Aconte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Aconte seems to have got his legs back now.
Aconte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Aconte persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.

Rose closes the distance and pushes Aconte back into the cage.
Rose lands an elbow just above Aconte 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aconte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aconte takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose lands an elbow inside that Aconte shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte takes a shot to the head.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aconte's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Aconte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aconte's face.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aconte takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose jerks Aconte's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Aconte drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rose goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rose because Aconte was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Derrick Rose!
In his post fight interview, Derrick Rose started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.