PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Augusta Tindall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Augusta Tindall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tindall
vs
Rose

169 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusta Tindall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Rose!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tindall throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Tindall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tindall pinned against the cage. Tindall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tindall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tindall throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Tindall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Tindall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tindall's knee momentarily.
Tindall misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Tindall misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tindall pinned against the cage. Tindall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Augusta Tindall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Rose.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tindall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch.

Tindall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tindall misses with the combination.
Tindall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tindall.
Rose connects with a high kick.
A right-left combo lands from Rose.
Tindall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Tindall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rose counters with a head kick. That will keep Tindall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tindall is breathing heavily.

Tindall tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rose jumps guard.

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!
Tindall prevents Rose from getting back to his feet.
Rose trying to control the position here.
Tindall chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tindall is one step ahead there.
Tindall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Tindall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose wants to stand up but Tindall is controlling him.
Tindall throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose working a defensive guard here.

Rose wriggles free and stands up.
That kick from Rose tenderised Tindall's leg. Tindall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tindall slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Tindall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tindall looks to land a combination. Rose sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tindall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augusta Tindall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tindall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tindall.
Tindall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Rose cracks the inside of Tindall's front leg.
A combination from Tindall does no damage.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Tindall.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Tindall 's knee.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tindall's head.

Rose instigates a clinch.
Rose slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tindall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but CJ Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tindall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tindall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a solid body kick.
Tindall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tindall swivels and escapes.
Tindall moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tindall lands a head shot.
Augusta Tindall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tindall misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tindall throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tindall looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Tindall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a head kick. That will keep Tindall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tindall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tindall really felt that one!
Tindall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rose finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Augusta Tindall is winning the standup battle so far.
Tindall looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tindall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tindall misses with the combination.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Rose gets the takedown into side control.

Rose decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rose throws a series of strikes that have Tindall backpedaling.
Rose thumps Tindall with a low kick.
Tindall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Tindall misses
and Rose counters with a left and a right that stings Tindall.
Tindall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tindall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose dives in and grabs Tindall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tindall pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Rose is looking to slow Tindall down with leg kicks.
Tindall dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tindall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rose clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Rose to work.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rose.
Tindall misses with a wild combination.
Tindall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Rose shoots in and drives through. Tindall sprawls well.
Augusta Tindall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Rose.
Tindall misses with the combination.
Tindall misses with a double jab.
Tindall shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick from Rose.
Tindall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tindall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a head kick.
Tindall tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Tindall.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tindall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Rose lands but Tindall takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Tindall. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tindall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Augusta Tindall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rose lands a head kick. Tindall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Tindall.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose lands with a kick to the temple. Tindall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tindall misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Tindall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tindall as he jumps to the side.
Tindall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tindall. Those never looked like landing.
Tindall throws a body kick that misses.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tindall.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tindall's calf.
Tindall misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Tindall was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a nice head kick!

Rose closes the distance and clinches.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tindall looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Tindall misses with a double jab.
Rose lands a head kick!
Rose shoots in and drives through. Tindall sprawls well.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Tindall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tindall misses.

Rose moves into the clinch.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Tindall.
Tindall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose scores with a head kick. Tindall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose throws a series of punches but Tindall avoids them all with ease.
Tindall throws a one two combo.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Augusta Tindall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Rose.
Tindall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rose backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rose pushes Tindall up against the cage in a clinch.

Rose jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tindall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose 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.

Rose kicks Tindall off and gets to his feet.
Tindall throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
Horrible takedown by Rose or perhaps it was just good defense by Tindall which made him look bad.
Tindall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tindall's knee momentarily.
Tindall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Tindall throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Tindall 's knee.
Rose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tindall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tindall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose throws a nice head kick!
Tindall fails with the takedown.
Tindall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tindall's knee momentarily.
Tindall misses with a few strikes there.
Tindall misses with a two punch combination.
Tindall throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Tindall misses with the combination.
Rose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tindall tries to avoid it but Rose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tindall to the ground. Tindall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tindall.
A punch combination from Tindall misses.
Rose stalks Tindall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tindall's face. Tindall staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to CJ Rose.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... CJ Rose!