PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dynamite
vs
Rose

178 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dynamite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Dynamite lands an overhand right.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Dynamite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dynamite.
Rose wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.

Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks with his arms.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamite.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dynamite misses with some punches.
Dynamite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dynamite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dynamite has clasped his hands together around Rose's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Dynamite decides to stand back up.
Dynamite smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
Dynamite misses with a body shot.
Dynamite with a jab.
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dynamite goes for a takedown attempt but Rose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rose slips a straight right by Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a straight left.
Rose moves out of range as Dynamite strikes.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.

Rose clinches.
Dynamite tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dynamite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose jabs Dynamite to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dynamite goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose walks into a jab.
Rose tries to clinch up but Dynamite circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dynamite takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite scores with a nice strike.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a push kick but Dynamite slaps the foot to one side.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Dynamite misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Dynamite circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose thuds a left hand into Dynamite's body.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dynamite takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derrick Rose will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dynamite misses the jab.
Rose scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose is looking to slow Dynamite down with leg kicks.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Dynamite's leg but Dynamite calmly moves out of range.
Dynamite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Dynamite circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Dynamite fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Dynamite blocks a head kick by Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Dynamite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dynamite moves away.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dynamite throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose throws a series of punches but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dynamite under the eye.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dynamite checks a low kick from Rose.

Rose clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Rose.
Dynamite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Dynamite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dynamite wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dynamite.
Dynamite scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dynamite avoids it.
Rose lands an elbow just above Dynamite 's eye.
Dynamite is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dynamite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dynamite's face.
Dynamite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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 landing knees to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rose stops a takedown attempt from Dynamite.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Dynamite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dynamite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dynamite misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes Dynamite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose with a knee to the head.
Dynamite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dynamite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derrick Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose checks a low kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dynamite.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Rose.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Rose gets a clinch.
Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dynamite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dynamite tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dynamite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Dynamite backwards.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Dynamite avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dynamite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dynamite tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose blocks a body shot from Dynamite.
Dynamite tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Rose.
Dynamite misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napoleon Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
A body shot lands from Dynamite.
Dynamite is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dynamite has his back to the cage.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Dynamite's head.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Rose.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite takes a knee right on the jaw!

Dynamite is rocked!
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Dynamite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Dynamite's head.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Dynamite blocks it.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dynamite blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dynamite's face.
Dynamite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dynamite is trying to stall.
Dynamite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dynamite misses with a punch to the body.
Dynamite misses with a knee strike.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Dynamite scores with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Rose landing some nice looking knees 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 lands with a left to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dynamite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose avoiding damage as Dynamite throws knees to the body.
Rose lands a knee to the body.

Dynamite breaks from the clinch.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Dynamite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rose rushes Dynamite and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.