PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Deadly Muay Thai Skills. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thai
vs
Rose

225 cm
37
300 lbs
18 - 22 - 0

200 cm
21
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai avoids the body shot from Rose.
Thai wants to clinch.

Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thai, pushing him back against the cage.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai slips under a jab from Rose.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Thai is looking to clinch.

Thai moves into the clinch successfully.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.

Thai clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Rose down.
Kevin Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rose rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thai keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Thai jumps into guard, dragging Rose to the mat.

Thai is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.

Thai has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rose is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.

Thai gets control of Rose's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rose trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Thai trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thai wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Rose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thai wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Thai.

Rose moves into the clinch.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Rose blocks an elbow strike.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Rose.

Thai moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thai is looking to clinch.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose drops Thai with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Thai! Rose dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Rose!