PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Rosa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Booker
vs
Rosa

183 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaias Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Booker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosa somewhat.
Rosa darts in trying to clinch
and Booker counters with a one-two to the body.
Rosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booker counters with a head kick.
Rosa moves to clinch but Booker breaks away
and Booker counters with a three punch combo that has Rosa backing up. Rosa nods at Booker to acknowledge the strikes.
John Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Booker counters with a nice body kick.
Booker throws a one two combo.

Booker moves into the clinch.
Rosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Booker avoids the damage to the body.
Booker is struggling to control the position.
Rosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!

Booker pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rosa postures up in Booker's guard and throws a big left but Booker blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Booker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosa cracks Booker with a solid left hand.
Rosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booker is keeping the position for now.
Rosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosa throws an elbow that misses. Booker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosa's guard. Nice move by Booker!
Booker content to stall in guard here.

Rosa pushes Booker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rosa tries to clinch
and Booker counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rosa looks winded!
Rosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rosa tries to clinch up
and Booker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Booker counters with a three punch combo that has Rosa backing up. Rosa nods at Booker to acknowledge the strikes.
Isaias Booker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rosa.
Rosa wants to clinch
and Booker counters with a left and a right that stings Rosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Booker counters with a series of strikes. Rosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Booker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rosa eats them both and turns towards Booker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rosa wants to clinch
and Booker counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Booker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Booker stops Rosa from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Booker decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Booker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rosa tries for a takedown but Booker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Booker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rosa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Booker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rosa to the mat. Rosa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Booker lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Rosa is looking for a triangle but Booker pushes his legs off easily.
Booker cracks Rosa with a solid left hand.
Rosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosa looking for a guillotine here but Booker defends easily.
Rosa wants to stand up but Booker is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Booker stands up and waves to Rosa to follow him.
Booker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Booker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rosa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Booker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Booker drives through and clinches with Rosa against the cage.

Booker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rosa regains guard.

Rosa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Booker has passed into half guard!
Rosa is not content to let Booker control the position.

Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Booker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rosa is breathing heavily.
Booker prevents Rosa from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker working Rosa over with strikes.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
Booker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rosa is trying to stand up here but Booker is controlling him well.
Booker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosa on the ground.
Isaias Booker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Booker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Booker throws a right and a left that Rosa avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Booker.
Rosa wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rosa is looking to get back to his feet here but Booker is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rosa's back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Booker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosa trying to get back to his feet but Booker is in full control for now.
Booker has good solid back control here.

Booker is persistently looking for the submission but Rosa is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa trying to get back to his feet but Booker is in full control for now.
Rosa tries to roll but Booker sticks to his back.
Rosa is trapped and Booker is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Rosa fending off the submission attempt from Booker.
Booker controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Booker controls the action.

Booker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but Booker has full control of the position and if anything, Rosa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker is riding his opponent, not letting Rosa buck him off.
Rosa is trying to get back to his feet but Booker has full control of the position and if anything, Rosa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Booker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Booker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booker counters with a left and a right that stings Rosa.
Rosa closes the distance but Booker moves to the side
and Booker counters with a series of strikes. Rosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rosa tries for a takedown but Booker circles away easily

and Booker counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Booker's elbow.
Booker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Booker avoids a wild elbow strike from Rosa.
Rosa is pressed up against the cage. Booker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rosa down to the mat. Rosa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Booker lands with a kick to the temple. Rosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rosa wants to clinch

and Booker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa missing with knees to the body.
Rosa misses with a knee strike.

Booker lands a takedown into guard.
Booker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Booker stands up from Rosa's guard - Booker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Booker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Isaias Booker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosa darts in trying to clinch
and Booker counters with a good, hard body kick but Rosa shrugs it off.
Rosa closes the distance but Booker moves to the side
and Booker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa closes the distance but Booker moves to the side
and Booker counters with a two punch combo.

Booker has Rosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosa fails to pull guard.
Booker is working for takedown but Rosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Isaias Booker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rosa.

Booker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker 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.
Rosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Booker has wrist control.
Rosa throwing strikes but missing.
Rosa scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Booker blocks nicely.
Booker pulls Rosa in close to prevent any damage.
Rosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Booker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Booker blocks nicely.
Booker seems keen to control Rosa's posture.
Rosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Booker has a closed guard, preventing Rosa from standing up.

Rosa gets to his feet. Booker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rosa tries to clinch up
and Booker counters with a three punch combo that has Rosa backing up. Rosa nods at Booker to acknowledge the strikes.
Rosa tries to clinch
and Booker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rosa fails with the takedown
and Booker counters with a good low kick that Rosa was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker throws a series of strikes that have Rosa backpedaling.
John Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaias Booker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Booker circles away from the clinch attempt

and Booker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaias Booker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Booker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaias Booker!