PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish comes to the cage accompanied by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. Rozemblit is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pain. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ettish
vs
Rozemblit

187 cm
35
198 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

190 cm
32
193 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozemblit throws a nice head kick!
Rozemblit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ettish is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ettish slaps away a takedown attempt from Rozemblit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rozemblit moves to clinch but Ettish breaks away
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
Ettish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ettish throws the left hand but Rozemblit avoids the punch easily.
Ettish moves away from the strike by Rozemblit.
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rozemblit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ettish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rozemblit checks it well.
We've been told by Ettish's head coaches at Cell Block Six that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rozemblit moves forwards but Ettish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rozemblit tries to move into range but Ettish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rozemblit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rozemblit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ettish as he jumps to the side.
Ettish is looking to chop away at Rozemblit's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ettish.
Ettish misses the jab.
Rozemblit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ettish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ettish checks a leg kick.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozemblit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Rozemblit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ettish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rozemblit avoids the body shot from Ettish.
Rozemblit misses with an uppercut. Ettish saw that one coming.
Rozemblit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ettish defends it nicely.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rozemblit.
Rozemblit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands a jab to Rozemblit's midsection.
Ettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rozemblit slips under a jab from Ettish.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. Rozemblit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozemblit scores with a nice right hand.
Rozemblit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rozemblit swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.
Rozemblit has a takedown stuffed.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Rozemblit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ettish moves out of range as Rozemblit strikes.
Ettish throws an off balance right hand
and Rozemblit counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rozemblit.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fred Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Ettish misses the target.
Good leg kick by Ettish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Rozemblit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish connects with a solid leg kick.
Ettish misses with a hook
and Rozemblit counters with a stiff right hand.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rozemblit takes a step back to recover.
Rozemblit scores with a kick to the body.
Ettish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ettish is looking to slow Rozemblit down with leg kicks.
Ettish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rozemblit avoids the body shot from Ettish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozemblit throws a sloppy head kick and Ettish moves out of range easily.
Rozemblit looks to clinch
and Ettish counters with a good low kick that Rozemblit was not able to check.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rozemblit - just one landing.
Rozemblit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rozemblit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ettish works the jab nicely.
Rozemblit is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ettish is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rozemblit.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish tries a low kick but Rozemblit avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ettish throws a hook but Rozemblit blocks it.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozemblit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Rozemblit.
Ettish throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rozemblit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Rozemblit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rozemblit fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Rozemblit lands but Ettish takes it in his stride.
Rozemblit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ettish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rozemblit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rozemblit throws a low kick, looking for Ettish's leg but Ettish calmly moves out of range.
Ettish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rozemblit misses with a body shot.
Rozemblit connects with a nice looking jab.
Rozemblit throws a right hand that Ettish ducks under and follows up with a left that Ettish also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
Fred Ettish is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Rozemblit blocks the leg kick.
Ettish misses with a hook. Rozemblit ducked under it nicely.
Rozemblit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ettish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ettish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rozemblit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rozemblit moves out of range of the strikes.
Rozemblit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.

Rozemblit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rozemblit wants to control from the top but Ettish keeps moving.
Ettish 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish looking to control.
Ettish wants to control the position but Rozemblit says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rozemblit trying to control the action but Ettish is working from the bottom.
Rozemblit prevents Ettish from improving his position.

Ettish is defending against the submission attempts here by Rozemblit.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ettish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish trying to control from the bottom.

Rozemblit is looking for a kimura but Ettish is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rozemblit to get the leverage.
Ettish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rozemblit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ettish is pulling down on Rozemblit's head to control his posture.
Rozemblit trying to control but Ettish is working from the bottom.
Rozemblit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ettish looking to control.
Rozemblit trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ettish controlling Rozemblit's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Ettish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ettish takes a swing at Rozemblit's ribcage but misses.
Ettish takes one to the chin there.
Rozemblit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ettish.
Rozemblit lands with a straight right. Ettish didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ettish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozemblit blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ettish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Rozemblit.
Ettish misses with a body kick.
Rozemblit misses with a low kick as Ettish jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Rozemblit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ettish lands a jab to Rozemblit's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ettish. Rozemblit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rozemblit scores with a body shot.
Ettish throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozemblit.
Good work by Rozemblit as he checks the leg kick.
Ettish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ettish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rozemblit tries to land a front kick but Ettish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rozemblit avoids the head kick by Ettish.
Ettish throws out a leg kick but Rozemblit moves out of range and Ettish only half commits.
Ettish thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ettish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozemblit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rozemblit swings for the body but Ettish moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish clobbers Rozemblit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ettish throws a head kick but Rozemblit moves out of range.
Rozemblit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rozemblit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Rozemblit. Beautiful body shot.
Rozemblit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ettish bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rozemblit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish connects with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rozemblit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Rozemblit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Rozemblit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ettish misses with a body shot.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses
and Ettish counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish misses with a hook. Rozemblit ducked under it nicely.
Rozemblit checks a low kick from Ettish.
Ettish feints and then cracks Rozemblit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rozemblit down.
Rozemblit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ettish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rozemblit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rozemblit dodges the punch combination from Ettish.
Rozemblit looks for the body kick but Ettish saw that one coming.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ettish counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ettish as he connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ettish.
Ettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozemblit moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish lands with a shot to the body.
Ettish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish is looking to chop away at Rozemblit's legs.
Rozemblit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ettish.
Ettish thows a leg kick but Rozemblit checks it
and Rozemblit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Rozemblit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ettish.
Ettish misses with a looping right.
Ettish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rozemblit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ettish takes a swing at Rozemblit's ribcage but misses.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Rozemblit misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a head kick but Rozemblit moves out of range.
Ettish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ettish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rozemblit avoids the body shot from Ettish.
Rozemblit tries for a takedown but Ettish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ettish avoids a kick to the body.
Ettish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish misses with a leg kick
and Rozemblit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rozemblit tries to clinch up but Ettish circles away and keeps his distance.
Rozemblit misses with a leg kick
and Ettish counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Ettish clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ettish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozemblit.
Ettish takes a swing at Rozemblit's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Rozemblit.
A head kick from Ettish lands but Rozemblit takes it in his stride.
Rozemblit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rozemblit darts in trying to clinch
and Ettish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rozemblit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ettish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Rozemblit drives through and clinches with Ettish against the cage.
Rozemblit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ettish up against the cage.
Ettish tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit misses with a punch to the body.
Rozemblit tries to pull guard but Ettish won't allow it.
Ettish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rozemblit working aggressively here.
Ettish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rozemblit lands an uppercut.
Rozemblit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ettish stalling in the clinch but Rozemblit improves position.
Rozemblit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rozemblit gets control of Ettish's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rozemblit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ettish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ettish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Rozemblit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ettish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ettish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ettish landing some decent shots from guard.

Rozemblit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ettish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rozemblit working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish tries to free his leg and advance position but Rozemblit is retaining full guard.

Ettish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rozemblit keeping full guard, as Ettish tries to pass.

Rozemblit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ettish trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozemblit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rozemblit trying to control the position.

Rozemblit has his foot on Ettish's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ettish works his way back into a safe position though.

Rozemblit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rozemblit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ettish trying to control but Rozemblit is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jose Rozemblit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Ettish.
Rozemblit avoids a kick to the body.
Rozemblit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ettish.
Rozemblit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rozemblit misses with a body punch
and Ettish counters with a straight right hand.
Ettish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Ettish checks it.
Rozemblit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rozemblit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ettish - the referee stops the clock and Rozemblit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ettish. Rozemblit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ettish thumps Rozemblit with a low kick.
Rozemblit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit misses with a hook.
Rozemblit lands a really nice looking cross but Ettish seems unphased.
Ettish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rozemblit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rozemblit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ettish connects with the punch.
Ettish is looking to wear down Rozemblit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rozemblit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rozemblit tried to score with a low kick but Ettish checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish thows a leg kick but Rozemblit checks it
and Rozemblit counters with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rozemblit blocks the leg kick.
Ettish throws a leg kick but Rozemblit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ettish tries to score with a low kick but Rozemblit moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rozemblit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rozemblit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rozemblit misses with a straight left.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Rozemblit misses with a body kick.
Ettish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ettish moves out of range of the body kick.
Ettish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish takes a swing at Rozemblit's ribcage but misses.
Ettish throws a big shot that misses.
Rozemblit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ettish as he jumps to the side.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Ettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rozemblit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ettish.
Ettish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ettish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rozemblit moves out of range of the leg kick from Ettish.
Rozemblit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Rozemblit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ettish.
Ettish scores with a kick to the body.
Ettish delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ettish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ettish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozemblit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ettish.
Rozemblit throws a series of strikes that have Ettish backpedaling.
Ettish takes a swing at Rozemblit's ribcage but misses.
Ettish tries to land a leg kick but Rozemblit saw it coming and moves away.
Ettish stuns Rozemblit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ettish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ettish gets caught flat footed, as Rozemblit shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jose Rozemblit has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozemblit trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ettish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Fred Ettish, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.