PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rosario
vs
Lima

218 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Lima!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lima postures up.
Rosario will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rosario looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosario, not yet.
Rosario working a defensive guard but Lima manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rosario stops Lima from passing to mount.
Lima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lima stands up.
Rosario tries to clinch up.

Rosario fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lima to the ground. Rosario is now in Lima's guard.
Rosario postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario throws a big elbow that misses.
Rosario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rosario has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
Rosario has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

We're going to have a standup here because Joey Rosario wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rosario closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lima to the mat! Lima manages to get full guard.
Rosario with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
Rosario controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rosario's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lima being controlled here, momentarily.
Rosario is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rosario is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rosario not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Rosario.

Rosario closes the distance and clinches.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Lima won't allow it.
Rosario fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Rosario breaks the clinch.

Rosario closes the distance and clinches.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rosario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Lima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rosario tries to pull guard but Lima won't allow it.

Lima breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosario is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosario is trying to improve his position.
Lima sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rosario is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rosario stops Lima from passing to mount.
Rosario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosario manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Rosario dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rosario fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lima lands in his opponent's guard.
Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Rosario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosario seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Rosario is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Joey Rosario wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosario.

Rosario looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lima!
Rosario trying to control the position but Lima is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is being controlled here.
Rosario lands a few punches from side control.
Rosario working the strikes but Lima uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rosario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosario perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rosario is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosario controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rosario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima wants to get back to full guard.
Rosario takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joey Rosario just wasn't active enough.
Lima misses with a wild combination.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch but Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rosario manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosario postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lima looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rosario lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosario controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosario seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lima is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Rosario dominated that second round.
That's time! Rosario's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosario swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lima scores with a takedown into Rosario's guard.
Rosario manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lima is looking to improve his position but Rosario isn't that keen on the idea.
Rosario works his way to his opponent's back.
Lima is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rosario.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario lands a shot to the body.
Lima just trying to survive but Rosario is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rosario controlling from the back.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosario throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lima could be in trouble here!
Lima breaks Rosario's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rosario manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosario controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario with good strikes from the mount here!
Rosario controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to hold on but Rosario pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario controlling the pace for now.
Rosario landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rosario looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Lima is in real trouble.
Rosario has good solid back control here.
Joey Rosario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosario throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lima!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Rosario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosario has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Rosario!