PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Digger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rosario
vs
Digger

218 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 2 - 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, Ralph Digger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosario takes the fight into the clinch.

Rosario has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Digger uses from the top position.
Rosario is trying to control the position but Digger postures up.
Digger landing with the ground and pound.
Rosario keeping moving, preventing Digger from controlling successfully.

Rosario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Digger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Digger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rosario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Digger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rosario looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ralph Digger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Digger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Digger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Digger tries to stand and escape but Rosario is controlling the position.
Rosario tries to roll over but Digger keeps him under control.
Digger seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosario looking for submissions off his back.
Rosario is pressing down on Digger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rosario controls Digger momentarily but Digger frees himself.

Digger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Digger wants to control from the top but Rosario keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Digger manages to get himself to full guard.
Rosario is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Digger wants to stand and escape but Rosario is having none of it.
Rosario controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rosario postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosario postures up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosario stays in close to Digger's body and controls the position.
Digger wants to stand and escape but Rosario is having none of it.
Digger looks winded!
Digger trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosario moves in looking to clinch but Digger pushes him off.
No joy there for Digger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rosario shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosario looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Rosario dominated that 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.

Digger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosario is trying to defend but Digger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Digger trying to control the pace.
Rosario gets full guard.
Digger trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rosario working for a triangle but Digger defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digger looking to sit in guard and control but Rosario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Digger is trying to keep Rosario in close.
Rosario slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Digger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Digger has momentary wrist control but Rosario slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario controlling from the top position.

Digger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rosario throwing strikes but missing.
Rosario controlling from the top position.
Digger trying to keep a closed guard but Rosario is proving a slippery customer.
Rosario landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario stays in close to Digger's body and controls the position.

Joey Rosario has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Digger connects with a crisp jab.

Rosario looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Digger!
Rosario landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Digger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Digger is looking to regain half guard here but Rosario keeps moving and retains side control.
Digger trying to remain calm as Rosario controls from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Rosario wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Digger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rosario counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Rosario dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rosario moves in looking to clinch but Digger pushes him off.
Rosario tries to clinch up.

Rosario tries to sprawl but Digger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Digger is looking to stall here but Rosario recovers full guard.
Rosario wants to sweep here but Digger controlling him for the moment.
Rosario has a closed guard, preventing Digger from standing up.
Rosario tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Digger is sitting in close to Rosario's body. Rosario has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Digger is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Digger is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rosario.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joey Rosario!