PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Lindgren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hell Rose's chin.

Lindgren
vs
Rose

186 cm
28
177 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

179 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Lindgren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lindgren throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Lindgren tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindgren misses the target.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindgren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindgren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lindgren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose tries to clinch but Lindgren is having none of it.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindgren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindgren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose lands a nice hook to Lindgren's body. Lindgren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Rose has closed the distance and engaged Lindgren in a clinch.
Lindgren has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindgren avoids it.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Rose.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Lindgren misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Lindgren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rose just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Lindgren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Rose.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindgren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rose to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Lindgren's ribcage.
Lindgren blocking some punches.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Lindgren is breathing heavily.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries a body shot but Lindgren blocks it.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindgren or not.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Lindgren's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose is pushing Lindgren up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rose pushes Lindgren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose works on Lindgren's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.

Lindgren is rocked!
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a right hand.
Oh Lindgren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lindgren seems to have got his legs back now.
Lindgren jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Rose gets through Lindgren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose stalling.
A short left from Rose.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindgren as Rose tries to tie him up.
Rose lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindgren is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindgren misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hell Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rose connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lindgren tumbling to the canvas! Rose pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lindgren was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Hell Rose started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.