PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Rosenow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damn!. Tyler Rosenow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosenow
vs
Giant

183 cm
22
233 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

218 cm
22
263 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Rosenow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Giant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenow thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosenow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giant counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosenow misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Giant.
A head kick misses from Rosenow.
Tyler Rosenow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenow throws a one two combo.

It looks like The Giant has been cut.
Rosenow fails with the takedown
and Giant counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosenow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenow misses with a combination
and Giant counters with a big head kick but Rosenow shrugs it off.
Rosenow misses with a looping right.
Rosenow with a poor takedown
and Giant counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giant shoots in and drives through. Rosenow sprawls well.
Rosenow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rosenow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giant counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Rosenow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant connects with a nice looking jab.
Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giant with a jab.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Rosenow is looking to slow Giant down with leg kicks.
Rosenow misses with a takedown attempt
and Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rosenow is breathing heavily.
Rosenow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosenow falls off balance throwing a combination

and Giant counters with a single leg into guard. Rosenow didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant preventing the sweep.
Giant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosenow keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Rosenow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Giant looking to pass the guard.
Giant trying to control but Rosenow is working from the bottom.
Rosenow wants to stand up but Giant is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Giant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosenow has time to react.
Giant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rosenow backs up against the cage.
Rosenow clinches but Giant breaks the clinch
and Giant counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a combination
and Rosenow counters with a right hand to the body.
Giant moves out of range as Rosenow throws a body kick.
Rosenow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosenow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosenow lands a nice looking body kick.
Rosenow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice combo by Rosenow! Oh, that's hurt him - Giant falls to the canvas and Rosenow follows him into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rosenow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giant down.
Giant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosenow has hold of Giant's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Giant seems comfortable defending it but Rosenow has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Giant is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Giant is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Rosenow couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Rosenow!