PBP Commentary

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

Rosario
vs
Hate

221 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hate Hate!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate misses with a takedown attempt - Rosario sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Rosario closes the distance and clinches.
Hate presses Rosario against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hate trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Hate.
Rosario stalls.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hate.
Rosario really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosario backwards.
Rosario throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hate stalls.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hate.
Hate 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.
Hate is trying to pull guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rosario swings wildly with an uppercut but Hate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosario lands a hook that snaps the head of Hate backwards.
Rosario doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hate manages to pull guard.
Rosario will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosario accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario tries to stand but Hate is controlling from the bottom.
Hate is trying to control the position but Rosario postures up.
Hate might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosario haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rosario won't allow Hate to sweep him here.
Rosario controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario misses with a head kick.
Rosario darts in trying to clinch
and Hate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosario moves in looking to clinch but Hate pushes him off.
Hate shoots in for a takedown but Rosario shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hate dives in and grabs Rosario's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosario pushes down on Hate's head and hops out.
Hate shoots in and drives through. Rosario sprawls well.
Rosario throws a body kick that misses.
Rosario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate darts in looking for a takedown but Rosario gets double underhooks and turns Hate into the cage.
Rosario avoids the head kick by Hate.
Rosario is looking to clinch.
Hate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosario sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hate somewhat.
Hate looks winded!

Rosario rushes Hate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Rosario will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rosario displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hate.
Hate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosario manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosario counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rosario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hate can do to turn this around?
Hate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosario swivels and escapes.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Hate.
Hate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosario is looking to counter the offense by Hate and move into the clinch.
Hate moves out of range of the body kick.
Hate fails with a takedown attempt.
Hate is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hate swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosario.
Hate avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate has his takedown stuffed

and Rosario holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rosario struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Hate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hate managing to block the knees to the body from Rosario.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hate avoids it.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Rosario prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rosario misses with some punches.

Hate pulls guard effortlessly.
Rosario looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate controls Rosario momentarily but Rosario frees himself.
Rosario tries to stand but Hate is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hate clinches up with Rosario and pushes him back against the cage.
Hate tries a body shot but Rosario blocks it.

Hate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rosario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Rosario stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate tries to clinch up but Rosario circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosario tries to clinch there but Hate circles away.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hate lands a jab to Rosario's midsection.

Rosario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hate is trying to pull guard but Rosario turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Rosario on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Rosario.
Rosario doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rosario just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Rosario dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rosario drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rosario loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hate wants to sweep here but Rosario controlling him for the moment.

Hate throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rosario escapes and throws Hate's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rosario stands up and beckons Hate to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario tries to clinch up but Hate circles away and keeps his distance.

Rosario has closed the distance and engaged Hate in a clinch.
Hate wants a takedown.
Hate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rosario walks away with a smile on his face. Hate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hate closes the distance and clinches up with Rosario, looking for a takedown. Hate pushes Rosario against the cage but Rosario circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elvis Rosario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hate Hate.
Hate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rosario forces Hate back against the cage and clinches.
Hate is looking to control Rosario's arms but Rosario gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hate has his back to the cage.
Hate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosario is keeping busy.
Rosario lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario misses with the head strike.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Hate avoids the damage to the body.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Rosario missing with knees to the body.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Hate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hate just leaning against Rosario, taking a breather.
Elvis Rosario has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosario tries to throw a body punch but Hate avoids it by throwing Rosario back against the cage.
Hate tries a knee to the head but Rosario blocks it.
Hate working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosario gets tackled into the cage by Hate. Hate maintains the clinch.
Rosario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hate avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Rosario fails to land.
Rosario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hate.
Rosario misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosario tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosario misses with a punch to the body.
Hate avoiding damage as Rosario throws knees to the body.
Rosario is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosario stops a takedown attempt from Hate.
Hate blocking some punches.
Hate jumps guard but Rosario stands there with Hate around his waist. Hate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rosario stops a takedown attempt from Hate.
Rosario digs a right hand underneath Hate's ribcage. Hate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosario lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hate prevents a body shot from Rosario.
Rosario tries to land knees in the clinch but Hate avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hate tries for a takedown but Rosario manages to get underhooks.
Rosario throws a punch but it's blocked by Hate.
Hate Hate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elvis Rosario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hate throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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