PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jankowski
vs
DeRosa

188 cm
32
205 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

193 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo DeRosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeRosa misses with a leg kick

and Jankowski counters with a takedown into side control.
DeRosa is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
Jankowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jankowski trying to control the position but DeRosa is working away.
DeRosa is looking to reverse the position.
Jankowski trying to control the action but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
Jankowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jankowski tries to move to mount but DeRosa blocks the move with his legs.
DeRosa wants to control but Jankowski postures up.

Jankowski tries for a kimura but DeRosa is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa struggling a bit here.
Jankowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but DeRosa is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Jankowski crashes against the mat.
Jankowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
DeRosa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jankowski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
DeRosa is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
DeRosa is looking to regain half guard here but Jankowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Jankowski working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Jankowski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeRosa keeps working.
DeRosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Jankowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
DeRosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Jankowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeRosa defends it well.

Jankowski wants to work for an arm triangle but DeRosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeRosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankowski.
Jankowski tries to pass to full mount but DeRosa defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeRosa is trying to maintain the position but Jankowski is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is trying to control. DeRosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeRosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski working over DeRosa with some ground and pound. DeRosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jankowski is just content to waste time from the top position. DeRosa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeRosa trying to keep a closed guard but Jankowski is proving a slippery customer.
DeRosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankowski.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski is in close to DeRosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski preventing the sweep.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeRosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as DeRosa holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jankowski fails with the takedown.
Jankowski avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Leonardo DeRosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jankowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. DeRosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Jankowski is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
DeRosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
DeRosa tries to get to full guard but Jankowski has control of the leg.

Jankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, DeRosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jankowski trying to control from half guard but DeRosa is working away.

Jankowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRosa trying to control but Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeRosa keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa is trying to stand.
DeRosa gets back to full guard.
Jankowski 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeRosa is on top in guard.

Jankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeRosa's guard.

DeRosa controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeRosa keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but DeRosa has wrist control.
DeRosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski trying to control but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
DeRosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jankowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice body kick from DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a leg kick that is checked

and Jankowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is nestled in close to DeRosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jankowski looks to land a strike but DeRosa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DeRosa is adopting a defensive guard.
DeRosa wants to stand but Jankowski is controlling the position.
DeRosa is controlling Jankowski's posture.
Jankowski trying to control but DeRosa is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeRosa pulls Jankowski in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeRosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankowski moves away.
Jankowski tries to counter with a takedown but DeRosa is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from DeRosa is predictable there

and Jankowski counters with a shoot takedown. DeRosa fights it but they end up in guard.
DeRosa pulls Jankowski in to control the position.
DeRosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeRosa can do to turn this around?
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeRosa is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeRosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Jankowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

DeRosa throws a head kick that misses.
Jankowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
DeRosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jankowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jankowski has his takedown stuffed
and DeRosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jankowski shoots in but no luck this time.

DeRosa clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Jankowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRosa wants to stall.
Jankowski goes for a takedown attempt but DeRosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jankowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeRosa is trying to defend but Jankowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa is trying to get back to full guard.
DeRosa wants to control but Jankowski is keeping busy.

Jankowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeRosa is just riding it out for now. Jankowski eventually gives up the hold.
Jankowski trying to control the action but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
Jankowski wants to pass to mount but DeRosa is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
DeRosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeRosa's head.
DeRosa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
DeRosa is trying to maintain the position but Jankowski is very close to passing his half guard.
DeRosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Jankowski from advancing to side control.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankowski is taking a breather. DeRosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Jankowski is working for a kimura but DeRosa is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski moves into full mount! DeRosa won't be happy about that!
Jankowski unloads with some shots from mount but DeRosa bucks and avoids them well.
DeRosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jankowski landing shots from mount.
Jankowski lands a nice shot to the head.

DeRosa is rocked!
Poor strikes thrown by Jankowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
DeRosa is still in real trouble! Can Jankowski finish him?
Jankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
DeRosa seems to have recovered his senses.
DeRosa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jankowski lands a big shot there that rocks DeRosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jankowski prevents DeRosa from getting the reversal.
Jankowski is landing with some decent strikes but DeRosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jankowski tries to control but DeRosa wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankowski throwing strikes here but DeRosa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Leonardo DeRosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Jankowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
DeRosa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jozef Jankowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jankowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeRosa is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Jankowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jankowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Jankowski!
Jozef Jankowski took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's my goal to win a title in my MMA career before I retire. I wont stop until that title is around my waste!'.