PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howlett comes to the cage accompanied by X-Men Theme Music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Howlett
vs
Rose

181 cm
23
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose misses with a takedown
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose lands with a cross.
Howlett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab from Howlett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howlett misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Howlett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a left and a right that stings Howlett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Howlett has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rose is on him like a limpet, forcing Howlett back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howlett lands a nice looking body shot.
Howlett stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
As Rose looks to move away, Howlett throws a big counter combo bu Rose just gets out of the way.
Howlett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howlett cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a takedown
and Howlett counters with a straight right hand.
James Howlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Rose.
Howlett looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
James Howlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howlett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howlett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
And Rose tries to counter it with a takedown but Howlett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Howlett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Howlett.
Rose with the counter takedown but Howlett avoids it easily.

Rose shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Howlett tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Howlett is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Nice strikes from Rose there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howlett manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rose swings widly with a right hand
letting Howlett counter with a right hand.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Howlett closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Howlett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Howlett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Howlett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howlett lands a shoulder strike.
Howlett controlling the action here for a moment.
Howlett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Howlett moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Howlett moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose moves forwards but Howlett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Howlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Howlett sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett connects with a jab.
Howlett slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James Howlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose dives in and grabs Howlett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Howlett pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howlett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Howlett there.
Howlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howlett stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Howlett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Howlett wants it to stay on the feet.
Rose might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Howlett's head but Howlett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Howlett scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Howlett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
It looked like Howlett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Howlett connects with a single shot there.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Howlett shows good takedown defense.
Howlett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose darts in looking for a takedown but Howlett gets double underhooks and turns Rose into the cage.
Howlett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Howlett avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Howlett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Howlett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Howlett defends well and Rose ends up having to push Howlett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Howlett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose is breathing heavily.
A jab from Howlett does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose misses with a takedown attempt
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rose is rocked!
Rose walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Howlett swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Howlett!
A relieved looking James Howlett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.