PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daren Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosco has chosen MC Hammer - U can't touch this as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Norris
vs
Rosco

183 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daren Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rosco!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosco misses with a low kick.
Rosco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Daren Norris has been cut.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but Rosco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rosco throws a leg kick that is checked

and Norris counters with a shoot takedown. Rosco fights it but they end up in guard.
Norris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Norris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rosco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosco being controlled here, momentarily.
Norris cracks Rosco with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosco controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Rosco can't keep his opponent in guard - Norris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Norris 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris stalling.
Norris has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Norris controlling the position easily from mount.
Norris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rosco for as long as he can get away with.
Norris is landing with some decent strikes but Rosco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Norris raining down hammerfists from mount.

Rosco is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosco tries to hold on but Norris postures up.
Rosco is still in real trouble! Can Norris finish him?
Norris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rosco scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Norris land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Norris stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daren Norris!