PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Rosa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Huey Roth's chin.

Roth
vs
Rosa

167 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 6 - 1

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosa darts in and clinches Roth up against the cage.
Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Roth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roth avoids it.
Rosa is struggling to control the position.
Roth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Roth counters with a solid body kick.

Rosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa controlling the action here for a moment.

Roth breaks the clinch.
Roth just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rosa lands with a kick to the temple. Roth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rosa misses with a head kick.

Roth tries to keep at a distance but Rosa has taken the fight into the clinch.

Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rosa gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth blocks an elbow strike.
Roth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Roth is controlling him.
Roth prevents Rosa from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosa keeps control of Roth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rosa working hard to break the clinch.
Roth tries to break free but Rosa pushes him back against the cage.
Roth has Rosa pressed against the cage, preventing Rosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roth is defending well for now.
Roth can't break the clinch.
Rosa tries to circle away but Roth has him pinned against the cage.
Rosa has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rosa tries to break the clinch but Roth is controlling the position.
Roth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rosa being controlled against the cage.
Rosa trying to stall but Roth improves his position.
Rosa trying to stall but Roth improves his position.
Rosa is trying to stall.
Rosa looks winded!
Roth takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rosa trying to control the position but instead, Roth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosa into the cage.
Roth wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosa won't allow it.
Rosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Roth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa has Roth pressed against the cage, preventing Roth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosa missing with knees to the body.
Roth is trying to break the clinch but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Rosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Roth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rosa rushes Roth and presses him up against the cage.
Roth can't break the clinch.
Rosa letting Roth take a breather here.
Rosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rosa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Roth is trying to pull guard but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuel Rosa.

Rosa closes the distance and pushes Roth back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

Rosa clinches up against the cage.
Rosa missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Roth won't allow it.
Roth tries to break free but Rosa pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosa's efforts to push away.
Roth is trying to break the clinch but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosa stalling against the cage.

Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roth has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Roth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samuel Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rosa gets tackled into the cage by Roth. Roth maintains the clinch.

Roth wants the takedown. Rosa is fighting it off but Roth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rosa's guard against the cage.
Rosa is looking to stand back up but Roth counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rosa.

Roth is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is trying to control but Roth manages to pass to mount!
Rosa is breathing heavily.
Roth working the ground and pound effectively.
Roth controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Roth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huey Roth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roth instigates a clinch.
Roth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Rosa breaks the clinch.

Rosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rosa is trying to break free.
Roth tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosa scores with a knee to the head.
Roth wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosa won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roth's efforts to push away.
Rosa stalling.
Rosa slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Rosa forces Roth back against the cage and clinches.

Roth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.

Rosa clinches up against the cage.
Roth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roth's defenses.
Rosa working Roth over with knees to the body.
Roth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Roth pulls Rosa into guard.

Roth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosa defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roth is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rosa frees his head nicely. Oh but Roth has switched to an armbar! Rosa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Huey Roth!