PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Roussow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CeeTee Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Roussow has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Roussow
vs
Fletcher

173 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Roussow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CeeTee Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fletcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fletcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roussow looks to throw the jab but Fletcher is out of range.
Fletcher flicks out a counter leg kick but Roussow steps away.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fletcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roussow at a distance.
Fletcher defending well as Roussow loads up on a big left hand.
Fletcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roussow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fletcher.
The fighters circling - Roussow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roussow lands a jab to the head.
Fletcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roussow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fletcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fletcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Roussow.
Fletcher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roussow fails to land the takedown.
CeeTee Fletcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Ken Roussow has been cut.
Fletcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roussow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussow.
Roussow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roussow just misses with a punch to the body.
Roussow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fletcher staying out of range there.
Roussow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roussow fails to land with a series of punches.
Fletcher throws a leg kick but Roussow moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher scores with a nice head shot.
Roussow throws an overhand right that lands on Fletcher's shoulder, as Fletcher tries to avoid the shot.
Roussow lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher ducks under a wild hook from Roussow.
Fletcher throws a fast counter high kick but Roussow manages to duck under it in time.
Fletcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fletcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roussow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fletcher connects with a solid leg kick.
Fletcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roussow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fletcher.
Roussow checks a leg kick.
Fletcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Roussow circles away.
Fletcher throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Roussow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fletcher.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Roussow.
A jab from Fletcher does it's job there.
Roussow throws a right hand that Fletcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fletcher also avoids with ease.
Fletcher tries to work over Roussow's front leg with a kick but Roussow checks it.
Roussow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fletcher.
A jab from Fletcher finds it's way through Roussow's defenses.
Fletcher scores with the left hand. Roussow knows he should have avoided that one.
Roussow takes one on the button.

Roussow is rocked!
Fletcher slips under a jab from Roussow.
Fletcher avoids the body shot from Roussow.
Fletcher scores with a hook to the body. Roussow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roussow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
CeeTee Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roussow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fletcher misses with a head kick.
Fletcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Fletcher tries to sprawl but Roussow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fletcher trying to hold on to Roussow's head to control him but Roussow postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roussow working Fletcher over with strikes.
Fletcher is looking to escape.
Roussow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roussow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CeeTee Fletcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot by Fletcher.
Roussow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fletcher but Fletcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roussow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fletcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fletcher misses with a wild body shot.
Roussow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fletcher throws a leg kick but Roussow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fletcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roussow was well out of range. Poor timing from Fletcher.
Roussow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussow throws a right and a left that Fletcher avoids nicely.
Fletcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fletcher lands a leg kick that knocks Roussow off balance momentarily.
Roussow avoids the body shot from Fletcher.
CeeTee Fletcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fletcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roussow. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roussow feinted with a counter takedown.
Fletcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussow.
Fletcher thuds his right hand into Roussow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Fletcher gets tackled into the cage by Roussow. Roussow maintains the clinch.
Roussow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fletcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fletcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roussow backwards.
Roussow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fletcher throws a head punch that misses.
Fletcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roussow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Roussow.
Roussow pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fletcher is working Roussow over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fletcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roussow blocks a body shot from Fletcher.

Roussow has hold of one of Fletcher's legs. Fletcher is fighting the takedown attempt but Roussow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roussow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fletcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roussow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roussow landing with the ground and pound.
Fletcher 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussow wants to pass the guard but Fletcher is keeping the position.
Roussow controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roussow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roussow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roussow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fletcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fletcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roussow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fletcher throws a jab when Roussow was well out of range.
Fletcher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roussow throws an overhand right that lands on Fletcher's shoulder, as Fletcher tries to avoid the shot.
Fletcher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fletcher throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Fletcher. Beautiful body shot.
Fletcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fletcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roussow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fletcher.
Roussow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CeeTee Fletcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Roussow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fletcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Fletcher. Beautiful body shot.
Fletcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roussow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fletcher.
Fletcher lands with an overhand left.
Oh Roussow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roussow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fletcher to score with a decent uppercut.

Roussow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roussow is in close to Fletcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roussow seems to have got his legs back now.
Fletcher is looking to stand up but Roussow isn't so interested in that idea.
Roussow controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fletcher has wrist control.
Roussow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roussow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fletcher being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
CeeTee Fletcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two 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.
Roussow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Fletcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roussow.
Fletcher scores with a jab.
Fletcher lands with a shot to the body.
Fletcher cracks Roussow with an open hand slap.
Roussow misses with an uppercut. Fletcher saw that one coming.
Roussow misses with an uppercut
letting Fletcher counter with a right hand.
Fletcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roussow's sensitive parts.
Roussow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roussow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fletcher throws a leg kick but Roussow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roussow throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.

Roussow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roussow lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussow is working Fletcher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fletcher is trying to hold Roussow in close to prevent damage but Roussow has managed to pass into half guard.
Roussow lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roussow lands strikes from half guard.
Roussow stalling.
Fletcher is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fletcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roussow.
Fletcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roussow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Roussow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roussow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fletcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roussow lands a couple of good shots and Fletcher has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Roussow slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ken Roussow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I really don't envy Fletcher right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to CeeTee Fletcher.
I've got Fletcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CeeTee Fletcher!
After winning the bout, CeeTee Fletcher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.