PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Rosales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Kirmayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Kirmayr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosales
vs
Kirmayr

197 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keenan Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Kirmayr !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kirmayr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rosales's guard.
Kirmayr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rosales trying to keep a closed guard but Kirmayr is proving a slippery customer.
Kirmayr stopping the sweep attempt from Rosales.
Rosales has his hands on Kirmayr 's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirmayr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirmayr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rosales controls Kirmayr momentarily but Kirmayr frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirmayr trying to control but Rosales is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Kirmayr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosales on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosales's guard now, I'm sure.

Rosales has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kirmayr is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Rosales.
Rosales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirmayr 's elbow.

Kirmayr gets control of Rosales's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kirmayr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rosales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirmayr is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirmayr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rosales keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kirmayr 's head.
Rosales wanted to stand there but Kirmayr had control of the position.
Kirmayr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rosales with that takedown attempt.

Rosales instigates a clinch.
Rosales has had enough of the clinch but Kirmayr keeps him there for the moment.
Rosales slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rosales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Kirmayr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rosales is trying to control Kirmayr 's posture but Kirmayr avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is holding Kirmayr down, trying to stall.

Kirmayr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick misses from Kirmayr .
Richard Kirmayr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rosales closes the distance and pushes Kirmayr back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kirmayr being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keenan Rosales will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rosales clinches up with Kirmayr and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosales'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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keenan Rosales.
Rosales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rosales instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosales stalling in the clinch but Kirmayr improves position.
Rosales lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirmayr won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rosales.
Kirmayr is breathing heavily.

Kirmayr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rosales struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirmayr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Rosales's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kirmayr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kirmayr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rosales is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kirmayr off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rosales is trying to stick to Kirmayr 's back but Kirmayr is turning into Rosales. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rosales's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kirmayr .
Kirmayr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosales is looking to stand up but Kirmayr isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirmayr looking to sit in guard and control but Rosales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rosales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rosales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirmayr can do to turn this around?
Rosales tries to clinch but Kirmayr moves out of range.
Rosales has a takedown stuffed.
Keenan Rosales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rosales closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rosales lands in his opponent's guard.
Rosales wants to get up but he can't break Kirmayr 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirmayr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosales wants to stand but Kirmayr is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keenan Rosales dominated that second round.
That's time! Rosales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kirmayr throws a head kick that misses.
Rosales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Kirmayr tries to counter it with a takedown but Rosales pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Kirmayr .
Rosales tries to counter by clinching up but Kirmayr breaks away and moves out of range.
Rosales wants to clinch up but Kirmayr keeps it at a distance.

Kirmayr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rosales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirmayr is wriggling around but Rosales manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kirmayr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirmayr is staying active underneath Rosales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosales stands up out of the half guard.
Crunch! Rosales slams his shin into Kirmayr 's torso.
Rosales shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirmayr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rosales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rosales fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keenan Rosales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirmayr as he jumps to the side.

Kirmayr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rosales!

Rosales throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirmayr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rosales.

Kirmayr drives through with a takedown into Rosales's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Kirmayr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rosales gets tackled into the cage by Kirmayr . Kirmayr maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Kirmayr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirmayr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirmayr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirmayr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosales is looking to clinch but Kirmayr is avoiding it.
Kirmayr stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosales. Rosales gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirmayr looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirmayr .

Rosales pushes Kirmayr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosales tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rosales fails to pull guard.
Rosales is pushing Kirmayr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rosales stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rosales for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Kirmayr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirmayr looks to throw a body kick
and Rosales counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Kirmayr .
I think Rosales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keenan Rosales!