PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Larken Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the ring accompanied by The Lion. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rose
vs
McGregor

185 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larken Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
McGregor misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
A short left from McGregor .
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregor s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocking some punches.
A short right from McGregor .
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rose.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose prevents a body shot from McGregor .
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGregor .

It looks like Larken Rose has been cut.
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!
A right hand to the body from McGregor .
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor misses with some punches.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larken Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larken Rose's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGregor .
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
Rose lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGregor misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose is working McGregor over against the ropes.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor .
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Larken Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor .
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
McGregor tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
McGregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of McGregor 's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
McGregor tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose is working McGregor over against the ropes.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larken Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larken Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rose has managed to clinch.
McGregor misses with a body punch.
McGregor cracks Rose with a nice body shot.
McGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor .
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor .
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor .
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
McGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
McGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose blocks a body shot from McGregor .
McGregor prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose tries to work over McGregor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose misses with some punches.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a body punch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor 's elbow.
McGregor lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose blocking some punches.
Larken Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose prevents a body shot from McGregor .
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Larken Rose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larken Rose!
Larken Rose made sure to mention his sponsor, Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) in his post fight interview.