PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samwell Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samwell Lance is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rose
vs
Lance

196 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
28
191 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannibal Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Lance!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lance's head backwards.
Lance tries to clinch up.

Lance has managed to clinch.
Lance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Lance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Lance has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Lance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Lance uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lance jumps guard and drags Rose to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Rose stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rose looks to land a left hand but Lance moved out of range nicely.
Lance throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lance circles away quickly and effectively.
Lance is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lance is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Lance drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Lance blocking some punches.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rose blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lance misses with the head strike.
Lance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks a body shot from Lance.
Lance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Samwell Lance has been cut.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Lance uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose takes a swing at Lance's ribcage but misses.
Lance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Rose misses.
Lance tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.

Lance takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Lance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose prevents a body shot from Lance.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Lance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Lance's head.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lance pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Lance improves position.
A short right from Lance on the inside.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lance lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

Lance rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lance is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rose is defending well.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Lance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lance lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lance creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Lance pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Rose's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Lance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lance.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lance digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Lance is working Rose over against the cage.
Lance pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lance.
Lance lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Lance pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lance presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samwell Lance will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samwell Lance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lance moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lance staying out of range there.
Lance moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Lance punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.

Lance gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Lance.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Samwell Lance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rose.
Lance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Lance's ribcage. Lance let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Lance throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose prevents a body shot from Lance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to break free but Lance pushes him back against the cage.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lance jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rose walks away with a smile on his face. Lance gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lance fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Lance clinches with his opponent.
Lance struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Lance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Lance fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Lance.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands with a left to the head.
Lance misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lance misses with a punch to the body.
Lance blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Lance lands with a left to the head.
Rose tries to stall but Lance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lance gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Lance.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Lance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
A head punch on the inside from Lance fails to land.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Lance can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Rose.
Lance blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Lance tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lance misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lance tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lance is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lance working aggressively here.
Rose blocks a body shot from Lance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose tries a body shot but Lance blocks it.
Rose trying to stall but Lance improves his position.
A hook to the body from Lance.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Lance goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lance.
Lance struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Lance lands with a left to the head.
Lance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose tries to stall but Lance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose tries to work over Lance's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samwell Lance will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samwell Lance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
Lance throws a shot to the body.
Lance scores with a decent looking hook.

Lance takes the fight into the clinch.
Lance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Lance improves position.
Lance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Lance on the inside.
Lance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose cracks Lance with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lance falls to his knees and Rose doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Rose!
Hannibal Rose retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Hannibal Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.