PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Denysuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Rosini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Denysuk
vs
Rosini

191 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavlo Denysuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Rosini!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosini misses with a head kick.
Denysuk moves in looking to clinch but Rosini pushes him off.
Rosini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Denysuk's head.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosini connects with a body shot.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosini paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rosini drives through and clinches with Denysuk against the cage.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Rosini tries to pull guard but Denysuk won't allow it.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Rosini wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosini tries to circle away but Denysuk has him pinned against the cage.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denysuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosini's brow.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosini is trying to break the clinch but Denysuk has him pressed against the cage.
Rosini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosini blocks the elbow strike.
Rosini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosini dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Rosini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Rosini 's eye.
Rosini avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rosini is looking to break free of the clinch but Denysuk has double underhooks.
Rosini dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denysuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rosini's brow.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rosini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Rosini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denysuk wants to clinch up but Rosini keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosini throws a push kick but Denysuk slaps the foot to one side.
Rosini stuns Denysuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Rosini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Denysuk to keep the fight standing.
Pavlo Denysuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Rosini.

Rosini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rosini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denysuk, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosini lands a nice uppercut.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Rosini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Rosini.
Rosini fails to pull guard.
Rosini blocks the elbow strike.
Rosini avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosini tries to circle away but Denysuk has him pinned against the cage.
Rosini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denysuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Rosini tries to break free but Denysuk pushes him back against the cage.
Rosini dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosini's defenses.
Rosini tries to circle away but Denysuk has him pinned against the cage.
Rosini avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rosini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rosini tries to circle away but Denysuk has him pinned against the cage.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosini avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Rosini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rosini is looking to break free of the clinch but Denysuk has double underhooks.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Rosini blocks an elbow strike.
Denysuk lands an elbow inside that Rosini shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rosini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denysuk tries to clinch but Rosini moves out of range.
Denysuk moves in looking to clinch but Rosini pushes him off.
Denysuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosini tries to score a power double leg takedown but Denysuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosini somewhat.
Rosini looks winded!
Rosini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denysuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavlo Denysuk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rosini lands a head kick!
Rosini shoots in but no luck this time.
Denysuk wants to clinch.
Rosini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rosini throws a head kick that misses.
Denysuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Denysuk backs off Rosini throws a huge counter combo but Denysuk manages to avoid it all.
Denysuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosini lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Rosini has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Rosini blocks the elbow strike.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosini's defenses.

It looks like Anthony Rosini has been cut.
Rosini avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Rosini is breathing heavily.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosini's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosini lands with a right to the head.
Rosini is trying to break free.
Rosini takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denysuk backwards.
Denysuk lands a damaging elbow.
Denysuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosini can do to turn this around?
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rosini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denysuk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denysuk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rosini's defenses.
Denysuk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rosini is rocked!
Denysuk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Rosini is still on wobbly legs! Can Denysuk finish him?
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Rosini 's eye.
Denysuk lands a nice elbow.
Denysuk has Rosini pressed against the cage. He pushes Rosini back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Denysuk throws a beautiful elbow that sends Rosini crashing to the floor! Denysuk piles on the pressure with more strikes! Rosini is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavlo Denysuk!