PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rozen (ranked 6614 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lok Anlowd (ranked 6703 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rozen
vs
Anlowd

177 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

AfterLife Clothing Co.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Rozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lok Anlowd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozen loads up on a big right hand but Anlowd slips the punch.
Rozen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rozen looks to land a right hand but Anlowd moved out of range.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen throws out a loose jab but Anlowd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Anlowd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anlowd slips a jab from Rozen.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rozen misses with a wild combination.
Anlowd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anlowd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anlowd moves away.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anlowd slips a jab from Rozen.
Anlowd unleashes a big counter combination but Rozen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rozen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan Rozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anlowd avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Anlowd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good exchange - Rozen coming out on top.
Rozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rozen misses with a few strikes there.
Rozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anlowd slips under a jab from Rozen.
Anlowd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anlowd moves away from the strike by Rozen.
Anlowd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rozen with a body shot.
Rozen lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rozen misses its intended target.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan Rozen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Anlowd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anlowd defending well as Rozen loads up on a big left hand.
Anlowd moves forwards but Rozen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anlowd.
Anlowd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rozen.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
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!
Rozen scores with a hook.
Anlowd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rozen throws a hook but Anlowd blocks it.
Rozen misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anlowd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anlowd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rozen.
A little jabbing left from Anlowd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Anlowd.
Rozen throws a nice looking combination but Anlowd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anlowd throws a counter combo.
Rozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anlowd on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rozen.
Anlowd moves out of range as Rozen strikes.
Anlowd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rozen.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozen throws a hook but Anlowd avoids it easily.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anlowd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozen misses the shot to the body.
Rozen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anlowd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rozen lands with a straight right. Anlowd didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anlowd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Anlowd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rozen throws out the jab.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rozen misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Rozen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rozen dominated that round.
That's time! Rozen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rozen misses with a wild combination.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rozen scores with a nice head shot.
Rozen loads up on a big right hand but Anlowd slips the punch.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozen throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Rozen misses.
Anlowd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anlowd blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Rozen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anlowd doesn't seem phased though.
Anlowd slips a jab from Rozen.
Anlowd is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anlowd moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anlowd slips a jab from Rozen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Rozen - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
Anlowd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Rozen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Anlowd.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rozen throws an overhand right that lands on Anlowd's shoulder, as Anlowd tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Anlowd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anlowd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rozen throws out the jab.
Anlowd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anlowd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rozen.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rozen stuns Anlowd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rozen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen misses with a wild body shot.
Anlowd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anlowd slips a straight right by Rozen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozen throws a hook but Anlowd blocks it.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anlowd blocks a jab.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Rozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Rozen throws a body punch but Anlowd moves out of range.
Rozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anlowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozen scores with a jab to the body.
Anlowd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Rozen backs off Anlowd throws a huge counter combo but Rozen manages to avoid it all.
Rozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Anlowd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rozen scores with a punch to the head.
Rozen misses with an uppercut. Anlowd saw that one coming.
Rozen misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Anlowd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rozen misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Anlowd's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Rozen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Rozen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anlowd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rozen has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Rozen misses.
Anlowd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rozen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anlowd can do to turn this around?
Rozen swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozen throws a shot from downtown. Anlowd moves away and avoids it.
Anlowd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rozen.
Rozen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anlowd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rozen scores with a one two! Anlowd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anlowd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anlowd.
Rozen misses with a looping left.
Rozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anlowd manages to avoid it.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rozen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Rozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen looks to land a left hand but Anlowd moved out of range nicely.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anlowd blocks a jab.
Rozen throws the left hand but Anlowd avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Rozen.
Rozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anlowd on the side of the head.
Anlowd avoids the body shot from Rozen.
Rozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anlowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rozen does no damage.
Rozen looks to throw the jab but Anlowd is out of range.
Rozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anlowd.
A little jabbing left from Anlowd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anlowd momentarily.
A slow jab from Rozen misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Rozen lands with a nice body punch.
Rozen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anlowd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rozen misses with a shot to the body
and Rozen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Rozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozen cracks Anlowd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anlowd moves away from the strike by Rozen.
Rozen looks to land a left hand but Anlowd moved out of range nicely.
Rozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anlowd was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozen.
Anlowd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rozen throws an overhand right that lands on Anlowd's shoulder, as Anlowd tries to avoid the shot.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anlowd circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozen throws a hook to the side of Anlowd's head but Anlowd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rozen misses with a hook. Anlowd ducked under it nicely.
Rozen misses with a hook. Anlowd ducked under it nicely.
Anlowd slips under a jab.
Rozen throws a lazy right hand but Anlowd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozen misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozen misses the target.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Anlowd.
A big right from Rozen misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Rozen - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anlowd counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ryan Rozen has been cut.
Rozen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Anlowd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rozen throws the left hand but Anlowd avoids the punch easily.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Rozen throws out a loose jab but Anlowd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anlowd is looking for the big counter here.
Rozen misses with a wild body shot.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Rozen misses.
Anlowd throws out a counter right but Rozen avoids it with no problem.
Rozen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anlowd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rozen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anlowd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozen looks to land a left hand but Anlowd moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anlowd walks into a jab.
Anlowd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anlowd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rozen.
Anlowd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rozen. Anlowd does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anlowd! But no joy.
Lok Anlowd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anlowd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anlowd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anlowd ducks under a wild hook from Rozen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rozen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anlowd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozen digs a good hook to Anlowd's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rozen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rozen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rozen!
Ryan Rozen gave a mention to AfterLife Clothing Co. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).