PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hauweg (ranked 1290 p4p, 169 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 1520 p4p, 189 weight class). Bob Hauweg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hauweg
vs
Rossi

184 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
186 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Hauweg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rossi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hauweg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been informed that Rossi 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.

Rossi pushes Hauweg up against the cage in a clinch.
Hauweg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hauweg blocking some punches.
Hauweg has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hauweg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rossi.
Rossi pushes Hauweg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Hauweg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hauweg lands a takedown into guard.

Rossi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hauweg is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Hauweg has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Hauweg.
We've been hearing reports that Hauweg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hauweg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rossi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rossi tries a body shot but Hauweg blocks it.
Hauweg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Rossi breaks the clinch.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Hauweg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hauweg throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Hauweg throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauweg lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hauweg lands a jab.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Hauweg moved out of range nicely.
Hauweg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rossi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hauweg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauweg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauweg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hauweg misses with a punch to the body.

Hauweg has hold of one of Rossi's legs. Rossi is fighting the takedown attempt but Hauweg gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hauweg throwing strikes from guard but Rossi blocks nicely.
Hauweg distracts Rossi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hauweg stops Rossi from standing up.
Hauweg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Hauweg from controlling successfully.
Hauweg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rossi is keeping the position for now.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hauweg is controlling him.
Hauweg landing with the ground and pound.

Rossi has his feet on Hauweg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Rossi stuns Hauweg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Hauweg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws the left hand but Hauweg avoids the punch easily.
Rossi swings for the body but Hauweg moves out of range.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauweg with a poor takedown
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Hauweg slips under a jab from Rossi.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Hauweg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Rossi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg dives in for a single leg takedown but Rossi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hauweg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Hauweg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hauweg is looking to counter punch.
Hauweg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Hauweg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossi defends it nicely.
Hauweg tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hauweg fails with the takedown.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hauweg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rossi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hauweg somewhat.
Rossi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Rossi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hauweg throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Hauweg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauweg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauweg lands a jab to the head.
Hauweg connects with a right hand. Rossi shakes it off.
Hauweg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob Hauweg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauweg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hauweg is defended easily by Rossi.
Hauweg with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauweg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mario Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Hauweg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi leaves Hauweg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rossi tries to counter with a clinch but Hauweg shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hauweg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rossi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hauweg counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Hauweg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rossi wants to control but Hauweg postures up.
Rossi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hauweg working the head with strikes.
Rossi defending against the ground and pound.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but Hauweg drags him back down.
Rossi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hauweg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hauweg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hauweg stops Rossi from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi taking some punishment here, with Hauweg in his half guard.

Rossi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hauweg is on him like a limpet, forcing Rossi back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Hauweg is trying to stall.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Hauweg.

Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hauweg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
Rossi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hauweg in his tracks.
Rossi misses the jab.
Hauweg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Hauweg moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings for the body but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg attempts a counter takedown but Rossi avoids it well and moves away.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rossi as he avoids it easily.
Rossi tries to clinch but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg fails with a takedown attempt.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that Hauweg sees coming a mile off.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mario Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hauweg.
Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hauweg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hauweg throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hauweg misses the shot to the body.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hauweg scores with a shot to the body.
Hauweg lands a head shot.
Rossi walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauweg loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Hauweg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hauweg's head.
Rossi cracks Hauweg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hauweg misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi misses with a hook. Hauweg ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Rossi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hauweg just misses with a punch to the body.
Hauweg slips under a jab from Rossi.
Rossi motions for Hauweg to come forward. Rossi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hauweg feinted with a counter takedown.
Hauweg shoots in but Rossi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rossi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hauweg throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rossi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hauweg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hauweg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Rossi catches Hauweg right on the button with a cross.

Hauweg is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hauweg doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Hauweg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hauweg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rossi walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hauweg drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rossi swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hauweg's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Rossi!
Mario Rossi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.