PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Couch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Miller Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couch comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Couch
vs
Miller Rossi

172 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Couch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Miller Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Couch.
Couch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A jab from Rossi misses.
Couch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rossi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Couch.
Couch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couch moves out of range as Rossi strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi with a hook.
Mike Couch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Couch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Rossi. No joy for Couch on that attempt.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Couch.
Couch fails to land the takedown.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couch.
Rossi misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good exchange - Rossi coming out on top.
Couch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Couch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rossi throws a jab when Couch was well out of range.
Couch slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Couch's head but Couch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi throws the left hand but Couch avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Couch moved out of range.
Couch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Couch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Luiz Miller Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Rossi.
Couch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Couch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Couch uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
Rossi throws the left hand but Couch avoids the punch easily.
Couch moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi catches Couch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rossi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couch slips a jab from Rossi.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Couch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Miller Rossi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couch throws a body kick that misses.
Couch swinging wilding here.
Couch fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Couch staying out of range there.
Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Couch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Couch moves out of range as Rossi strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rossi is fending him off so far but Couch persists. Nope, Rossi circles away and we're back to standing.
Rossi connects with a single shot there.
Couch slips under a jab from Rossi.
Couch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
Rossi throws a hook but Couch avoids it easily.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Couch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Couch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rossi as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couch ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Couch misses with a straight left.
Couch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Couch moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Rossi lands a jab to the head.
Couch wants to land a leg kick but Rossi is out of range.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Couch with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Couch slips the punch.
Rossi slips a straight right by Couch.
Couch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Couch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossi connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Rossi.
Couch fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Couch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Rossi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Couch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossi clobbers Couch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Couch throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Couch ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Miller Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Couch wants to clinch.
Rossi throws a hook but Couch avoids it easily.
Couch tries to clinch up.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Couch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Couch.
Rossi scores with a jab. Couch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Couch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi throws the left hand but Couch avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Rossi.
Rossi connects with a crisp jab.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Rossi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Couch.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Couch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Couch.
Couch ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Couch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Couch.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Couch blocks a jab.
Rossi misses with a hook. Couch ducked under it nicely.
Couch shoots for a double leg takedown but Rossi sprawls well. He's pushed Couch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Couch ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Couch misses with a takedown attempt - Rossi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Couch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couch slips under a jab.
Couch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Couch saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped Couch's head back.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi stuffs the takedown.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Couch.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Couch moved out of range.
Mike Couch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Miller Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Miller Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rossi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Miller Rossi!