PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Rosa (ranked 1691 p4p, 733 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 230 p4p, 107 weight class). Jospin has chosen In The Air Tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rosa
vs
Jospin

188 cm
27
205
10 - 5 - 1

192 cm
34
218
21 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jospin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jospin misses with a leg kick
and Rosa counters with a body kick that stops Jospin in his tracks momentarily.
Jospin throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Jospin misses.
Rosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jospin throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
And Rosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin tries to clinch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Jospin connects with a single shot there.
Jospin throws a lazy right hand but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jospin scores with a jab to the body.
Jospin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jospin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosa misses the target.
A jab lands there for Jospin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
Rosa avoids the head kick by Jospin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been informed that Jospin 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.
Jospin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rosa on the side of the head.
Rosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jospin scoring well with a low kick there.
A right-left combo lands from Rosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosa. Jospin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rosa.
Good shot there by Rosa.

That has opened up Henri Jospin's cut even more.
Rosa misses with a right hand
and Jospin counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jospin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Jospin misses.
As Jospin looks to move away, Rosa throws a big counter combo but Jospin just gets out of the way.
Rosa throws a front kick aimed at Jospin's knee but Jospin avoids it well.
Jospin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosa takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosa.
Rosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosa checks a low kick from Jospin.
Henri Jospin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa misses with a body kick.

Jospin instigates a clinch.
Jospin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosa avoids it.
Jospin lands a nice uppercut.
Jospin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosa tries a body shot but Jospin blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jospin.
Jospin trying to control the position but instead, Rosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jospin into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rosa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin tries a knee to the head but Rosa blocks it.
Rosa throws a head punch that misses.
Jospin prevents a body shot from Rosa.
A nice left hand lands by Jospin.
Jospin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Rosa.
Rosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Jospin backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosa.
Rosa misses with a body punch.
Rosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jospin trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosa.
Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jospin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jospin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosas head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jospin missing with knees to the body.
Jospin lands an uppercut.
Rosa cracks Jospin with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Rosa.
Jospin looks winded!
Rosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jospin's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosa lands an uppercut.
Rosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jospin backwards.
Rosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jospin misses with a body punch.
Rosa pushes Jospin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jospin is trying to stall.
Rosa lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rosa as the two fighters clinch.

Rosa breaks from the clinch.
Jospin misses with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jospin misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jospin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Jospin throws a low kick but Rosa moves out of range easily.
And Rosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Jospin blocks it.
Rosa cracks Jospin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Rosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jospin.
Jospin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The cut above Henri Jospin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rosa misses with a two punch combination.
Rosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jospin scores with a nice right hand.

Rosa tries to keep at a distance but Jospin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosa lands a hook to the side of the head.

Henri Jospin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jospin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosa backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosa.
Jospin lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Rosa.

Rosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jospin closes the distance but Rosa moves to the side
enabling Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henri Jospin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henrique Rosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Henrique Rosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.