PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 1117 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 166 p4p, 350 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rossiter
vs
Telushikin

176 cm
30
174
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
36
179
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telushikin throws a jab when Rossiter was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Telushikin.
Telushikin shoots for a double leg takedown but Rossiter sprawls well. He's pushed Telushikin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rossiter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Telushikin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rossiter scrambles back to his feet.
Telushikin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rossiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossiter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Telushikin.
Telushikin fails with a takedown attempt.
Rossiter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Telushikin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossiter's head.
Joseph Telushikin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Telushikin.
Telushikin shoots in but Rossiter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rossiter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kai Rossiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Telushikin.
Rossiter avoids the head kick by Telushikin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin missing with a left hand there. Rossiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Telushikin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kai Rossiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Telushikin lands a glancing blow to the side of Rossiter's head.
Telushikin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Telushikin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossiter counters with a nice body shot.
Telushikin defending well as Rossiter loads up on a big left hand.
Telushikin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Telushikin shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rossiter walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossiter.
Rossiter takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossiter. Telushikin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossiter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Telushikin 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.
Telushikin tries to clinch up but Rossiter circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rossiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Telushikin missing with a left hand there. Rossiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Telushikin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Telushikin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Telushikin.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Rossiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rossiter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Telushikins head.
Rossiter prevents a body shot from Telushikin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossiter.
Rossiter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossiter blocking some punches.
Rossiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rossiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter pushes Telushikin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Good body shot from Rossiter.

Telushikin has hold of one of Rossiter's legs. Rossiter is fighting the takedown attempt but Telushikin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Telushikin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Rossiter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Telushikin has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rossiter looking for submissions off his back.
Telushikin is keen to just control but Rossiter is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rossiter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Telushikin wants to take a breather but Rossiter is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Telushikin seems to be working for a kimura but Rossiter defends the submission attempt.
Telushikin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Telushikin seems to be working for a kimura but Rossiter defends the submission attempt.

Telushikin is looking for a kimura but Rossiter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Telushikin to get the leverage.

Telushikin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rossiter is just riding it out for now. Telushikin eventually gives up the hold.
Rossiter is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice combination there by Telushikin.
Telushikin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Telushikin cracks Rossiter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Telushikin.
Rossiter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rossiter there as he acknowledges the shot.

Telushikin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Telushikin looking for a takedown.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossiter throws a head punch that misses.
Kai Rossiter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Telushikin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossiter's elbow.
Rossiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Telushikin is trying to drag Rossiter to the mat but Rossiter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Telushikin scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rossiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Telushikin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossiter controls his hands.
Rossiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Telushikin is trying to drag Rossiter to the mat but Rossiter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kai Rossiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Telushikin.
Rossiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Telushikin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossiter throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Rossiter.
Telushikin prevents a body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rossiter misses with a punch to the body.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Rossiter tries to work over Telushikin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossiter lands with a right to the head.
Telushikin tries to work over Rossiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin blocks a body shot from Rossiter.
Telushikin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Telushikin.
Telushikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rossiter misses with a punch to the body.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Rossiter.
Rossiter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Telushikin.
Rossiter lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Telushikin goes for a takedown attempt but Rossiter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Telushikin fails with the takedown.
Rossiter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Telushikin is breathing heavily.
Rossiter lands with a nice body punch.
Rossiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph Telushikin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossiter needs to keep his hands up - Telushikin had a free shot at his head there.
Rossiter throws a right and a left that Telushikin avoids nicely.
Telushikin misses with a hook.
Telushikin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossiter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Telushikin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossiter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Telushikin thinking.
Telushikin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Telushikin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Telushikin misses with a straight right.
Telushikin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossiter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Telushikin throws a nice looking combination but Rossiter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Telushikin throws a right and a left that Rossiter avoids nicely.
Rossiter feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Telushikin crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Rossiter!
A victorious Kai Rossiter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.