PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Da La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butsy Grabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Da La Rosa
vs
Grabber

186 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Da La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butsy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da La Rosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grabber avoids it really well and circles away.
Frank Da La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da La Rosa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grabber's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabber is looking to improve his position.
Da La Rosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Da La Rosa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grabber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Da La Rosa.
Grabber misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grabber has hold of Da La Rosa's hands but Da La Rosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grabber is trying to get back to full guard.
Grabber is pressing down on Da La Rosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Da La Rosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabber swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da La Rosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grabber's head.
Da La Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da La Rosa is one step ahead there.
Grabber will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Grabber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da La Rosa manages to get himself to full guard.

Da La Rosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabber is aware though and is defending well.
Grabber lands a couple of elbows.
Grabber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grabber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da La Rosa striking off his back but it's not causing Grabber any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da La Rosa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grabber escapes and throws Da La Rosa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Da La Rosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Da La Rosa blocks the strikes from Grabber.

Da La Rosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Da La Rosa with the ground and pound but Grabber uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Da La Rosa is breathing heavily.
Grabber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grabber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Da La Rosa!
Da La Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
Grabber with shots to the head and body - Da La Rosa looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da La Rosa tries to lock up and control but Grabber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Da La Rosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Da La Rosa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Da La Rosa is trying to stand.
Grabber is landing with some decent strikes but Da La Rosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Da La Rosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grabber prevents Da La Rosa from getting the reversal.
Grabber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da La Rosa hang on?
Grabber with the ground and pound from mount.
Da La Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
Grabber landing strikes from the mount and Da La Rosa is in trouble!
Grabber controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabber landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da La Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
Da La Rosa is squirming around, avoiding Grabber's attempts to control the action.
Grabber lands with some strikes.
Grabber cracks Da La Rosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Da La Rosa is trying to escape the mount.

Grabber goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Da La Rosa turns into him and now he's in Grabber's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber throwing short punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butsy Grabber 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.

Da La Rosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da La Rosa dives in and grabs Grabber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grabber pushes down on Da La Rosa's head and hops out.
Da La Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Da La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Da La Rosa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grabber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Da La Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Grabber blocks nicely.
Da La Rosa throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grabber is on top in guard.
Grabber scoring with punches to the head and body.

Grabber drops back looking for a leg! Da La Rosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da La Rosa manages to kick Grabber off! Grabber jumps back into Da La Rosa's guard.

Da La Rosa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grabber is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Da La Rosa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber working the ground and pound.
Grabber scores with a couple of short elbows.
Da La Rosa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grabber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grabber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da La Rosa keeps working.
Grabber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Da La Rosa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Grabber presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Grabber landing shots from mount.
Grabber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da La Rosa?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grabber looking to control but Da La Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Da La Rosa is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Grabber.

Grabber has control of Da La Rosa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Da La Rosa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Grabber landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da La Rosa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Da La Rosa taking shots to the head.
Da La Rosa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grabber. What's that going to do exactly?
Da La Rosa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grabber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grabber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grabber with good strikes from the mount here!
Grabber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da La Rosa hang on?
Da La Rosa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Grabber lands a big shot there that rocks Da La Rosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grabber prevents Da La Rosa from getting the reversal.
Grabber lands with some strikes.
Grabber with shots to the head and body - Da La Rosa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Da La Rosa is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da La Rosa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Da La Rosa is in a horrible position here. Grabber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Grabber jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Da La Rosa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Da La Rosa looks to move to half guard but instead Grabber has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber with the ground and pound from mount.

Da La Rosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grabber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber cracks Da La Rosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butsy Grabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Da La Rosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabber sprawls well. Grabber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da La Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Da La Rosa blocks the body kick.
Grabber stuffs the takedown attempt from Da La Rosa. Da La Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Da La Rosa shoots in but Grabber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Da La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grabber is fending him off so far but Da La Rosa persists. Nope, Grabber circles away and we're back to standing.
Da La Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grabber tries to avoid it but Da La Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grabber to the ground. Grabber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da La Rosa fails to land the takedown.
Da La Rosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grabber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Da La Rosa trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grabber lands a nice short elbow.
Grabber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grabber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grabber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grabber landing shots from mount.
Grabber cracks Da La Rosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabber wants to control the pace but Da La Rosa is squirming around nicely.
Da La Rosa tries to reverse the position but Grabber maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Da La Rosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Da La Rosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grabber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber wants to control the pace but Da La Rosa is squirming around nicely.

Grabber has hold of Da La Rosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Da La Rosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Da La Rosa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Da La Rosa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Grabber escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Grabber!
Grabber is looking to take a break and control but Da La Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabber trying to control the action but Da La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Da La Rosa trying his best to control but Grabber has mounted him.
Grabber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da La Rosa hang on?
Da La Rosa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Da La Rosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grabber lands a nice shot to the head.
Butsy Grabber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Da La Rosa tries to reverse the position but Grabber maintains control.
Grabber lands a nice shot to the head.
Frank Da La Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grabber controlling the pace for now.
Grabber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da La Rosa is bucking up trying to escape but Grabber cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Da La Rosa is in a horrible position here. Grabber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grabber lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Da La Rosa looks a forlorn figure.
Grabber with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butsy Grabber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grabber 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butsy Grabber!