PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 662 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 97 p4p, 157 weight class). Rossi comes into the arena with Metal Slug Theme blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rossi
vs
Theorist

180 cm
31
165
16 - 8 - 0

179 cm
30
160
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi cracks Theorist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Theorist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Theorist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theorist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Theorist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Theorist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theorist throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Theorist - just one landing.
Theorist connects with the punch.
Rossi drops his hands momentarily and Theorist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
Theorist 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.
Theorist lands a nice shot that snaps Rossi's head back.
Rossi blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Theorist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Theorist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Theorist lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with an uppercut
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist takes a jab right on the kisser.
Theorist lands a nice hook to Rossi's body. Rossi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Theorist.
Theorist cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Theorist works Rossi's body with a nice hook.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Theorist moves out of range of the strikes.
Theorist missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Theorist lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossi off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Theorist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Theorist misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Theorist.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rossi.
Theorist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rossi on the side of the head.
Theorist lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Theorist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Theorist misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Theorist takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi slips under a jab.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Theorist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rossi's hands.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a body kick.

Theorist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Theorist tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi tries to circle away but Theorist has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Theorist finds it's way through Rossi's defenses.
Jab from Theorist.
Theorist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Theorist connects with a looping right hand.
Theorist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rossi throws a jab when Theorist was well out of range.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi wants to clinch up but Theorist keeps it at a distance.
Theorist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Theorist misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
Theorist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist connects with a crisp jab.
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Theorist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theorist! But no joy.
Theorist lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theorist! But no joy.
Theorist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Theorist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Theorist lands a body shot.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Theorist ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theorist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theorist throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Theorist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Theorist throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist lands with a straight right. Rossi didn't see that one coming.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Theorist works the jab nicely.
Theorist blocks a jab.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
letting Theorist counter with a right hand.
Rossi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Theorist throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
It looked like Rossi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist slips under a jab from Rossi.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a jab to Theorist's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a hook. Theorist ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theorist circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Theorist misses its intended target.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Theorist.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theorist lands an overhand right.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Theorist's head but Theorist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Theorist on the side of the head.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theorist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Theorist slips a jab from Rossi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Theorist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Theorist's shoulder, as Theorist tries to avoid the shot.

Theorist gets tackled into the cage by Rossi. Rossi maintains the clinch.
A short right from Rossi on the inside.
Rossi 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 is trying to break the clinch but Theorist has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Theorist is keeping busy.
Rossi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
Rossi wants to stall.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi works Theorist's body with a nice hook.
Rossi throws a head kick but Theorist moves out of range.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Theorist.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
Theorist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Theorist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
Rossi staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Theorist moved out of range.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
Theorist misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Theorist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick from Rossi lands but Theorist takes it in his stride.

It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Theorist tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theorist lands a slapping body shot.
Theorist's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Theorist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
A jab from Theorist does it's job there.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
Marchrius Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Theorist counters with a stiff right hand.
Theorist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Theorist finds it's target.
Theorist throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossi misses its target.
Theorist misses with a body punch
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theorist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Theorist misses with an uppercut
enabling Rossi to counter with a crisp jab.
Theorist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Theorist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Theorist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rossi slips under a jab from Theorist.
Nice jab there from Theorist.
Theorist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
It looked like Rossi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Nice body punch from Theorist.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Theorist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rossi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theorist, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Theorist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Theorist tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Theorist tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Theorist takes a shot to the head.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theorist.
Rossi stalling in the clinch but Theorist improves position.
Theorist lands with a left to the head.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Theorist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conspiracy Theorist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Theorist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!
In his post fight interview, Conspiracy Theorist started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Marchrius Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.