PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 3989 p4p, 24342 weight class) and Max Rose (ranked 211 p4p, 268 weight class). Rose has chosen Young Man Rumble as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ba Nyein
vs
Rose

163 cm
20
119
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
145
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Carnage
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rose!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba Nyein throws out a powerful jab.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose moves forwards but Ba Nyein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ba Nyein throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saw Ba Nyein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Ba Nyein's shoulder, as Ba Nyein tries to avoid the shot.
Rose moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ba Nyein connects with a solid leg kick.
Ba Nyein misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein misses with a body kick.
Ba Nyein misses with a kick to the body

and Rose counters by clinching up.
Ba Nyein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein lands a right hand.
Rose blocks a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ba Nyein misses with a punch to the body.
Ba Nyein blocks the elbow strike.
Ba Nyein avoids a wild elbow strike from Rose.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ba Nyein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Ba Nyein tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose with a hook.
Ba Nyein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Rose misses.

Rose instigates a clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ba Nyein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ba Nyein scores with a nice strike.
Ba Nyein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ba Nyein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Ba Nyein's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ba Nyein throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ba Nyein struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Ba Nyein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rose prevents a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands a shot to the body.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Ba Nyein avoids the damage to the body.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ba Nyein is defending well for now.
Ba Nyein scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ba Nyein digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Ba Nyein improves position.
A short left from Rose.
Ba Nyein lands a body shot.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Ba Nyein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands a nice uppercut.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose has Ba Nyein pressed against the cage, preventing Ba Nyein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ba Nyein lands a body shot.

Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ba Nyein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Rose wants to clinch up but Ba Nyein keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Ba Nyein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ba Nyein defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Ba Nyein circles away.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ba Nyein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Ba Nyein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ba Nyein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ba Nyein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose tries to clinch there but Ba Nyein circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ba Nyein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose moves out of range as Ba Nyein throws a body kick.

Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saw Ba Nyein dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rose blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Ba Nyein, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ba Nyein.
Rose throws a hook but Ba Nyein avoids it easily.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ba Nyein's sensitive parts.
Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose connects with a right hand. Ba Nyein shakes it off.
Ba Nyein throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ba Nyein here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Ba Nyein circles away.
Ba Nyein misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ba Nyein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ba Nyein catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ba Nyein.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ba Nyein!
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!
Ba Nyein misses the jab.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Ba Nyein's head but Ba Nyein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Ba Nyein scores with a body shot.
Ba Nyein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ba Nyein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ba Nyein moves out of range of the strikes.
Ba Nyein with the inside leg kick.
Ba Nyein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rose's head.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ba Nyein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ba Nyein. Ba Nyein obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ba Nyein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ba Nyein missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ba Nyein with a nice calf kick.
Crunch! Ba Nyein slams his shin into Rose's torso.
Saw Ba Nyein is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose defending well as Ba Nyein loads up on a big left hand.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Ba Nyein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Ba Nyein throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ba Nyein throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose throws a hook but Ba Nyein avoids it easily.
Ba Nyein half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rose throws the left hand but Ba Nyein avoids the punch easily.
Ba Nyein digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ba Nyein.
Rose wants to counter the offense by Ba Nyein and move into the clinch position.
Ba Nyein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Ba Nyein digs a good hook to Rose's body.
That kick from Rose tenderised Ba Nyein's leg. Ba Nyein is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ba Nyein looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch.
Ba Nyein lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Ba Nyein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Ba Nyein won't allow it.
Ba Nyein blocks an elbow strike.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ba Nyein.
Rose blocks a body shot from Ba Nyein.
Max Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ba Nyein blocks an elbow strike.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Ba Nyein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Rose tries a body shot but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ba Nyein working aggressively here.
Ba Nyein throws a head punch that misses.
Ba Nyein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ba Nyein avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the cage.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ba Nyein can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Ba Nyein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein lands a body punch.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saw Ba Nyein dominated that second round.
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!

Rose tries to clinch up but Ba Nyein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ba Nyein throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rose avoids it.
A jab from Ba Nyein misses.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ba Nyein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose wants to clinch.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ba Nyein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose misses with a hook. Ba Nyein ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Ba Nyein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ba Nyein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Ba Nyein is looking to land body kicks.
Rose tries to counter with a clinch but Ba Nyein shakes him off and moves away.
Ba Nyein throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Nice cross by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ba Nyein scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ba Nyein, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Ba Nyein does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ba Nyein.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Ba Nyein's head.
Ba Nyein connects with a body shot.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose throws a hook but Ba Nyein blocks it.

Rose clinches up with Ba Nyein and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ba Nyein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ba Nyein, pushing him back against the cage.
Ba Nyein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein blocks an elbow strike.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Ba Nyein throws a head punch that misses.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ba Nyein's brow.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ba Nyein blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ba Nyein avoids it.
Ba Nyein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Ba Nyein controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Ba Nyein back against the cage.
Ba Nyein lands with a left to the head.
Ba Nyein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ba Nyein is defending well for now.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ba Nyein is defending well for now.
Ba Nyein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.

Ba Nyein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ba Nyein throws a sloppy body shot

and Rose moves into the clinch.

Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Ba Nyein's shoulder, as Ba Nyein tries to avoid the shot.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Ba Nyein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ba Nyein connects with a solid leg kick.
Ba Nyein scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick lands for Ba Nyein.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ba Nyein finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saw Ba Nyein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein scores with a push kick.
Rose misses with a hook.
Ba Nyein misses with a head kick.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Ba Nyein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Ba Nyein catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ba Nyein misses with a body punch

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rose.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rose just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ba Nyein's brow.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Ba Nyein is controlling him.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Ba Nyein avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Ba Nyein avoids the damage to the body.
Max Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ba Nyein working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saw Ba Nyein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ba Nyein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saw Ba Nyein!