PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 173 p4p, 279 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 24 p4p, 39 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eagle
vs
Rose

182 cm
29
175
14 - 11 - 0

184 cm
27
175
12 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

FUClothing
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Shadow Realm Apparel
Champion Apparel

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle slips under a jab.

Eagle gets a clinch.

Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Eagle clinches up against the cage.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.

Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Eagle.

It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Eagle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.

Eagle pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eagle scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Eagle lands a left hand.
Eagle prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.

Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eagle ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
And Rose responds with a good body kick, but Eagle manages to step out the way in time.
Eagle looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rose.

Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose blocks an uppercut.

Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Eagle has managed to clinch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Eagle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle scores with a nice hook to the head.

Eagle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eagle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Eagle walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Eagle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eagle misses with a double jab.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.

Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle slips under a jab.
Eagle looks to clinch
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Eagle loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Eagle wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose swings for the body but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose sizes up Eagle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Eagle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose scores with a push kick.
A left lands for Rose.
Eagle tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose avoids the body shot from Eagle.

Eagle instigates a clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle 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.

A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
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 lands a jab.
Rose scores with a jab. Eagle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose scores with the left hand. Eagle knows he should have avoided that one.
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rose throws a low kick but Eagle moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Eagle blocks the leg kick.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eagle on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Eagle seems unphased.
Eagle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eagle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose slips a straight right by Eagle.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook. Eagle ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Eagle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.
Eagle wants to clinch.

Eagle has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eagle.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Eagle gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Eagle pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
David Eagle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Eagle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose works on Eagle's body with a couple of short punches.
Rose tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rose breaks the clinch.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Eagle tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eagle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Eagle tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.
Eagle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eagle works Rose's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Eagle.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eagle.

Eagle drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.

Eagle breaks the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws a series of punches but Eagle moves out of range.
Eagle throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.

Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose tries to circle away but Eagle has him pinned against the cage.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
A jab from Rose misses.
Eagle loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Eagle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose prevents a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocking some punches.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose wants to break free but Eagle has control.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Eagle's head.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose is trying to drag Eagle to the mat but Eagle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Eagle tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eagle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Rose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eagle!
Rose sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Eagle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rose lands a nice forearm strike.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Eagle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Eagle is looking for a sweep.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eagle keeps working.
Eagle parries the strikes from Rose easily there. Rose is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eagle to escape.
Eagle stops Rose from passing to mount.
Rose trying to control the action but Eagle is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
David Eagle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose trying to control the action but Eagle is working from the bottom.
Rose remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rose throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eagle dodges the ground and pound from Rose.
Rose works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Eagle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rose's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose is continuing to stall.
Eagle trying to control but Rose postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eagle lands with a nice body punch.
Rose scores with a hook.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose stuns Eagle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose 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.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle misses with a hook.
Rose connects with the punch.
Eagle looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Eagle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
David Eagle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eagle wants to clinch
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rose 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Our winner, Adrian Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.