PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 140 p4p, 257 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 28 p4p, 38 weight class). Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. Adrian Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rose
vs
Honorio

184 cm
31
175
21 - 8 - 1

182 cm
28
180
15 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio tries to clinch up.
We've been hearing reports that Rose has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a jab when Honorio was well out of range.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Honorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Honorio counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.

Honorio has managed to clinch.
Honorio lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio misses with a body punch.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honorio slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Honorio moved out of range nicely.
Honorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honorio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Honorio.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honorio tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honorio is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honorio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Honorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose takes a swing at Honorio's ribcage but misses.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honorio tries to clinch up.
Honorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Honorio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the jab.
Honorio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Honorio misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honorio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Honorio.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose scores with a jab. Honorio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Honorio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Honorio ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Honorio counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Honorio to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Honorio misses.
Rose swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honorio in his tracks.
Honorio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Honorio blocks a jab.
Vinicius Honorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Honorio seems unphased.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Honorio counters with a straight right hand.
Honorio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Honorio duly obliges.

It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Honorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Honorio persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honorio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Honorio's head back.
Honorio misses with a double jab
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rose but Rose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honorio throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Honorio takes one to the chin there.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honorio fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honorio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Honorio is out of range.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Honorio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Honorio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Honorio forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Honorio avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Honorio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose prevents a body shot from Honorio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a left hand.

Honorio is rocked!
Honorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Honorio prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honorio.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio prevents a body shot from Rose.
A short left from Honorio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Honorio has him pressed against the cage.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Honorio controls the action.
Honorio tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Honorio back against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Honorio tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honorio blocking some punches.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Honorio with that takedown attempt.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honorio.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Rose digs a good body shot into Honorio's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Honorio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Honorio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Honorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honorio. Honorio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Honorio misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Honorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honorio can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
Honorio trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Honorio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honorio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Honorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Honorio. Honorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Honorio misses with a combination
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honorio is looking for the big counter here.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honorio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honorio moves away.
Honorio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Honorio tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Honorio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Honorio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Nice cross by Rose.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Honorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio misses with a few strikes there.
Honorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honorio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio misses with a left hand
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
An out of breath Adrian Rose thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.