PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenberg has chosen I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McAllister
vs
Rosenberg

180 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ziggy McAllister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Rosenberg!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rosenberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAllister has his takedown stuffed

so Rosenberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rosenberg stopping the sweep attempt from McAllister.
McAllister keeping moving, preventing Rosenberg from controlling successfully.
McAllister has a closed guard, preventing Rosenberg from standing up.
McAllister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenberg is one step ahead there.
Rosenberg tries to stand but McAllister is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McAllister wants to sweep here but Rosenberg controlling him for the moment.
McAllister doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rosenberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
McAllister trying to keep a closed guard but Rosenberg is proving a slippery customer.
McAllister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenberg is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McAllister is trying to keep Rosenberg in close.
Rosenberg is looking to stand up but McAllister won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McAllister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosenberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McAllister is controlling Rosenberg's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McAllister working for a triangle but Rosenberg defends it easily.
McAllister trying to keep a closed guard but Rosenberg is proving a slippery customer.

McAllister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosenberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McAllister is breathing heavily.
Rosenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but McAllister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

McAllister is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rosenberg scores with a shot to the side of McAllister's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosenberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McAllister throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McAllister misses with a knee strike.

McAllister jumps into guard, dragging Rosenberg to the mat.
Rosenberg wants to stand but McAllister is controlling his posture from full guard.

McAllister looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rosenberg passes into side control.
Rosenberg tries to stand but McAllister is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg trying to control the action but McAllister is working from the bottom.
Rosenberg gets to mount! McAllister was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rosenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McAllister is looking to escape.
McAllister tries to lock up and control but Rosenberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rosenberg is stalling here but it's allowed McAllister to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sol Rosenberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McAllister gets the takedown into side control.
McAllister landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McAllister trying to control the position but Rosenberg is working away.
Rosenberg is letting McAllister control him for a moment.
McAllister wants to take a breather but Rosenberg manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McAllister.
McAllister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosenberg wants to stand but McAllister is controlling the position.
Rosenberg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

McAllister decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
McAllister tries for a takedown but Rosenberg circles away easily
and Rosenberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McAllister tries to clinch up
and Rosenberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McAllister looks to clinch

and Rosenberg counters by clinching up.
McAllister fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, McAllister throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAllister has him pressed against the cage.
McAllister gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McAllister lands an elbow inside that Rosenberg shrugs off.
Rosenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAllister backwards.
McAllister throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
McAllister stops a takedown attempt from Rosenberg.
McAllister throws an elbow but it misses.
McAllister connects with a knee to the head.
Rosenberg blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, McAllister throws an elbow but misses.
McAllister tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rosenberg smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy McAllister. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McAllister tries to keep at a distance but Rosenberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosenberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McAllister shoots and misses

and Rosenberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McAllister!
McAllister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rosenberg looking to control but McAllister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McAllister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McAllister is working to get back to half guard.
Rosenberg wants to control but instead McAllister manages to regain half guard.
Rosenberg wants to stand up but McAllister manages to regain full guard.

McAllister working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosenberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosenberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McAllister wants to get back to his feet but Rosenberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McAllister is on top in guard.

McAllister gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

McAllister closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rosenberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Rosenberg wants to get back to his feet but McAllister drags him back down.

McAllister decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McAllister misses with a takedown
and Rosenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McAllister doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rosenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ziggy McAllister will probably get the nod.
That's time! McAllister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rosenberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McAllister as he jumps to the side.

Rosenberg has closed the distance and engaged McAllister in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenberg.
McAllister tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosenberg lands a shoulder strike.
McAllister using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosenberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McAllister tries to pull guard but Rosenberg won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenberg.
McAllister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenberg.
McAllister fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McAllister missing with knees to the body.
Rosenberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAllister.
McAllister tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosenberg avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosenberg scores with a shot to the side of McAllister's head.
A short body shot lands from Rosenberg as the two fighters clinch.

Rosenberg has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McAllister is trying to keep an underhook but Rosenberg manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McAllister is pressing down on Rosenberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rosenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McAllister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McAllister trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosenberg!
McAllister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rosenberg tries to lock up and control but McAllister gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! McAllister connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rosenberg is squirming around, avoiding McAllister's attempts to control the action.
McAllister lands a nice shot to the head.
Rosenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McAllister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McAllister landing shots from mount.
McAllister fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ziggy McAllister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

McAllister is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Rosenberg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rosenberg lands in his opponent's guard.
Rosenberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rosenberg wanted to stand there but McAllister had control of the position.
Rosenberg won't allow McAllister to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McAllister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenberg is one step ahead there.
Rosenberg wanted to stand there but McAllister had control of the position.
Rosenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McAllister trying to keep a closed guard but Rosenberg is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rosenberg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rosenberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rosenberg.
McAllister lands an elbow just above Rosenberg 's eye.
Rosenberg lands an uppercut.
Rosenberg lands a right hand.
Rosenberg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAllister up against the cage.
Rosenberg is leaning against McAllister and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four 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.
Rosenberg is working McAllister over against the cage.
Rosenberg is working McAllister over against the cage.
Rosenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenberg avoiding damage as McAllister throws knees to the body.
Rosenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McAllister tries a knee to the head but Rosenberg blocks it.

Rosenberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rosenberg manages to end up in side control.
McAllister manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rosenberg controlling the action here.
McAllister is trying to maintain the position but Rosenberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Rosenberg is tying to control. McAllister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McAllister is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rosenberg pulls his head out easily.
McAllister works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Rosenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosenberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Rosenberg!