PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siergo Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name) . Rosa has chosen Bate Pesadão as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diego Rosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gracia
vs
Rosa

187 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siergo Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Rosa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gracia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rosa misses with a wild combination.
Gracia misses with a double jab
and Rosa counters with a two punch combo.
Rosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa looks to clinch
and Gracia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rosa.
Gracia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracia's hands.
Rosa lands a nice hook to Gracia's body. Gracia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosa is looking to clinch but Gracia is avoiding it.
Rosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosa tries to clinch but Gracia moves out of range.
Rosa lands with a shot to the body.
Rosa lands a really nice looking cross but Gracia seems unphased.
Rosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosa tries to clinch but Gracia moves out of range.
Rosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice combination there by Rosa.
Gracia walks into a jab.
Rosa works over Gracia's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosa throws a right and a left that Gracia avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rosa tries to clinch but Gracia moves out of range.
Rosa throws an overhand right that lands on Gracia's shoulder, as Gracia tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rosa connects with a body shot.
Rosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracia walks into a stiff left hand from Rosa.
Nice straight punches there by Rosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosa.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Rosa.
Gracia ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Rosa scores with a three punch combo!
Rosa is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracia walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Rosa there.
Gracia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Rosa will probably get the nod.
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.

Rosa darts in trying to clinch
and Gracia counters with a three punch combo that has Rosa backing up. Rosa nods at Gracia to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Rosa lands.
Gracia walks into a straight right hand from Rosa.
Rosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracia circles away.
Rosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracia off the cage and back into rage.
Rosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa misses with the combination.
Gracia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosa cracks Gracia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rosa as he connects with a hook.
Rosa is looking to clinch.
Gracia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracia back to the cage. Rosa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracia drops his hands momentarily and Rosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosa tries to clinch up.
Gracia walks into a jab.
Rosa throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracia avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rosa.
Rosa lands with an overhand left.
Rosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rosa misses with a combination
and Gracia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosa. That snapped Gracia's head back.
Rosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa with a jab.
Rosa tries to clinch there but Gracia circles away.
Rosa cracks Gracia with an open hand slap.
Rosa connects with a crisp jab.
Gracia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Siergo Gracia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Rosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracia circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracia dodges the punch combination from Rosa.
Rosa is looking to clinch.
Rosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracia circles away quickly and effectively.
Rosa tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracia keeps the fight on the outside.
Rosa scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Rosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rosa wants to clinch up but Gracia keeps it at a distance.
Gracia swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosa.
Rosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracia takes one on the button.
Rosa scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosa with a nice cross.
A left lands for Rosa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa wants to clinch up but Gracia keeps it at a distance.
Gracia throws a combination that misses
and Gracia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosa moves in looking to clinch but Gracia pushes him off.
Rosa connects with a single shot there.
Rosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracia's hands.
Gracia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracia misses with a double jab
letting Rosa counter with a right hand.

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.
Gracia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosa.
Rosa 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.
Rosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosa cracks Gracia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rosa tries to clinch but Gracia moves out of range.
Rosa connects with a body shot that sends Gracia's belly button to the back.
Gracia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rosa.
Gracia drops his hands momentarily and Rosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rosa counters with a left and a right that stings Gracia.
Gracia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rosa is looking to clinch but Gracia is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gracia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rosa wants to clinch.
Gracia walks into a left hand.
Rosa lands an overhand right.
Rosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracia's head.
Rosa misses with a double jab.
Gracia moves forwards but Rosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rosa thuds his right hand into Gracia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Siergo Gracia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Rosa looks to land a combination. Gracia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosa is looking to clinch.
Diego Rosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosa scores with a three punch combo!
Rosa 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracia drops his hands momentarily and Rosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosa 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.
Rosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rosa!