PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Spico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Rose
vs
Spico

179 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Spico!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Spico misses.
Spico wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Spico tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose swings for the body but Spico moves out of range.
Spico tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Rose moves away from the strike by Spico.
Spico tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Spico throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Spico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Spico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spico tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Spico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Spico throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a solid body kick.
Spico misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Spico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spico throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like El Spico has been cut.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose thows a body kick. Spico tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spico looks gassed!
Rose scores with a head kick. Spico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose throws a body punch but Spico moves out of range.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Spico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Spico saw that one coming.
A low kick from Spico misses
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spico's knee momentarily.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spico.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spico. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rose - that will leave a mark!
Sloppy strikes from Spico. Those never looked like landing.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico closes the distance but Rose moves to the side
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spico's knee momentarily.
Spico takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rose scores with a push kick.
A head kick from Rose lands but Spico takes it in his stride.
Rose lands with a kick to the temple. Spico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rose feints and then cracks Spico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spico down.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Spico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with an outside leg kick.
Rose scores with a head kick. Spico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spico circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spico moves away.
Spico misses the jab.
That kick from Rose tenderised Spico's leg. Spico is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Spico does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spico.
Spico throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rose swings for the body but Spico moves out of range.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose is looking to wear down Spico with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spico fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose scores with a head kick. Spico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That has opened up El Spico's cut even more.
Rose feints and then cracks Spico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spico down.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spico was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Spico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Spico looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spico 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.
Spico 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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Spico is just out of range.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spico on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Spico off balance momentarily.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Spico 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.
Spico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spico's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a head kick!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hell Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Spico's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spico closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rose counters with a head kick.
Spico throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Rose.
Spico throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spico has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rose.
Rose cracks the inside of Spico's front leg.
Spico misses with a leg kick
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spico might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rose has got the better of the exchanges.
Rose throws a nice head kick!
Hell Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a head kick that half lands.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spico can do to turn this around?
Spico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spico is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spico avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose pushes Spico away with a front kick.
A head kick by Spico misses
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Spico was not able to check.
Spico misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Spico 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.
Spico throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Spico was not able to check.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spico moves away.
A punch combination from Spico misses.
Rose jabs at Spico's body.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spico in his tracks.
Spico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Spico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spico tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
A good leg kick by Rose.
A low kick from Spico is predictable there
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spico wants to clinch
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Spico darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Spico was not able to check.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Spico throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spico tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Spico 's knee.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spico throws out the jab.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spico's calf.
Spico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose takes a swing at Spico's ribcage but misses.
Spico wants to clinch but Rose slips to the side
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Spico is just out of range.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Spico moves out of range easily.
Spico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose lands with a nice body kick.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spico.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spico darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spico. That did some damage!
Spico throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spico takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Rose thuds his shin into the meat of Spico's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose cracks the inside of Spico's front leg.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spico looks to clinch
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
Spico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
A good leg kick by Rose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Spico looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Spico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Spico misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hell Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on El Spico'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. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rose counters with a thumping low kick.
Spico misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spico takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Spico moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Spico throws a lazy body kick
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spico misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rose lands a nice hook to Spico's body. Spico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Spico does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Rose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spico wants to clinch
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Spico 's knee.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Rose.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Rose feints and then cracks Spico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spico down.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spico's calf.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spico manages to avoid it.
Spico throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Spico was not able to check.
El Spico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hell Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Spico off the cage and back into rage.
Spico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Spico gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Spico avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spico.
Spico throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a good, hard body kick but Spico shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Spico down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Spico.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Spico down.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spico wants to clinch but Rose slips to the side
and Rose counters with a body kick.
Rose cracks the inside of Spico's front leg.
A solid body kick from Rose.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
The fighters circling - Spico throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spico.
Spico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spico under the eye.
Rose scores with a head kick. Spico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spico throws a lazy head kick
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Rose thumps Spico with a low kick.
Rose throws a head kick but Spico moves out of range.
Rose feints and then cracks Spico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spico down.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Rose.
Rose thumps Spico with a low kick.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
That kick from Rose tenderised Spico's leg. Spico is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hell Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hell Rose!