|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chin Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po comes to the cage accompanied by TURBO. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chin Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Ross!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Po working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Po will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ross cracks Po with a solid left hand.
Po really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ross passes Po's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Po knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Po with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ross is thwarting Po's attempts to control the position.
Po is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ross working Po over with strikes.
Po avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Ross controlling the action here.
Po avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Po manages to get to full guard.
Ross chips away with some ground and pound.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross throws and elbow that misses. Po uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Po!
Po trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ross's guard.
Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Po manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross stands up over Po, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ross works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ross thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Po to regain full guard.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ross postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross preventing the sweep.
Ross throws a big right hand that misses.
Ross landing some decent shots from guard.
Ross lands a couple of digs.
Ross throws a strike but Po rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Po wants to stand but Ross has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Ross dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Po was covering up waiting for the punch and Ross finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Po trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Ross postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Ross throws a strike but Po rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Po wants to stand and escape but instead Ross has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Po working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Ross postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Ross works over Po with some ground and pound from guard.
Ross with a nice head shot there.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Po keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross looking to pass the guard.
Ross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Po keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ross fails with the takedown.
Barney Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
Po wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a single leg into guard. Po didn't expect that.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross throws and elbow that misses. Po uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Po!
Po would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the position here.
Po wanted to stand there but Ross had control of the position.
Po wants to stand and escape but instead Ross has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ross throws and elbow that misses. Po uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Po!
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.
Ross is controlling Po's posture.
Ross is working an open guard so Po takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Po's guard now.
Barney Ross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Po is on top in guard.
Ross is pulling down on Po's head. It's preventing any offense from Po, at least for the moment.
Po wants to stand and escape but instead Ross has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chin Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Ross thows a big elbow that misses.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barney Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ross pushing down on Po's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Barney Ross!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Barney Ross!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Barney Ross!
Barney Ross wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
