PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rose (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.

Burton
vs
Rose

172 cm
33
160 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

170 cm
29
181 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Rose lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Burton misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Burton throws a head kick that misses.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burton finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Burton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burton duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose connects with a body shot.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Rose thuds a left hand into Burton's body.
Rose digs a good hook to Burton's body.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
Burton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Good work by Rose as he checks the leg kick.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burton takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Burton is out of range.
Burton tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burton.
Burton checks the leg kick.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose throws a leg kick but Burton moved away.
Burton throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Burton's knee but Burton avoids it well.
Burton looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Burton seems unphased.
Burton swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Rose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jack Burton has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose blocks a leg kick.
Burton takes one to the side of the head.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Burton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Burton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Burton misses.
Burton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Burton misses with the combination.
Rose cracks Burton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Burton does it's job there.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Burton misses the target.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Burton looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Burton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Rose.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Burton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burton duly obliges.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Burton throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Burton only half commits.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Burton coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rose lands a jab.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose moves out of range as Burton throws a body kick.
Hunter Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton misses with a kick to the body.
Burton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Burton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Burton throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose jabs at Burton's body.
Burton throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Rose.
Rose punishes Burton's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burton walks into a straight right hand from Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burton throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jack Burton's cut is getting worse.
Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Burton scores with a jab to the body.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burton misses with a hook.
Rose scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burton throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Burton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose tries to move into range but Burton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose walks into a left hand.
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 Jack Burton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Burton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rose - that will leave a mark!
Rose misses with a straight right.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Burton moved away.
Rose tests Burton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burton dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
Burton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Burton scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burton.
Burton throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton thuds a left hand into Rose's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose throws a hook but Burton blocks it.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Burton throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Burton cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Burton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Burton settles back down.
A big right from Burton misses.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to work over Burton's front leg with a kick but Burton checks it.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Burton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Burton.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton misses with an uppercut.
Rose wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Burton.
Burton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Rose misses with a low kick as Burton jumps back.
Burton lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Burton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes.
Burton blocks a jab.
Rose lands a two punch combo.
Burton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a head kick.
That kick from Burton tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burton.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose slips a jab from Burton.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Burton.
Burton scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Hunter Rose!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Hunter Rose!

Hunter Rose wins by majority decision!
Hunter Rose took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sublime Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.