PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allan Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rose
vs
Rice

170 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Allan Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Rice!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose wants to clinch
and Rice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rice looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rice circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rice misses.
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rose.
Rice is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rice wants to break free but Rose has control.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose avoiding damage.

Rice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Rice.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes Rice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Rice.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Some wild striking there from Rice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Rose dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rice misses with a two punch combination.
Rice throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rice throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rice stalling in the clinch.
Rose stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rose.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose avoiding damage.
Rice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rice.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Allan Rose.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rose.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rice's efforts to push away.
Rice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rice.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Rose trying to stall but Rice improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose stalls.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Rose - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose trying to stall but Rice improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Rice letting Rose take a breather here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Rice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Rice takes a shot to the head.

Rice is rocked!
Rose lands a big right hand that drops Rice! The killer instinct kicks in and Rose finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rose!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Rose!