PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rosalando
vs
Duvalier

190 cm
27
294 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

213 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosalando.
Rosalando dodges the punch combination from Duvalier.
Duvalier misses with a double jab.
Rosalando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rosalando loads up on a big right hand but Duvalier slips the punch.
Duvalier throws a hook but Rosalando blocks it.
Duvalier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosalando.
Rosalando misses with a hook.
Rosalando changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duvalier tries to avoid it but Rosalando manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duvalier to the ground. Duvalier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Rosalando has Duvalier up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosalando scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duvalier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Duvalier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rosalando feints and as Duvalier raises his hands in defense, Rosalando changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rosalando working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier has momentary wrist control but Rosalando slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosalando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosalando engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duvalier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosalando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosalando trying to control the position from guard on top but Duvalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosalando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosalando throws an elbow that misses. Duvalier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosalando's guard. Nice move by Duvalier!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando pulls Duvalier in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Glen Rosalando just wasn't active enough.
Rosalando avoids the body shot from Duvalier.
Duvalier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rosalando. Rosalando circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Glen Rosalando has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Duvalier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvalier just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duvalier.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut. Rosalando saw that one coming.
Rosalando digs a good body shot into Duvalier's ribs.
Duvalier stuns Rosalando with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rosalando blocks a jab.
Duvalier looks to land a right hand but Rosalando moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosalando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duvalier.
Rosalando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Rosalando shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rosalando lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rosalando looking to control but Duvalier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rosalando looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosalando misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rosalando lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier is squirming around, avoiding Rosalando's attempts to control the action.
Duvalier blocking the ground and pound.
Rosalando breaks from Duvalier's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Duvalier is rocked!
Rosalando lands a big shot to the head and Duvalier winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Glen Rosalando!
Glen Rosalando managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crippler's Corner, into his post fight interview.