PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Rosberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Marlboro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rosberg
vs
Marlboro

186 cm
22
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Rosberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Marlboro!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosberg is looking to clinch.
Marlboro looks to land a combination but Rosberg avoids it well.
Marlboro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosberg moves in looking to clinch but Marlboro pushes him off.
Rosberg is looking to clinch but Marlboro is avoiding it.
Rosberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marlboro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marlboro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marlboro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marlboro looks to land a combination. Rosberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rosberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stan Rosberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlboro has a takedown stuffed.
Marlboro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlboro misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosberg tries to clinch up but Marlboro circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rosberg lands an elbow that stopped Marlboro in his tracks for a moment.
Rosberg tries to land a knee to the head but Marlboro blocks with his arms.
Rosberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jack Marlboro has been cut.
Rosberg misses with a knee to the head.
Rosberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marlboro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rosberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marlboro's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rosberg obliges.
Rosberg tries to land a knee to the head but Marlboro blocks with his arms.
Marlboro working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rosberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marlboro up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rosberg.
Marlboro takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marlboro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosberg blocks an uppercut.
Rosberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marlboro's defenses.

That has opened up Jack Marlboro's cut even more.
Rosberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marlboro blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marlboro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Rosberg.
Rosberg throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marlboro takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Jack Marlboro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosberg.
Rosberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rosberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jack Marlboro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marlboro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rosberg lands an elbow that stopped Marlboro in his tracks for a moment.
Rosberg lands an elbow that stopped Marlboro in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Marlboro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Rosberg!
Post fight, Stan Rosberg stared into the camera and said 'It's getting harder to hide from the spotlight. A title fight is becoming inevitable.'.