PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fedelmith Arawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manga Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedelmith Arawn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manga Rosa's chin.

Arawn
vs
Rosa

170 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

181 cm
30
152 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedelmith Arawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manga Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arawn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosa keeping moving, preventing Arawn from controlling successfully.
Arawn wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.
Arawn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rosa striking from his own guard.
Arawn wants to control from the top but Rosa keeps moving.
Rosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arawn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosa is keeping the position for now.

Rosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rosa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arawn wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.
Rosa trying to strike off his back.

Arawn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arawn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arawn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosa is retaining full guard.

Arawn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Arawn drops back looking for a leg! Rosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosa manages to kick Arawn off! Arawn jumps back into Rosa's guard.
Arawn postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arawn wants to control from the top but Rosa keeps moving.
Arawn wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.
Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosa, not yet.

Rosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arawn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rosa keeping moving, preventing Arawn from controlling successfully.
Arawn looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Arawn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arawn passes Rosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Arawn is working for a kimura but Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Rosa punching from the bottom.

Arawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rosa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Arawn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosa is just riding it out for now. Arawn eventually gives up the hold.
Rosa missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arawn seems to be working for a kimura but Rosa defends the submission attempt.

Arawn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rosa landing strikes from the bottom.
Rosa punching from the bottom.
Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Arawn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosa sees it coming and defends easily.
Rosa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Arawn is working for a kimura but Rosa is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arawn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arawn's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arawn tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedelmith Arawn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rosa enables Arawn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rosa keeping moving, preventing Arawn from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arawn postures up.
Rosa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rosa tries to strike from the bottom.
Fedelmith Arawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arawn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arawn passes Rosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Arawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rosa is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa punching from the bottom.
Rosa won't allow Arawn to pass to mount.
Rosa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rosa missing with punches from the bottom.

Arawn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosa defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arawn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Arawn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rosa is just riding it out for now. Arawn eventually gives up the hold.
Rosa punching from the bottom.
Arawn is looking to advance position but Rosa won't allow it.

Rosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arawn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Arawn seems to be working for a kimura but Rosa defends the submission attempt.
Rosa lands a couple of sideways elbows.

Arawn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arawn wants to pass the guard but Rosa is defending well.

Arawn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosa defends it well.
Rosa is not content to let Arawn control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rosa is looking to improve his position.

Arawn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arawn prevents Rosa from improving his position.

Arawn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rosa has managed to free his arm - good work.

Arawn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosa defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arawn seems to be looking for submissions.
Rosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arawn is working for a submission of some sort.
Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rosa trying to control from the bottom.
Rosa missing with punches from the bottom.

Arawn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arawn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosa is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedelmith Arawn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rosa has Arawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Arawn is looking for a takedown.
Arawn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arawn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rosa is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedelmith Arawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rosa has clasped his hands together around Arawn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rosa landing a few strikes.
Arawn is looking to regain half guard here but Rosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Arawn wants to control but Rosa postures up.
Rosa lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosa lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosa cracks Arawn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rosa looks up at the clock and then as Arawn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rosa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rosa in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa working away.
Check out the look on Rosa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arawn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Arawn tries to bench press Rosa off him but Rosa keeps the position.
Arawn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rosa's best efforts.
Arawn has hold of Rosa's hands but Rosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Arawn actively working from the bottom here.
Arawn is looking to control Rosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arawn avoid being mounted?

Rosa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rosa is nestled in close to Arawn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rosa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rosa is thwarting Arawn's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arawn is trying to get back to full guard.
Rosa working the head and body with strikes.
Arawn tries to get to full guard but Rosa has control of the leg.
Rosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arawn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arawn is looking to control Rosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arawn avoid being mounted?
Arawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Arawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rosa working over Arawn with some ground and pound. Arawn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Arawn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Arawn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rosa pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Rosa.
Rosa lands strikes from half guard.
Arawn taking some punishment here, with Rosa in his half guard.
Rosa trying to control the action but Arawn is working from the bottom.
Arawn is looking to improve his position.
Rosa slips a nice elbow through Arawn's hands, connecting with Arawn's forehead.
Rosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rosa working Arawn over with strikes.
Rosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arawn taking some punishment here, with Rosa in his half guard.
Rosa wants to control but Arawn is keeping him busy.
Arawn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Rosa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arawn wants to get back to full guard.

Arawn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Arawn actively working from the bottom here.
Rosa is looking to take a break and control but Arawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosa connects with a nice short shot to Arawn's temple.

Rosa is looking for a kimura here.
Rosa working over Arawn with some ground and pound. Arawn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arawn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manga Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedelmith Arawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arawn controls Rosa momentarily but Rosa frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manga Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arawn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedelmith Arawn!