PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

York
vs
Ross

152 cm
24
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

220 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russ York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably

and York counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by York.
York tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
York controlling the action here for a moment.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Russ York has been cut.
York working aggressively here.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
York wants to break free but Ross has control.
York blocks an uppercut.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross wants to break free but York has control.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but York has double underhooks.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but York is controlling him.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
York is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by York.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
York tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yorks head.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but York keeps him there for the moment.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as York takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to break the clinch but York is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but York has the dominant position.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.

York manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
York wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of York is proving hard to escape from.

Rick Ross has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross throws a hook but York avoids it easily.
Ross wants to clinch up but York keeps it at a distance.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but York pushes him off.
Ross tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and York counters by clinching up.
Ross misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for York.
Ross looks winded!
York has Ross pressed against the cage.
York with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
York is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
York tries to pull guard but Ross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
York jumps guard but Ross stands there with York around his waist. York gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
York blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by York.
Ross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russ York's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

York misses with a kick to the body.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
York shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russ York is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
York fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross looks to clinch

and York holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as York tries to tie him up.
York stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
York is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
York takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
York blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross working aggressively here.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on York's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
York tries to pull guard but Ross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross gets through York's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
York tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross lands a hook that snaps the head of York backwards.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
York blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
York is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a shot to the side of York's head.
Ross pushes York back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of York backwards.

York is rocked!
York tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.
Oh York is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
York tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.
Ross misses with some punches.
York blocks an uppercut.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but York uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
York blocks a punch to the side of the head.
York keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
York prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
York seems to have got his legs back now.
York wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross tries to circle away but York has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
York blocking some punches.
York is trying to pull guard but Ross turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by York.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York jumps guard but Ross stands there with York around his waist. York gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
York is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on York - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by York.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York is trying to break free.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Ross tries to break the clinch but York is controlling the position.
York blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russ York's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ross throws a looping overhand right but York ducks down to avoid it.
Ross looks to clinch
and York counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross throws a poor cross that misses

and York counters by moving into the clinch.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
York blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by York.
York goes for a takedown attempt but Ross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and York counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but York swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for York on that attempt.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - York circles away.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross tries to clinch up

and York counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross avoiding damage as York throws knees to the body.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by York.
Ross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by York.
Ross working hard to break the clinch.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by York.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
York stalls.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but York uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by York.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
York wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
York tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
York blocks an uppercut.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of York backwards.
York goes for a takedown attempt but Ross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ York. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross is looking to clinch but York is avoiding it.
Ross tries to clinch up.
Ross looks to clinch

and York counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by York.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross tries to break free but York pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but York uses good head movement to avoid it.
York blocking some punches.
Ross misses with some punches.

York gets control of Ross's arms and successfully pulls guard. York will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ross wants to get up but he can't break York's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
York has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Russ York.
No luck with that takedown attempt from York.

York clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.

York jumps guard.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with York. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
York lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ross!
York with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
York controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Russ York.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ross!