PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 3756 p4p, 422 weight class) and Hannibal Rose (ranked 1594 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Dravezesdi
vs
Rose

165 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravezesdi moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dravezesdi throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rose throws a jab when Dravezesdi was well out of range.
Dravezesdi misses with a straight right.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Dravezesdi misses the shot to the body.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dravezesdi's hands.
Dravezesdi misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Dravezesdi counters with a nice body shot.
Rose thumps Dravezesdi with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dravezesdi moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dravezesdi throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Dravezesdi ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravezesdi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dravezesdi.
Nice defenses there by Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Dravezesdi off the cage and back into range.
Dravezesdi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dravezesdi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Dravezesdi misses.
Dravezesdi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Dravezesdi ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Dravezesdi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rose defends well and Dravezesdi ends up having to push Rose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Rose throws a jab when Dravezesdi was well out of range.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dravezesdi cracks Rose with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dravezesdi.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Dravezesdi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Dravezesdi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Dravezesdi slips the punch.
Dravezesdi avoids the body shot from Rose.
Dravezesdi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hannibal Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose slips a jab from Dravezesdi.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose cracks Dravezesdi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dravezesdi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose scores with the left hand. Dravezesdi knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose avoids the body shot from Dravezesdi.
Dravezesdi misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Dravezesdi misses its target.
Dravezesdi avoids the head kick by Rose.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Dravezesdi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dravezesdi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dravezesdi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dravezesdi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rose cracks Dravezesdi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dravezesdi throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Dravezesdi misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Dravezesdi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Dravezesdi takes one to the side of the head.
Dravezesdi takes one to the side of the head.
Dravezesdi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose throws a big counter head kick but Dravezesdi avoids it with no problem.
Dravezesdi scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dravezesdi moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dravezesdi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rose lands a big head kick that sends Dravezesdi tumbling to the mat! Rose takes a step backwards and waves Dravezesdi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dravezesdi is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Dravezesdi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose defending well as Dravezesdi loads up on a big left hand.
Dravezesdi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose throws a fast counter high kick but Dravezesdi manages to duck under it in time.
Dravezesdi seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a low kick but Dravezesdi avoids it.
A big right from Rose misses.
We've been informed that Rose has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Rose lands.
Hannibal Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dravezesdi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Jab by Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dravezesdi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rose defends well and Dravezesdi ends up having to push Rose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dravezesdi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose throws a nice head kick!
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Dravezesdi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dravezesdi fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravezesdi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Dravezesdi staying out of range there.
Dravezesdi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dravezesdi throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dravezesdi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dravezesdi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Dravezesdi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose misses with a hook. Dravezesdi ducked under it nicely.
Dravezesdi throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dravezesdi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dravezesdi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Dravezesdi throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dravezesdi misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dravezesdi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dravezesdi just misses with a punch to the body.
Dravezesdi misses with a body shot.
Rose throws a hook but Dravezesdi avoids it easily.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Dravezesdi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dravezesdi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Dravezesdi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dravezesdi lands in his opponent's guard.
Dravezesdi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dravezesdi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dravezesdi passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dravezesdi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dravezesdi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose wants to control but Dravezesdi postures up.

Dravezesdi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rose has escaped the position, nice work there.

Dravezesdi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dravezesdi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rose rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dravezesdi's guard! Nice work there by Rose!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dravezesdi is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rose rolls with it to try and escape but Dravezesdi cranks on the arm and Rose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vulcahn Dravezesdi!