PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 4319 p4p, 4508 weight class) and Micke Scandels (ranked 471 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Rossi
vs
Scandels

182 cm
19
165
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
168
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micke Scandels!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Rossi pushes Scandels up against the cage in a clinch.
Scandels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Rossi's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scandels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Rossi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scandels to keep the fight standing.
Scandels has De Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing De Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Scandels scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Rossi fails to pull guard.
De Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels stands there with De Rossi around his waist. De Rossi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe De Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scandels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scandels displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Rossi up against the cage.
De Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scandels slows down the pace here.
Scandels stalling.
Scandels receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
De Rossi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Rossi misses with a knee strike.
De Rossi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scandels walks away with a smile on his face. De Rossi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Rossi misses with a takedown attempt - Scandels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

De Rossi darts in and clinches Scandels up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Scandels is blocking nicely.
De Rossi taking a breather.
Scandels misses with the head strike.
De Rossi fails to pull guard.
Scandels tries a body shot but De Rossi blocks it.
Scandels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from De Rossi.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Scandels blocks with his arms.
De Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Rossi cracks Scandels with a nice body shot.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but Scandels holds him up against the cage and eventually De Rossi drops back down to his feet.
De Rossi misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scandels is struggling to control the position.
De Rossi prevents a body shot from Scandels.
De Rossi blocks a body shot from Scandels.
De Rossi lands a nice elbow.
De Rossi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scandels walks away with a smile on his face. De Rossi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Rossi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

De Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scandels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Rossi up against the cage.
De Rossi working hard to break the clinch.
Scandels keeps control of De Rossi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scandels just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scandels is defending well for now.
De Rossi blocks a body shot from Scandels.
Scandels tries a body shot but De Rossi blocks it.
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels stands there with De Rossi around his waist. De Rossi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Rossi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Rossi is breathing heavily.
Scandels displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Rossi up against the cage.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but Scandels holds him up against the cage and eventually De Rossi drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Rossi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe De Rossi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Rossi has Scandels up against the cage in a clinch.
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scandels blocks an elbow strike.

De Rossi breaks from the clinch.

De Rossi clinches with his opponent.
Scandels stalling in the clinch.
De Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Scandels is blocking nicely.
De Rossi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scandels is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scandels just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe De Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Scandels fails to land.
De Rossi is trying to push Scandels away but Scandels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Rossi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scandels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Giuseppe De Rossi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Rossi is trying to force a seperation but Scandels has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Rossi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scandels has him pressed against the cage.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scandels prevents De Rossi from breaking the clinch.
Scandels avoids the elbow strike from De Rossi, against the cage.
Scandels misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
De Rossi prevents a body shot from Scandels.
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scandels throws a punch but it's blocked by De Rossi.
De Rossi letting Scandels take a breather here.
The referee calls for Scandels to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scandels as De Rossi tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scandels.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scandels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scandels misses with the head strike.
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scandels misses with the head strike.
Scandels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Rossi is working for takedown but Scandels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scandels blocks an uppercut.
De Rossi is trying to break the clinch but Scandels has him pressed against the cage.
De Rossi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scandels gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scandels stalling against the cage.
Scandels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scandels controlling the action here for a moment.
Scandels leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scandels has a couple of punches blocked by De Rossi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Rossi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scandels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scandels displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Rossi up against the cage.
Scandels stalls.
Scandels misses with some punches.
Scandels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels stands there with De Rossi around his waist. De Rossi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Scandels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micke Scandels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Rossi has Scandels up against the cage in a clinch.
De Rossi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scandels to keep the fight standing.
De Rossi can't get the takedown.
Scandels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Rossi is trying to pull guard but Scandels has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe De Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scandels misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scandels smiles and moves away.
De Rossi closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scandels throws a leg kick but De Rossi moved away.

De Rossi rushes Scandels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scandels misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Rossi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scandels is defending well for now.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Rossi prevents a body shot from Scandels.
De Rossi blocks a body shot from Scandels.
De Rossi is trying to drag Scandels to the mat but Scandels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Rossi lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scandels misses with a punch to the body.
Scandels struggles to land a body shot inside as De Rossi controls his hands.
Scandels can't find room to land a body shot as De Rossi controls the action.
De Rossi looking to slow down the pace here.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scandels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scandels misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Rossi tries to pull guard but Scandels won't allow it.
De Rossi prevents a body shot from Scandels.
Scandels has De Rossi pressed against the cage.
De Rossi blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi landing knees to the head.
Scandels struggles to land a body shot inside as De Rossi controls his hands.
De Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scandels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Rossi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scandels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Rossi wants to stall.
Scandels lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Rossi jumps guard but Scandels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scandels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Rossi trying to stall but Scandels improves his position.
De Rossi wants to break free but Scandels has control.
Scandels's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Scandels is blocking nicely.
Scandels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scandels misses with the head strike.

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 Giuseppe De Rossi.
I think De Rossi 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!