PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kulata Bitok (ranked 23583 p4p, 2871 weight class) and Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rossi has chosen Paky - Vita sbagliata as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bitok
vs
De Rossi

182 cm
24
160
27 - 45 - 5

182 cm
28
165
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Sakura Style

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 27 - 45 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kulata Bitok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
Bitok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Rossi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bitok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Rossi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bitok. Bitok circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bitok takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bitok ducks right into an uppercut from De Rossi.
Bitok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitok takes one to the side of the head.
De Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
Bitok shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Rossi as he avoids it easily.
Bitok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

De Rossi closes the distance and pushes Bitok back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Rossi.

De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bitok backs up against the cage.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bitok, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
De Rossi pushes Bitok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Rossi.
A hook to the body from De Rossi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rossi.
A body shot lands from De Rossi.
Bitok is breathing heavily.
De Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from De Rossi.

De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Rossi punishes Bitok's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitok walks into a stiff left hand from De Rossi.
Jab, jab by De Rossi - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi scores with a body shot.
De Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Rossi stuns Bitok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. De Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - De Rossi scores with a four punch combination!
De Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Bitok's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi works the jab nicely.
De Rossi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bitok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bitok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Rossi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bitok back to the cage. De Rossi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Rossi cracks a nice hook into Bitok's ribs.

De Rossi instigates a clinch.

De Rossi breaks the clinch.
Bitok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Rossi connects with a single shot there.
Jab by De Rossi.
De Rossi punishes Bitok's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi connects with a single shot there.
De Rossi scores with a nice right hand.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Rossi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
That's time! Bitok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Rossi works Bitok's body with a nice hook.
De Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Bitok moves out of range easily.
Bitok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
De Rossi scores with a jab. Bitok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Rossi catches Bitok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Rossi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitok walks into a jab.
De Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for De Rossi. That snapped Bitok's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitok takes one to the side of the head.
De Rossi tests Bitok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Rossi jabs Bitok right on the nose. Bitok blinks but takes it well.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bitok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bitok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bitok takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bitok doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from De Rossi.
Nice uppercut lands for De Rossi. That snapped Bitok's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Rossi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for De Rossi.
Bitok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bitok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Rossi with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
De Rossi lands with a slapping head kick.
De Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Rossi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Rossi lands a nice hook to Bitok's body. Bitok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bitok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by De Rossi as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bitok off the cage and back into range.
De Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bitok's hands.
Good shot there by De Rossi.
De Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Rossi lands a jab to Bitok's midsection.
De Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Rossi lands with a straight right. Bitok didn't see that one coming.
De Rossi connects with a jab.
De Rossi catches Bitok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bitok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
Bitok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Bitok's head.
De Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Rossi scores with a punch to the head.
De Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitok throws a push kick but De Rossi slaps the foot to one side.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe De Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De Rossi punishes Bitok's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitok looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Rossi.
A jab from De Rossi finds it's way through Bitok's defenses.
De Rossi lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. De Rossi catches Bitok right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by De Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
De Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
De Rossi digs a good body shot into Bitok's ribs.
De Rossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rossi lunges at Bitok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bitok's hand.
De Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi jabs at Bitok's body.
Bitok ducks right into an uppercut from De Rossi.

Bitok gets tackled into the cage by De Rossi. De Rossi maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Rossi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bitok or not.
Good body shot from De Rossi.
De Rossi prevents Bitok from breaking the clinch.

De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi jabs at Bitok's body.
De Rossi connects with a looping right hand.
De Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Rossi scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rossi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi sizes up Bitok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bitok looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
De Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

De Rossi clinches up with Bitok and pushes him back against the cage.
De Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Rossi scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi throws a nice head kick!
De Rossi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Rossi dips to his left and cracks Bitok with an uppercut!
De Rossi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Rossi throws a one two combo.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from De Rossi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Rossi tests Bitok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Rossi works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitok on the side of the head.
De Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bitok doesn't seem bothered though.
De Rossi feints a jab promting Bitok to slip. De Rossi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bitok slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bitok.
Kulata Bitok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi lands a jab.
De Rossi scores with the left hand. Bitok knows he should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe De Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Rossi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
As Giuseppe De Rossi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Next time keep my name out of your mouth, for all that talk you did you should be ashamed of losing to me then to be honest. Know your place little English man'.