PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 3049 p4p, 2842 weight class) and Ian Laperierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Paky - Vita sbagliata. Laperierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tha Shiznit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Rossi
vs
Laperierre

182 cm
28
165
15 - 9 - 0

177 cm
41
167
18 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Laperierre throws a jab when De Rossi was well out of range.
De Rossi avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
De Rossi throws a hook but Laperierre blocks it.
Laperierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Laperierre misses its intended target.
Laperierre throws out a loose jab but De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rossi takes a swing at Laperierre's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre scores with a sloppy right hand. De Rossi should have avoided that one.
Laperierre misses with a straight left.
Laperierre works the jab nicely.

De Rossi clinches with his opponent.
De Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laperierre swings wildly with an uppercut but De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laperierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Laperierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laperierre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laperierre misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi takes a swing at Laperierre's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Laperierre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laperierre looks to land a right hand but De Rossi moved out of range.
Laperierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
De Rossi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Rossi misses with a body kick.
De Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Laperierre with a jab.
De Rossi misses with a head kick.
De Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laperierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Rossi blocks a jab.
Laperierre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laperierre lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
De Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
Laperierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laperierre moves away from the strike by De Rossi.
It looks like De Rossi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Laperierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Laperierre scores with a jab.
Laperierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rossi.
Laperierre works the jab nicely.
Laperierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Rossi takes one to the side of the head.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
De Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laperierre scrambles back to his feet.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by De Rossi.
De Rossi slips under a jab from Laperierre.
De Rossi throwing a counter right hand but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
De Rossi throws out a loose jab but Laperierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Rossi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laperierre misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from De Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laperierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laperierre looks to land a left hand but De Rossi moved out of range nicely.
De Rossi throws a body punch but Laperierre moves out of range.
A jab from De Rossi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Laperierre circles away.
De Rossi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laperierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Rossi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Laperierre lands a high kick!
De Rossi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laperierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from De Rossi.
A cross from De Rossi lands.
De Rossi swings for the body but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Laperierre misses.
De Rossi throws a body punch but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Laperierre does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a hook.
De Rossi moves away from the strike by Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a left hand
and De Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laperierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Rossi scrambles back to his feet.
De Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Laperierre slips a jab from De Rossi.
De Rossi staying out of range there.
Laperierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Rossi eats them both and turns towards Laperierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Rossi takes one on the button.
Laperierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laperierre throws out a powerful jab.
De Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laperierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rossi misses with a double jab
and Laperierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi lands a body shot.
Laperierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre avoids the head kick by De Rossi.
De Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Laperierre's shoulder, as Laperierre tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Laperierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Laperierre missing with a left hand there. De Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laperierre 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 throws a hook but Laperierre avoids it easily.
De Rossi scores with a jab. Laperierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laperierre scores with a nice strike.
A big left from De Rossi misses.
De Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laperierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by De Rossi.
De Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. De Rossi saw that one coming.
Laperierre misses with a straight left.
De Rossi lands a head shot.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from De Rossi misses the target.
Laperierre lands a glancing blow to the side of De Rossi's head.
De Rossi avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
Laperierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Laperierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi slips a jab from Laperierre.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
De Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Laperierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Laperierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laperierre throws out a loose jab but De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like De Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Laperierre is just out of range.
Laperierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laperierre misses with a straight left.
Laperierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for De Rossi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from De Rossi.
Laperierre throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot lands for Laperierre.
Laperierre connects with a crisp jab.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from De Rossi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Rossi slips under a jab from Laperierre.
Laperierre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Laperierre does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for De Rossi.
De Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Laperierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Rossi avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
Laperierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Laperierre.
Laperierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Rossi.
Ian Laperierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laperierre's hands.
Nice defenses there by De Rossi.
Laperierre stuns De Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lunges at Laperierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laperierre's hand.
De Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Laperierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. De Rossi saw that one coming.
De Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laperierre.
Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from De Rossi.
Laperierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laperierre throws an overhand right that lands on De Rossi's shoulder, as De Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
De Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
Laperierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Rossi.
Laperierre slips under a jab.
De Rossi avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Rossi is looking to clinch.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rossi manages to avoid it.
De Rossi throws a body punch but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre throws out a counter right but De Rossi avoids it with no problem.
De Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from De Rossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi throws a low kick, looking for Laperierre's leg but Laperierre calmly moves out of range.
Laperierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Rossi as he jumps to the side.
Laperierre slips a jab from De Rossi.
De Rossi blocks a jab.
Laperierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Rossi.
Laperierre loads up on a big right hand but De Rossi slips the punch.
De Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laperierre connects with a single shot there.
De Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laperierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Laperierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Rossi at a distance.
Jab by De Rossi.
De Rossi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
De Rossi misses with a straight right.

De Rossi clinches.
Laperierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Laperierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laperierre throws a body punch but De Rossi moves out of range.
De Rossi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by De Rossi.
Laperierre scores with a head kick. De Rossi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and De Rossi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rossi moves out of range as Laperierre strikes.
Laperierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laperierre's hands.
De Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
Laperierre throws out a counter right but De Rossi avoids it with no problem.
De Rossi misses with a right hand
and Laperierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Rossi takes one to the chin there.
Laperierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laperierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Rossi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laperierre moves out of range as De Rossi strikes.
Laperierre throws a lazy right hand but De Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Rossi sizes up Laperierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Laperierre 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!

Laperierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Rossi.
Laperierre wants to counter with a clinch but De Rossi pushes him away.
Laperierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laperierre throws a body punch but De Rossi moves out of range.
De Rossi tries to clinch but Laperierre moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rossi. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre lands with a cross.
A big left from Laperierre misses.
A big left from De Rossi misses.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from De Rossi misses its target.
Laperierre stalks De Rossi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Rossi's face. De Rossi staggers backwards, shaken.
Laperierre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laperierre scrambles back to his feet.
De Rossi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
Laperierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Rossi misses with an uppercut.
De Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laperierre throws out a counter right but De Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Laperierre throws a hook but De Rossi blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Rossi needs to keep his hands up - Laperierre had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by De Rossi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Rossi tries to clinch up but Laperierre circles away and keeps his distance.

Laperierre shoots in and bounces De Rossi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Laperierre tries to free his leg and advance position but De Rossi is retaining full guard.
De Rossi trying to keep a closed guard but Laperierre is proving a slippery customer.
De Rossi is looking to sweep but instead, Laperierre has passed into half guard.
Laperierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Rossi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Laperierre manages to move to mount!

Laperierre looking to secure an arm triangle but De Rossi defends it well.
Giuseppe De Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre controlling his opponent.
Laperierre wants to get back to his feet but De Rossi is holding on tight.

Laperierre has hold of De Rossi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De Rossi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Laperierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre wants to stand but De Rossi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Laperierre controlling the pace for now.

Laperierre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De Rossi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laperierre on the ground.
De Rossi tries to hold on but Laperierre pushes him away.
De Rossi is looking to improve his position but Laperierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Laperierre trying to control but De Rossi is having none of it.
Laperierre with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi can't escape the position.
Laperierre takes De Rossi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, De Rossi is in trouble.
Laperierre biding his time, controlling De Rossi.

Laperierre is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. De Rossi is defending well though. Laperierre let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Laperierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laperierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Laperierre!
A relieved looking Ian Laperierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Giuseppe De Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'Such a devastating loss that should never happen in the first place, I want to apologize to my fans for putting such a misserable performance and I promise I will be back stronger as always'.