PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rosenburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Florence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rosenburger
vs
Florence

178 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rosenburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Florence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Florence is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rosenburger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosenburger with a poor takedown
and Florence counters with a nice kick to the body.
Florence looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosenburger is fending him off so far but Florence persists. Nope, Rosenburger circles away and we're back to standing.
Florence slaps away a takedown attempt from Rosenburger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rosenburger shoots in for a takedown but Florence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Rosenburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florence lands with a nice combination. Rosenburger backs away looking to recover.

Rosenburger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Florence looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rosenburger is looking to take a break and control but Florence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Florence holds on to Rosenburger's head and controls the position momentarily.
A lull in the action here as Rosenburger stalls from top position.
Florence wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florence struggling a bit here.
Florence wants to get back to his feet but Rosenburger drags him back down.
Florence is looking for a sweep.
Florence is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rosenburger is trying to ground and pound but Florence uses the momentary lack of control by Rosenburger to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Florence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rosenburger is working away from the top position though.
Rosenburger with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Florence is looking to escape.
Rosenburger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Florence is looking for a sweep. Rosenburger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Florence on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rosenburger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Florence wants to control but Rosenburger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosenburger stalling.
Florence tries to kick Rosenburger off but Rosenburger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Florence wants to get back to his feet.
Florence looks gassed!
Rosenburger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rosenburger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rosenburger prevents Florence from improving his position.
Rosenburger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenburger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosenburger lands strikes from half guard.
Florence tries to kick Rosenburger off in order to stand up. Rosenburger Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rosenburger lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Florence tries to improve position but can't.
Rosenburger slows the pace down.
Rosenburger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rosenburger advances nicely into full mount.
Rosenburger avoids the attempt from Florence to control.
Rosenburger with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Rosenburger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Florence throws a half hearted mid kick.

Rosenburger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rosenburger happy to just control the position for now.
Florence wants to control but Rosenburger postures up.
Rosenburger working the body and head with strikes.
Florence takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Florence is trying to escape the position but Rosenburger is controlling the position.
Rosenburger is looking to take a break and control but Florence is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Florence is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rosenburger landing a few strikes.
Rosenburger grinds an elbow into Florence's temple.
Florence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosenburger lands a few punches from side control.
Florence takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rosenburger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rosenburger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rosenburger cracks Florence with a big right hand but Florence just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adam Rosenburger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Florence is letting Rosenburger control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Florence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rosenburger cracks Florence with a big right hand but Florence just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Florence is not content to let Rosenburger control the position.
Florence is trying to improve his position.
Florence is breathing heavily.
Rosenburger remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florence manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Florence is working for a kimura but Rosenburger is defending it quite comfortably.
Rosenburger trying to control but Florence postures up.
Rosenburger regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Florence preventing the sweep.
Rosenburger is pulling down on Florence's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rosenburger is on top in guard.
Rosenburger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rosenburger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosenburger chips away with some ground and pound.

Florence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosenburger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rosenburger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Rosenburger dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Florence gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rosenburger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Florence is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Florence looking for a guillotine here but Rosenburger defends easily.
Rosenburger connects with a couple of short punches.
Rosenburger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Florence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosenburger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenburger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosenburger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosenburger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rosenburger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosenburger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rosenburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Florence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Florence wants to sweep here but Rosenburger controlling him for the moment.
Florence being controlled here, momentarily.
Rosenburger wants to pass the guard but Florence is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Florence keeping moving, preventing Rosenburger from controlling successfully.
Rosenburger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosenburger is in close to Florence's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rosenburger content to stall in guard here.
Florence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Florence keeping full guard, as Rosenburger tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florence is looking to stand up but Rosenburger isn't so interested in that idea.
Rosenburger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosenburger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rosenburger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosenburger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Florence striking off his back but it's not causing Rosenburger any problems.
Rosenburger with a nice head shot there.
Rosenburger looking to sit in guard and control but Florence gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosenburger tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florence looking to sit in guard and control but Rosenburger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosenburger throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosenburger landing with the ground and pound.
Rosenburger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rosenburger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mark Florence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Rosenburger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rosenburger lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Rosenburger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosenburger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Rosenburger!