PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kempe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rossan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kempe
vs
Rossan

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Kempe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rossan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kempe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rossan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rossan tries to clinch up but Kempe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossan leaves Kempe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kempe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rossan throws a leg kick that misses.
Kempe shoots in but no luck this time.
Kempe shoots in but Rossan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kempe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kempe shoots in for a takedown but Rossan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempe tries for a takedown but Rossan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rossan misses with a head kick.
Kempe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rossan pinned against the cage. Rossan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossan blocks a low kick nicely.
Kempe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rossan digs a good hook to Kempe's body.
Rossan lands a nice looking body shot.
Rossan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tony Kempe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kempe misses with a hook. Rossan ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kempe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rossan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kempe fails with a takedown attempt.

Rossan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rossan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kempe pushes off an throws an elbow but Rossan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kempe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossan connects with a body shot.
Kempe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rossan's waist but Rossan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kempe off to one side.
Rossan digs a good body shot into Kempe's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossan lands a body shot.
Rossan misses with a wild body shot.
Rossan stuns Kempe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rossan there.
Kempe fails to land the takedown.
Kempe looks to clinch
and Rossan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Rossan clinches up with Kempe and pushes him back against the cage.

Kempe breaks the clinch.

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.
Kempe misses with a combination
and Rossan counters with a left to the body.
Kempe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rossan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kempe closes the distance but Rossan moves to the side
enabling Rossan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kempe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kempe tries to clinch but Rossan moves away
and Rossan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rossan counters with a left and a right that stings Kempe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kempe wants to clinch
and Rossan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kempe clinches but Rossan breaks the clinch
and Rossan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kempe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kempe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kempe rushes Rossan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kempe fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kempe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rossan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kempe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kempe shoots in but Rossan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kempe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rossan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kempe rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rossan counter with a right hand.
Kempe clinches but Rossan breaks the clinch
and Rossan counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossan slaps away a takedown attempt from Kempe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kempe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kempe throws a hook to the side of Rossan's head but Rossan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kempe wants to clinch but Rossan slips to the side
and Rossan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony Kempe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kempe misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good shot there by Rossan.
Rossan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Kempe gets the takedown into side control.

Kempe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rossan to his feet.
Kempe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kempe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rossan.
Rossan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kempe is just out of range.

Rossan has managed to clinch.
Rossan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kempe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kempe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rossan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rossan stops a takedown attempt from Kempe.
Rossan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kempe manages to break the clinch.
Kempe misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kempe.
Kempe tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice jab there from Rossan.
Kempe tries to clinch up but Rossan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kempe wants to clinch
and Rossan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kempe thinking.
Kempe closes the distance and clinches up with Rossan, looking for a takedown. Kempe pushes Rossan against the cage but Rossan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kempe throws a push kick but Rossan slaps the foot to one side.
Kempe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rossan moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossan is trying to break the clinch but Kempe has him pressed against the cage.
Rossan can't break the clinch.
Rossan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Kempe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kempe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rossan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kempe tries to clinch
and Rossan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Rossan rushes Kempe and presses him up against the cage.
Kempe is leaning against Rossan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Kempe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kempe wants to clinch
and Rossan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempe closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Paul Rossan has been cut.
Rossan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kempe misses with a head kick.
Kempe misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rossan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kempe scores with a head kick.
Kempe shoots for a double leg takedown but Rossan sprawls well. He's pushed Kempe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kempe wants to clinch but Rossan slips to the side
and Rossan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Kempe is predictable there
enabling Rossan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kempe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kempe tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rossan counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kempe dives in and grabs Rossan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rossan pushes down on Kempe's head and hops out.
Rossan tests Kempe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kempe is looking to land body kicks.
Rossan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kempe tries to clinch
and Rossan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kempe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kempe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kempe tries to clinch but Rossan moves away
and Rossan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rossan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kempe breaks from the clinch.
Rossan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rossan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kempe's head.
Kempe closes the distance and clinches up with Rossan, looking for a takedown. Kempe pushes Rossan against the cage but Rossan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Rossan. Beautiful body shot.
Kempe misses with a double jab
and Rossan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rossan clinches with his opponent.
Kempe jumps guard but Rossan stands there with Kempe around his waist. Kempe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kempe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kempe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rossan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kempe tries to clinch up
enabling Rossan to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kempe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kempe 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 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Kempe!