PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the ring accompanied by Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos. Hunter Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rose
vs
Gap

179 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

205 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Gap!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a hook to the side of Gap's head but Gap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Rose has Gap up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gap wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Gap scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Gap is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gap thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rose's head.
Gap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rose knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gap is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rose working to try and regain half guard.

Gap gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose misses with a looping right.

Gap gets the takedown into side control.
Rose is breathing heavily.

Gap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Gap working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rose is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gap tries to advance to mount but can't.

Gap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rose is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gap grinds an elbow into Rose's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Rose is trying to control Gap's posture but Gap avoids it.

Gap tries for a kimura but Rose is defending well.
Gap wants to stand but Rose has his arm trapped.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gap tries to control but Rose wriggling away.
Rose is trying to escape the mount but Gap keeps good control and instead manages to take Rose's back.
Gap scores with punches to the body.

Gap is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rose has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Rose fending off the submission attempt from Gap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Rose rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rose is refusing to be controlled, as Gap sits in half guard.
Gap slips a nice elbow through Rose's hands, connecting with Rose's forehead.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gap is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Gap has control of the leg.

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.
Gap wants to pass to mount but Rose is defending the position.

Gap seems to be looking for submissions.
Rose is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rose tries to avoid it but Gap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rose to the ground. Rose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gap shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rose's guard.
Rose could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.

Gap drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gap jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gap chips away with some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gap trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gap is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Gap has managed to sneak the leg through.

Gap decides to stand up.
Rose misses with a combination
and Gap counters with a leg kick.
Rose shoots in for a double leg but Gap sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gap fails to land the takedown.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gap shoots in and drives through. Rose sprawls well.
Hunter Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gap.
Gap walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Gap. Gap gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose lands with a nice combination. Gap backs away looking to recover.
Gap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gap counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rose's guard now.
Gap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Gap is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gap doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gap manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gap forces his way into half guard.
Gap trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
Gap is tying to control. Rose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Gap is looking for a kimura here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Gap has control of the leg.

Gap is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rose won't allow Gap to pass to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gap shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Gap is working for a submission of some sort.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Gap stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rose to get to his feet.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gap takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Gap is just out of range.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gap shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.

Rose scores a takedown into full mount!
Gap is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gap is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Rose is working for a guillotine from mount but Gap frees his head quite easily.
Gap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gap looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gap manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rose's guard. Nice work there by Gap.

Gap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gap is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Gap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Gap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose slow jab from Gap misses its intended target.
Gap is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose lands with a straight right. Gap didn't see that one coming.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rose tries to avoid it but Gap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rose to the ground. Rose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gap closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose wants to clinch
and Gap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gap misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose shoots and misses

and Gap holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gap has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rose regains guard immediately.

Gap gets to his feet - Rose follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gap closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rose regains half guard.

Gap seems to be looking for submissions.

Gap is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rose has hold of Gap's hands but Gap slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gap prevents Rose from improving his position.
Gap trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
Gap is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gap looking for a submission but Rose manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Gap wanted to stand there but Rose had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gap tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Gap wants to stand but Rose is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gap doesn't seem phased though.

Gap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rose!

Gap stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to land a combination but Gap avoids it well.

Gap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Rose manages to break the clinch.

Gap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patrick Gap has got the better of the ground game so far.

Gap wants to finish this one by submission but Rose is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gap.
Gap trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Gap is working for a guillotine from mount but Rose frees his head quite easily.
Gap wants to control the pace but Rose is squirming around nicely.
Rose tries to lock up and control but Gap gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gap putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Gap looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rose tries to lock up and control but Gap gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Gap looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Gap goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rose is on top in guard.

Gap throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rose wants to stand but Gap is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rose postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Gap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Gap has wrist control.
Gap tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rose counters by moving into the clinch.
Gap tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rose just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hunter Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gap.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gap has him pressed against the ropes.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.

Gap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rose darts in trying to clinch

and Gap counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gap.
Gap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gap pushes down on Rose's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gap looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Gap is working for a submission of some sort.
Rose is in trouble now - Gap has advanced to mount!
Gap scoring with strikes but Rose is staying in there.
Gap cracks Rose with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gap is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Rose is in real trouble.
Rose turns into Gap and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gap wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose trying to control but Gap is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gap wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Gap wants to sweep but no luck.

Gap looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gap has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
Gap keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gap misses with a takedown attempt
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose lands with an overhand left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gap.
Rose throws a right and a left that Gap avoids nicely.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Gap.

Gap fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rose sprawls well initially but Gap persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gap is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gap might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rose kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well,Rose is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Rose is looking for a sweep. Gap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gap is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gap tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rose controls his leg.
Rose is trying to control but can't.
Gap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rose wants to improve his position but Gap is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose tries to clinch there but Gap circles away.
Gap tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rose throws a combination that misses

and Gap counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gap looking to pass the guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunter Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gap passes Rose's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gap works his way into side control.
Gap is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose is trying to control Gap's posture but Gap avoids it.
Rose throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Gap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gap has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Patrick Gap!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Patrick Gap!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Patrick Gap!

Patrick Gap wins by unanimous decision!