PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Derek Rose will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Davis
vs
Rose

185 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Rose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Rose tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Rose's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Rose looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook.
Derek Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Davis blocks a jab.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Rose throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose misses with the combination.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Rose.

That's four 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.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose jabs at Davis's body.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Rose misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Rose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phil Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose connects with a single shot there.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.

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.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Rose scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
Rose jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Rose looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Rose lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Rose's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose with a nice cross.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Rose scores with a hook.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Rose works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Davis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rose misses.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derek Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Derek Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Rose tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Rose.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Rose!