PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Apae has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Apae
vs
Rose

180 cm
25
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Apae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Rose!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Apae tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose throws a right and a left that Apae avoids nicely.
Apae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose throws a leg kick which misses Apae's front leg but catches the back leg as Apae tries to avoid it.
Apae throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Apae cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apae is able to avoid easily.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose tries to clinch but Apae moves away
and Apae counters with a stiff right hand.
Apae walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rose.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose dives in and grabs Apae's left leg, looking for a takedown. Apae pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Apae tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Apae loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a head kick that Apae semi-blocks.
Rose moves out of range as Apae strikes.
Rose throws a leg kick but Apae sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apae tries to avoid it but Rose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apae to the ground. Apae escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Will Apae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Rose.
Apae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Rose or perhaps it was just good defense by Apae which made him look bad.
Apae misses with a straight left.
Rose moves out of range as Apae strikes.
Apae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Apae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apae tries to avoid it but Rose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apae to the ground. Apae escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rose looks gassed!
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Apae.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to score with a low kick but Apae moves his leg out of the way.
Apae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apae throws out the jab.
Apae lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into rage.

Apae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Apae blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Apae.
Apae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.

Rose is rocked!
Apae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Apae finish him?
Apae lands a shoulder strike.
Apae lands a big right hand that drops Rose! The killer instinct kicks in and Apae finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Apae!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Apae!