PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimmeya Spanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derric Rose looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rose
vs
Spanka

175 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derric Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimmeya Spanka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spanka defends it nicely.
Spanka cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanka as he avoids it easily.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spanka circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derric Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spanka tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Spanka lands with a straight right. Rose didn't see that one coming.

Rose drives through with a takedown into Spanka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spanka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spanka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose advances to half guard.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spanka moves into full guard.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Spanka.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Spanka blocks nicely.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rose pushing down on Spanka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two 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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose prevents Spanka from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Rose there.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Spanka is working away.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose trying to control from half guard but Spanka is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derric Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spanka throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Spanka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gimmeya Spanka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spanka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spanka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rose in his tracks.
Derric Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanka tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Spanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

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.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Spanka sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spanka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spanka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spanka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Spanka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derric Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut lands for Spanka. That snapped Rose's head back.
Rose avoids the head kick by Spanka.
A punch lands to the side of Rose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Spanka jabs at Rose's body.
Spanka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spanka throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Spanka only half commits.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derric Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spanka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanka throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spanka scores with a hook.

Spanka darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.

Spanka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spanka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose needs to keep his hands up - Spanka had a free shot at his head there.
Spanka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spanka wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Spanka throws a one two combo.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spanka finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Spanka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spanka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spanka's half guard.
Spanka is trying to get back to full guard.
Spanka is trying to control but can't.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spanka is not content to let Rose control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spanka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rose is working away from the top position though.
Rose is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Rose prevents Spanka from improving his position.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spanka defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose throwing shots but Spanka is blocking nicely.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanka's head.
Spanka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rose.
Spanka is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spanka wants to get back to his feet.
Spanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose thows a huge punch but Spanka dodges it nicely.
Rose wants to take a breather but Spanka is having none of it.
Spanka has hold of Rose's hands but Rose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rose scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rose trying to control the action but Spanka is working from the bottom.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Spanka tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derric Rose 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!

Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spanka!
Rose scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spanka?
Rose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rose tries to control but Spanka wriggling away.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Spanka tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spanka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose breaks from Spanka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rose sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
Spanka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rose there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rose with a couple of short strikes.
Rose trying to control but Spanka is having none of it.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spanka is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rose tries to control but Spanka wriggling away.
Rose thowing shots but they're missing.
Rose lands a big shot there that rocks Spanka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rose throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spanka because Rose loaded up on that one.
Gimmeya Spanka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
Derric Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spanka is looking to escape.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Rose sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rose thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rose throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derric Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

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