PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gull
vs
Rose

172 cm
30
145 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

176 cm
25
145 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Gull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gull moves away.
Rose slips under a jab.
Eli Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Gull.
Gull throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Gull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left and a right from Gull both land. Nice combination.
Gull misses with the combination.
Gull throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Gull down.
That kick from Rose tenderised Gull's leg. Gull is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Rose tenderised Gull's leg. Gull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gull misses with a straight left.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Rose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gull blocks the body kick.
Gull walks into a jab.
Rose misses the jab.
Gull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gull on the side of the head.
Rose swings for the body but Gull moves out of range.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Gull is out of range.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gull staying out of range there.
Gull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull misses with a hook.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gull misses with a straight left.
Gull throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose lands with a straight right. Gull didn't see that one coming.
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose defending well as Gull loads up on a big left hand.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Gull ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Gull tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Gull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Gull lands a jab to Rose's midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gull takes a shot to the head.
Rose working aggressively here.
Gull takes a shot to the head.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Gull's ribcage.
Gull is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose misses with some punches.

Gull breaks the clinch.
Gull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Gull is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gull is trying to pull guard but Rose turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rose digs a right hand into Gull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gull's gas tank.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose tries to work over Gull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gull.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Gull avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Gull can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gull prevents a body shot from Rose.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with some punches.
Gull is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gull lands a nice looking body shot.
Gull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Gull swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jason Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Gull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull lands with a nice combination. Rose backs away looking to recover.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gull on the side of the head.
Gull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Gull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gull slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Gull slips a jab from Rose.
Good shot there by Rose.
Gull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gull moves away.
Gull moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Gull throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Gull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working Gull over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Gull's ribcage. Gull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Gull.

Gull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gull throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Gull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gull.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gull needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Gull sees coming a mile off.
Gull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Gull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Gull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gull misses with the combination.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gull backwards.
Gull is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rose to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Gull controls the action.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Gull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gull's gas tank.
Gull is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gull backwards.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Gull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Rose moves away from the strike by Gull.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Gull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose tries to land a front kick but Gull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gull throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gull throws out the jab.
Gull looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose cracks Gull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Gull is rocked!
Rose cracks a nice hook into Gull's ribs.
Oh Gull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose connects with a leg kick. Gull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Gull seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Gull's head.
Gull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose cracks Gull with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gull falls to his knees and Rose doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rose!