PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nasri
vs
Rose

179 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nasri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Rose closes the distance and clinches.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nasri jumps guard but Rose stands there with Nasri around his waist. Nasri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nasri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rose pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rose takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose stalling.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alex Nasri has been cut.
Nasri stalling.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nasri is rocked!
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nasri blocks it with crossed arms.
Nasri looking to slow down the pace here.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Nasri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasri looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose lands a big knee! That's hurt Nasri! Oh, he's all over the place! Rose lands another knee that sends Nasri to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Rose!
Our winner, Derrick Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.