PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphonse Rosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosa
vs
Osman

179 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonse Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Osman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Osman tries to pull guard but Rosa holds him up against the cage and eventually Osman drops back down to his feet.

Osman pulls guard effortlessly.

Osman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosa defends it easily.
Rosa wants to control from the top but Osman keeps moving.
Osman has Rosa pulled in close to control his posture.
Osman 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa trying to control but Osman is working from the bottom.

Alphonse Rosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.

Osman pushes Rosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Osman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Osman manages to break the clinch.
Rosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Osman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosa somewhat.
Osman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Osman tries to sprawl out of it but Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Osman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rosa is looking to clinch.

Osman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rosa's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Osman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Osman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa wants to get back to full guard.
Rosa tries to kick Osman off in order to stand up. Osman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rosa is looking for a sweep.
Osman takes a little break here. Rosa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Osman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rosa to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Osman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosa. Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosa delivers a nice body kick.
Rosa is breathing heavily.
Osman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Osman leaves Rosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Osman.

Rosa moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trevor Osman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Osman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosa. Rosa gets slowly back to his feet.

Osman has closed the distance and engaged Rosa in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rosa.
Osman avoiding damage as Rosa throws knees to the body.
Osman tries to pull guard but Rosa won't allow it.
Osman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Osman avoiding damage as Rosa throws knees to the body.
Osman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Osman avoids the damage to the body.
Rosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osman.
Rosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Osman is fending him off so far but Rosa persists. Nope, Osman circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osman tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Osman pulls guard effortlessly.

Osman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Osman managing to block the knees to the body from Rosa.
Osman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosa missing with knees to the body.
Osman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Osman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa dives in and grabs Osman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Osman pushes down on Rosa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Osman forces Rosa back against the cage and clinches.

Osman successfully pulls guard.
Rosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Osman is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rosa preventing the sweep.

Rosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Osman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rosa has managed to get both his arms back between Osman's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman seems keen to control Rosa's posture.
Osman keeping moving, preventing Rosa from controlling successfully.
Rosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Osman on the ground.

Osman has his foot on Rosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rosa works his way back into a safe position though.

Osman is looking for a triangle but Rosa pushes his legs off easily.
Osman pulls Rosa in close to his closed guard and prevents Rosa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Osman keeping moving, preventing Rosa from controlling successfully.
Rosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Osman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osman is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alphonse Rosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Osman stuffs the takedown.
Rosa shoots in but Osman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osman but Osman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphonse Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osman throws a right and a left that Rosa avoids nicely.
No joy there for Osman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosa shoots for a takedown but Osman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rosa shoots in for a takedown but Osman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Osman has closed the distance and engaged Rosa in a clinch.
Rosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osman.
Rosa being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Osman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Osman moves into the clinch.

Osman breaks the clinch.
Osman fails with the takedown.
Rosa fails to land the takedown.
Rosa misses with a head kick.
Rosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Osman swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman shoots in looking for a takedown but Rosa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Osman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Osman clinches.

Osman jumps guard and drags Rosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rosa won't allow Osman to sweep him here.
Trevor Osman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rosa wants to control from the top but Osman keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman 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.
Rosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Osman has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rosa misses with a takedown attempt - Osman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Osman drives through and clinches with Rosa against the cage.
Rosa taking a breather.
Osman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osman is defending well for now.
Osman is trying to pull guard but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Osman won't allow it.
Osman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosa misses with a takedown attempt - Osman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Osman swinging wildly here.
Osman connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Osman tries to avoid it but Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Osman to the ground. Osman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rosa shoots for a takedown but Osman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Osman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Osman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Osman!