PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo DeRosa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roe Jogan's chin.

DeRosa
vs
Jogan

193 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
215 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo DeRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roe Jogan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by DeRosa.
Jogan throws a leg kick
and DeRosa counters with a body kick.
DeRosa throws a front kick that sends Jogan stumbling back into the cage.
DeRosa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeRosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeRosa staying out of range there.
DeRosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jogan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeRosa scores with a nice body kick.
DeRosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeRosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeRosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Jogan throws an overhand right that lands on DeRosa's shoulder, as DeRosa tries to avoid the shot.
DeRosa avoids the head kick by Jogan.

Jogan shoots in and gets a takedown into DeRosa's guard.
Jogan looks winded!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
DeRosa controlling the position.
DeRosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
DeRosa content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogan working to try and regain half guard.
DeRosa controlling the position easily from mount.
DeRosa blocks Jogan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
DeRosa controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogan working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
DeRosa controlling from mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonardo DeRosa.
DeRosa lands a head kick. Jogan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Jogan misses
and DeRosa counters with a monster head kick that knocks Jogan out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo DeRosa!
Leonardo DeRosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.