PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Bartholomew blaring out of the sound system. Kevin Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sebastien Chabal's chin.

Rose
vs
Chabal

196 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Chabal!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chabal drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chabal smiles and moves away.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Chabal.
Chabal stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chabal circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabal lands a jab to the head.
Rose fails with the takedown
and Chabal counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kevin Rose has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chabal gets a clinch.
Chabal lands a knee to the head.
Chabal lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
Chabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chabal lands a knee to the head.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Chabal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Chabal.
Chabal scores with a knee to the head.
Chabal misses with a knee strike.
Chabal throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabal with a knee to the head.
Chabal tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Chabal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chabal misses with an elbow strike.
Chabal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chabal misses with a knee to the head.
Chabal prevents a body shot from Rose.
Rose can't get the takedown.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chabal throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chabal misses with a two punch combination.
Chabal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chabal to the mat! Chabal manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose works over Chabal with some ground and pound from guard.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Rose postures up in Chabal's guard and throws a big left but Chabal blocks it.
Rose throws an elbow that misses. Chabal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rose's guard. Nice move by Chabal!
Chabal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose pulls Chabal in close to his closed guard and prevents Chabal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chabal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose controls Chabal momentarily but Chabal frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Chabal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose pulls Chabal in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Rose.

Chabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chabal looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose is stalling here.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Chabal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Chabal, against the cage.
Chabal throws an elbow that misses.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabal pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chabal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chabal blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Chabal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chabal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose wants to take the fight to the mat but Chabal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chabal prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.
Chabal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chabal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chabal lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Rose to work.
Chabal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Chabal throws an elbow but misses.
Chabal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Chabal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chabal wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose shoots in for a double leg but Chabal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chabal is looking to clinch.
Rose has his takedown stuffed

and Chabal counters by clinching up.
Rose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chabal tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Sebastien Chabal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Rose successfully pulls guard.
Rose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chabal on the ground.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chabal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chabal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chabal tries to stand but Rose is controlling from the bottom.

Chabal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rose, up you get!
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Chabal sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kevin Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Chabal tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chabal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chabal tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chabal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Chabal as Rose shoots in.
Rose dives in and grabs Chabal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chabal pushes down on Rose's head and hops out.
Chabal moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chabal avoids it really well and circles away.
Chabal is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.

Chabal rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Chabal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chabal connects with a knee to the head.
Chabal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chabal lands a knee to the head.
Chabal with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chabal is keeping busy.
Chabal tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Chabal throws an elbow that misses.
Chabal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chabal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chabal takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sebastien Chabal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chabal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Chabal throws an elbow but misses.
Chabal misses with a knee strike.
Chabal pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chabal misses with an elbow strike.
Chabal looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Chabal is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Chabal.
Chabal wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose has a takedown stuffed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chabal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chabal wants to clinch.
Chabal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.

Rose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chabal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chabal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chabal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chabal keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose throws an elbow that misses. Chabal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rose's guard. Nice move by Chabal!

Chabal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabal moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chabal but Chabal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chabal tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chabal sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rose working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chabal's thigh. Chabal counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rose prevents Chabal from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sebastien Chabal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rose shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chabal's guard.
Chabal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose postures up in Chabal's guard and throws a big left but Chabal blocks it.
Rose throws a strike but Chabal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kevin Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Chabal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose has control of Chabal's left arm, preventing Chabal from doing any damage.
Chabal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chabal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rose 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.
Rose keeping full guard, as Chabal tries to pass.
Rose has Chabal pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Rose wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chabal stuffs the takedown.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chabal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chabal clinches up against the cage.
Rose blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabal misses with a knee to the head.
Chabal pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chabal as Rose tries to tie him up.
Chabal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chabal to keep the fight standing.
Chabal misses with a knee to the head.
Chabal looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Chabal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chabal looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Chabal, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose is trying to push Chabal away but Chabal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chabal misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chabal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rose's brow.
Rose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chabal to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chabal smiles and moves away.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt
and Chabal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Chabal tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chabal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chabal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chabal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chabal tries to avoid it but Rose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chabal to the ground. Chabal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chabal tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose shoots in but Chabal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kevin Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chabal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chabal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chabal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chabal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Chabal closes the distance and clinches.
Rose looking for a takedown.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Chabal.
Chabal tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Chabal doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Chabal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rose gets a takedown into half guard.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastien Chabal.
I've got Chabal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Chabal!