PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Rouisey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rouisey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edwin Starr - War. Rose has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Bulls On Parade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rouisey
vs
Rose

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Rouisey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Owen Rose!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Rouisey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Rouisey misses.
Rouisey lands a jab-cross combination.

Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rouisey tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rouisey is working hard here to advance position.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rouisey wants to get back to his feet.
Rose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rouisey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Rouisey's temple.
Rouisey gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose postures up.

Rouisey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rouisey looking for a sweep. Not yet Rouisey, not yet.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rouisey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Rouisey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rouisey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rouisey 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.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rouisey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouisey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose lands a couple of elbows.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Rouisey seems keen to control Rose's posture.
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!

Rose has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rouisey to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rose is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rouisey pulls down on the head and he's put Rose to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jackie Rouisey!
A relieved looking Jackie Rouisey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.