PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers has chosen Last Chance as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rose
vs
Summers

170 cm
34
148 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

163 cm
35
144 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Summers off balance momentarily.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrell Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Summers.

Summers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Summers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rose is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rose manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Summers has control of the leg.
Summers is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is pressing down on Summers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose can't keep his opponent in guard - Summers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Summers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Summers trying to control from half guard but Rose is working away.
Summers working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rose's thigh. Rose counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Summers is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Summers passes into half guard.
Rose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Summers.
Summers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.

Summers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Rose is defending well.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Summers is working away from the top position though.
Rose is concentrating on defense, preventing Summers from advancing position.
Summers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking for a sweep. Summers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose gets back to full guard.
Summers tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Summers connects with a couple of short punches.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Summers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrell Summers dominated that round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Rose's head coaches at Bushido Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Summers throws a leg kick that misses.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose lands a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Summers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Summers is pushing Rose up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Summers wants to stall.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rose.
Summers looking to stall.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Summers.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose pushes Summers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Summers has clasped his hands together around Rose's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rose holding on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Summers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rose is looking to regain half guard here but Summers keeps moving and retains side control.
Summers trying to control the position but Rose is working away.
Tyrell Summers has got the better of the ground game so far.

Summers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rose knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Summers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Summers working away.

Summers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Rose dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Summers.
Summers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Rose drives through and clinches with Summers against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand into Summers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Summers's gas tank.
Rose keeps control of Summers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Summers or not.
Good body shot from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Rose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rose as Summers tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Rose tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Rose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rose as Summers tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Summers has his back to the cage.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Rose.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Summers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Summers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Summers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose!
After winning the bout, Derrick Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.