PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alf Stewart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rose
vs
Stewart

175 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alf Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rose.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Stewart's coach down at Beast Bar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stewart's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rose tries for a takedown but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stewart misses.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
It looked like Rose was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stewart will feel that in the morning.
Stewart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stewart manages to circle out of the way.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Stewart clinches up against the cage.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rose clinches up against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart misses with a double jab.

Stewart forces Rose back against the cage and clinches.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.

Stewart has managed to clinch.
Stewart wants to break free but Rose has control.
Stewart lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stewart clinches with his opponent.

Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stewart.
As Stewart looks to move away, Rose throws a big counter combo bu Stewart just gets out of the way.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Alf Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.

Rose forces Stewart back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stewart fails to land.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Stewart lands a head shot.
Stewart is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose lands with a kick to the temple. Stewart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stewart works Rose's body with a nice hook.

Stewart moves into the clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stewart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose misses the body punch
and Stewart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Stewart.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stewart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stewart lands a jab to the nose.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
Stewart swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose slips a straight right by Stewart.
A nice combination there by Rose.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Rose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rose lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alf Stewart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stewart doesn't seem phased though.
Rose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stewart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stewart just manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stewart throws a one two combo.

Stewart has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.

Stewart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is looking to stand up but Stewart won't let him.
Stewart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stewart is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stewart scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Stewart has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose has Stewart pressed against the cage, preventing Stewart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stewart has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stewart with a hook.
Alf Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stewart pinned against the cage. Stewart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
Rose throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stewart.
Robbie Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stewart with a nice cross.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stewart tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Stewart instigates a clinch.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stewart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stewart wants to clinch.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stewart circles away quickly and effectively.
Stewart unleashes a big counter combination but Rose bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Rose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose slips a jab from Stewart.
Rose lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stewart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Stewart throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stewart throws a body kick that misses.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alf Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rose throws a lazy head kick

and Stewart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stewart.
Stewart is trying to pull guard but Rose turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rose.
Rose checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Stewart's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart blocks a head kick by Rose.
Stewart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Stewart lands.
Stewart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stewart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Rose.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart scores with a nice head shot.
Rose thows a body kick. Stewart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stewart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stewart sprawls well. Stewart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stewart.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Stewart misses
and Rose counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Stewart connects with a body shot.

Stewart moves into the clinch.
Rose prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.

Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rose gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart working hard to break the clinch.

Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Alf Stewart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose is looking to wear down Stewart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stewart misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stewart lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbie Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Stewart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alf Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Stewart!