PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Roberson (ranked 5401 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabrizio Rossi (ranked 7318 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roberson
vs
Rossi

207 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Bee Krazy

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Roberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabrizio Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberson fails to land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rossi.
Roberson bucks up and tries to throw Rossi off but instead Rossi has got his back!
Roberson trying to control the hands but Rossi won't let him.
Roberson covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberson is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberson trying to control the action but Rossi just sinks the hooks in.
Roberson trying to get back to his feet but Rossi is in full control for now.
Rossi scores with punches and elbows.
Roberson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberson is really stuck here.

Rossi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Roberson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Roberson trying to control the hands but Rossi breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Roberson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rossi.
Roberson turns into Rossi and is now in his guard.
Roberson throws an elbow that misses. Rossi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberson's guard. Nice move by Rossi!

We've been informed that Rossi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roberson looking for a guillotine here but Rossi defends easily.
Roberson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rossi trying to control but Roberson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabrizio Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rossi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roberson as he avoids it easily.
Roberson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberson tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Rossi gets tackled into the cage by Roberson. Roberson maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Rossi shoots in but Roberson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roberson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mauricio Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabrizio Rossi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rossi breaks the clinch.
Rossi tries for a takedown but Roberson circles away easily

and Roberson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roberson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roberson tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberson taking a breather.
Rossi wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Roberson as the two fighters clinch.
Rossi has Roberson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roberson.
Rossi looking for a takedown.
Roberson wants a takedown but no success here.

Roberson decides to pull guard.
Roberson pulls Rossi in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roberson holds on and takes a little breather.
Roberson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rossi trying to control but Roberson is working from the bottom.
Fabrizio Rossi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rossi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roberson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rossi has managed to get both his arms back between Roberson's legs - danger averted.
Roberson wants to stand and escape but Rossi is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rossi defending well as Roberson loads up on a big left hand.
Roberson throws a right and a left that Rossi avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rossi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roberson avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Roberson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Roberson counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberson looks up at the clock and then as Rossi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roberson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rossi wants to control but Roberson postures up.
Rossi is trying to buck Roberson off.
The ground and pound from Roberson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberson working the head and body with strikes.
Rossi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Roberson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
Rossi regains half guard, as Roberson was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberson with the ground and pound but Rossi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roberson stands up and waves to Rossi to follow him.
Rossi shoots in for a takedown but Roberson shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Roberson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Roberson misses.
Roberson works the jab nicely.
Roberson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rossi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rossi.
Rossi won't allow Roberson to get back to his feet.
Roberson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rossi controls the pace.

Roberson pushes Rossi off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberson tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberson circles away.
Mauricio Roberson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabrizio Rossi.
Rossi shoots in and drives through. Roberson sprawls well.
Roberson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Roberson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Roberson!