PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Ladd (ranked 714 p4p, 101 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 1694 p4p, 239 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tomasino Jr's choice of entrance music: i kill cause im hungry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ladd
vs
Tomasino Jr

176 cm
28
198 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

180 cm
29
199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Sportivité
FORCEE

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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomasino Jr is looking to clinch.
Ladd slips under a jab.
Tomasino Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasino Jr tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomasino Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasino Jr blocks a jab.
Ladd misses with a two punch combination.
Tomasino Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomasino Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomasino Jr.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomasino Jr.
Ladd lands an overhand right.
Tomasino Jr lands with a cross.
Ladd looks to land a combination but Tomasino Jr avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomasino Jr misses.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Ladd throws a body punch but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
Tomasino Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladd.
Tomasino Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomasino Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Ladd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Tomasino Jr looks to move away, Ladd throws a big counter combo but Tomasino Jr just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd connects with a body shot that sends Tomasino Jr's belly button to the back.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Tomasino Jr's ribs.
Ladd scores with a hook.
Ladd takes a swing at Tomasino Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tomasino Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomasino Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd throws a hook to the side of Tomasino Jr's head but Tomasino Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomasino Jr throws a push kick but Ladd slaps the foot to one side.
Tomasino Jr jabs Ladd right on the nose. Ladd blinks but takes it well.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd staying out of range there.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tomasino Jr clinches up against the cage.

Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomasino Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomasino Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
Decent striking displayed by Tomasino Jr there.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomasino Jr.
Ladd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr is looking to clinch.
Tomasino Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ladd throws a series of punches but Tomasino Jr avoids them all with ease.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomasino Jr at a distance.
Ladd digs a good hook to Tomasino Jr's body.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomasino Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.

Tomasino Jr clinches up against the cage.
Tomasino Jr blocks an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladd's efforts to push away.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but Tomasino Jr has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ladd.
Tomasino Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch but Tomasino Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomasino Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ladd struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tomasino Jr.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.

Ladd manages to break the clinch.

Ladd gets tackled into the cage by Tomasino Jr. Tomasino Jr maintains the clinch.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd throws a body punch but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomasino Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomasino Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ladd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasino Jr moves away.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasino Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomasino Jr in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Tomasino Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd defending well as Tomasino Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping left.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body shot.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.

Ladd lands a left and a right that send Tomasino Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Ladd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tomasino Jr is rocked!
Tomasino Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomasino Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Ladd finish him?
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Ladd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tomasino Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tomasino Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Tomasino Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Tomasino Jr instigates a clinch.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomasino Jr has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Ladd 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.

Ladd lands a left and a right that send Tomasino Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Ladd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Tomasino Jr saw that one coming.
Ladd lands a body shot.
Tomasino Jr slips under a jab from Ladd.
Ladd walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tomasino Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ladd swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tomasino Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rosco Ladd!
Henry Tomasino Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I kill cause i hungry.'.