PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rose (ranked 4818 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Coretto (ranked 4779 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Rose
vs
Coretto

183 cm
20
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Coretto!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coretto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Coretto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Coretto manages to end up in side control.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
Rose wants to control but Coretto postures up.

Coretto stands up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rose jumps guard.
Coretto throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 wants to control from the top but Coretto keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coretto working a defensive guard here.
Coretto wants to sweep but no luck.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Coretto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose wants to control from the top but Coretto keeps moving.
Coretto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rose wants to stand but Coretto is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Coretto. No joy for Rose on that attempt.

Coretto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Rose uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coretto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rose.

Rose drives through and clinches with Coretto against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Coretto won't allow it.
Rose has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coretto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Coretto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rose looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Rose bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rose is breathing heavily.

Coretto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rose tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Coretto is in Rose's guard.
Coretto is standing up over Rose. Rose looks to escape but Coretto dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coretto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coretto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coretto or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose, which made it look bad.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but Coretto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Rose moves into range and clinches up with Coretto.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rose avoiding damage as Coretto throws knees to the body.

Coretto decides to pull guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Coretto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coretto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose sets himself, and Coretto steps forward looking for the clinch! Rose avoids it this time.
Miguel Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose darts in looking for a takedown but Coretto gets double underhooks and turns Rose into the cage.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up with Coretto, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes Coretto against the cage but Coretto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coretto darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Coretto into the cage.
Coretto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coretto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose lands a body shot.
Coretto goes for a double leg but Rose avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rose continues to drive forward.
Coretto throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rose moves into the clinch.
Coretto fails to pull guard.
Miguel Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Coretto.
Coretto is breathing heavily.

Rose jumps guard.
Rose wants to sweep here but Coretto controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coretto is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Coretto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coretto wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Coretto looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coretto is on top in guard.

Coretto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Coretto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rose looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rose looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rose!

Miguel Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coretto is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coretto prevents Rose from moving into mount.
Rose working away.
A control attempt from Coretto but he's now mounted!
Coretto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Coretto wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Coretto wants to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coretto tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Rose 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Coretto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rose shoots in for a double leg but Coretto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Coretto shoots in.
Coretto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coretto misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Coretto.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose misses with a kick to the body
and Coretto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rose throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coretto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rose is in Coretto's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coretto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Coretto working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coretto is working an open guard so Rose takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Coretto fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rose has closed the distance and engaged Coretto in a clinch.
Rose tries to pull guard but Coretto holds him up against the cage and eventually Rose drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose jumps guard but Coretto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coretto.
Rose throws a lazy head kick

and Coretto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coretto.
Rose wants to take the fight to the mat but Coretto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Coretto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coretto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Coretto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rose sprawls well initially but Coretto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rose manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coretto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coretto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coretto stops Rose from standing up.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.

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.
Coretto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose keeping full guard, as Coretto tries to pass.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
Coretto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rose's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coretto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coretto gets slowly back to his feet.
Elvis Coretto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coretto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Rose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Miguel Rose!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Miguel Rose!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Miguel Rose!

Miguel Rose wins by unanimous decision!