PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barkley (ranked 3063 p4p, 2256 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 386 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Barkley
vs
Rose

189 cm
22
186
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
175
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Rose backs away, Barkley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Barkley cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab by Rose.
Barkley checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barkley throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.

Rose has closed the distance and engaged Barkley in a clinch.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Rose.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Barkley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rose!
Rose misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a jab to the head.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derrick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Barkley's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Barkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
Barkley misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Rose lunges at Barkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barkley's hand.
Rose thuds a left hand into Barkley's body.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barkley circles away.
Rose is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barkley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a right hand. Barkley shakes it off.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barkley's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose tries to bum rush Barkley with a series of wild strikes but Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rose has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose works on Barkley's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose slips a jab from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
And Rose tries to counter it with a takedown but Barkley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley takes one to the chin there.
Barkley slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Barkley misses the target.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose slips under a jab from Barkley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barkley is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Barkley circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Rose misses with a hook.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Barkley was not able to check.
Rose connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley takes one to the chin there.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkley is just out of range.

Rose has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Barkley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barkley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rose throws a series of punches but Barkley moves out of range.
Rose walks into a straight right hand from Barkley.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Rose misses with a hook. Barkley ducked under it nicely.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Barkley's defenses.
Nice cross by Rose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barkley slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Barkley's belly button to the back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
A little feinted left hand from Barkley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Derrick Barkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Barkley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barkley tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose working aggressively here.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Barkley.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Rose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley misses with a punch to the body.
Barkley tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.

Barkley breaks from the clinch.
Barkley misses the shot to the body.
Barkley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Barkley takes one on the button.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Barkley moves away and avoids it.
Barkley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rose.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barkley takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkley's head.
Barkley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barkley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Barkley misses
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Derrick Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkley throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Barkley slips the punch.
It looked like Barkley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rose pushes Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adrian Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

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