PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Richard (ranked 1255 p4p, 2341 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 96 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richard
vs
Rose

160 cm
29
146
14 - 7 - 0

169 cm
29
150
8 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Silverguard Outfitters ðŸ›¡
Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥

Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rose misses.
Richard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose tries to bum rush Richard with a series of wild strikes but Richard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Rose misses

and Richard counters with a single leg into guard. Rose didn't expect that.
Richard pushes down on Rose's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richard lands a nice short elbow.
Richard throwing shots but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richard connects with a nice short shot to Rose's temple.

Richard is looking for a kimura but Rose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richard to get the leverage.
Richard prevents Rose from improving his position.

Richard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Rose is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richard pulls his head out easily.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richard is working away from the top position though.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rose has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Richard there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets back to full guard.
Rose wants to control the position but Richard says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rose has hold of Richard's hands but Richard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rose keeping control of the position.
Rose wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.

Richard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
Rose regains full guard. Nicely done.

Rose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richard passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rose knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rose has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richard is putting a hurting on Rose here, landing some big shots from side control.
Richard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Richard tries for a kimura but Rose is defending well.
Rose gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose taking some punishment here, with Richard in his half guard.
Rose trying to control but Richard postures up.

Richard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Richard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Small Richard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rose swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Richard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rose's guard.

Richard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rose manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Richard has Rose in his guard.

Rose trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.
Rose slips nicely into half guard.

Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richard actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rose pulls his head out easily.

Rose seems to be working for a kimura but Richard defends the submission attempt.
Richard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richard.
Richard working a defensive guard here.
Small Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose trying to control but Richard is working from the bottom.

Richard looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rose advances position into side control!
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Richard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Richard tries to improve position but can't.
Richard manages to get back to half guard.

Rose is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is keen to just control but Richard is a slippery customer.

Rose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richard has managed to free his arm - good work.

Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richard tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Richard is not content to let Rose control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Richard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rose works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rose looking to control but Richard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Richard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose trying to control but Richard is having none of it.
Richard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brandon Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richard tries to counter with a takedown but Rose is quick to defend against it.
Rose throws a right hand that misses

and Richard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Richard lands strikes from half guard.
Richard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Richard is working for a kimura but Rose is defending it quite comfortably.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richard is looking for a kimura here.
Rose is looking to get back to full guard here but Richard has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to improve position but can't.
Rose is trying to control Richard's posture but Richard avoids it.
Rose sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Richard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rose sees it coming and defends easily.
Richard working the head and body with strikes.

Rose looking for submissions off his back.

Rose actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rose is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Richard has latched onto it... Big trouble! Richard pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Rose is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Richard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Small Richard!
After winning the bout, Small Richard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.