PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Du Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rossinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Du Bois
vs
Rossinelli

180 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Du Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Rossinelli!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rossinelli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Du Bois to the mat! Du Bois manages to get full guard.
Rossinelli postures up in Du Bois's guard and throws a big left but Du Bois blocks it.
Rossinelli prevents Du Bois from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du Bois keeping moving, preventing Rossinelli from controlling successfully.

Rossinelli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rossinelli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Du Bois wants to get back to his feet but Rossinelli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rossinelli is standing up over Du Bois. Du Bois looks to escape but Rossinelli dives into side control.
Rossinelli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Du Bois wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Du Bois lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Du Bois swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Bois misses with a jab, cross combination.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Bois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Du Bois swinging wildly here.
Du Bois throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du Bois fails to land with a series of punches.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Rossinelli walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois scores with a one two! Rossinelli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rossinelli dodges the punch combination from Du Bois.
Du Bois throws a nice looking combination but Rossinelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois lands with a straight right. Rossinelli didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Rossinelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Du Bois scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossinelli doesn't seem bothered though.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that Rossinelli avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossinelli dodges the punch combination from Du Bois.
Rossinelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Victor Du Bois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rossinelli shoots in looking for a takedown. Du Bois tries to sprawl out of it but Rossinelli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Du Bois manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Du Bois misses with a double jab.
Rossinelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Du Bois cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rossinelli misses with a wild combination.
Du Bois misses the jab.
Du Bois throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du Bois looks to land a combination but Rossinelli avoids it well.
Rossinelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rossinelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Du Bois.
Du Bois throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rossinelli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Du Bois's guard now.
Du Bois is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rossinelli is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Du Bois dominated that 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.

Rossinelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Du Bois fails to land with a series of punches.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois throws a series of punches but Rossinelli moves out of range.
Du Bois falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rossinelli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Du Bois is looking to stand up but Rossinelli isn't so interested in that idea.
Du Bois keeping moving, preventing Rossinelli from controlling successfully.
Rossinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Du Bois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rossinelli prevents Du Bois from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rossinelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Du Bois is retaining full guard.
Du Bois is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rossinelli is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Du Bois.
Victor Du Bois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Du Bois throws a big shot that misses.
Du Bois lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rossinelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rossinelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rossinelli won't allow Du Bois to get back to his feet.
Rossinelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rossinelli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Du Bois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rossinelli on the ground.
Rossinelli trying to move into half guard but instead Du Bois has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rossinelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rossinelli has his foot on Du Bois's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Du Bois works his way back into a safe position though.
Rossinelli is breathing heavily.
Du Bois tries to stand but Rossinelli is controlling from the bottom.

Du Bois gets to his feet - Rossinelli follows without any prompting.
Du Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Du Bois looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rossinelli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Du Bois.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Du Bois.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossinelli.
Victor Du Bois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Bois swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Du Bois darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Du Bois lands with a straight right. Rossinelli didn't see that one coming.
Du Bois swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rossinelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossinelli slips a jab and a cross from Du Bois.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Du Bois dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Du Bois jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Du Bois throws a combination that misses

and Rossinelli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Du Bois's guard.
Rossinelli postures up in Du Bois's guard and throws a big left but Du Bois blocks it.
Rossinelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Bois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rossinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Du Bois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rossinelli prevents Du Bois from getting back to his feet.
Rossinelli trying to control but Du Bois is working from the bottom.
Rossinelli postures up in Du Bois's guard and throws a big left but Du Bois blocks it.
Rossinelli trying to control but Du Bois is working from the bottom.
Rossinelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rossinelli stops Du Bois from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossinelli slips under a jab.
Du Bois swinging wildly here.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Rossinelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Du Bois lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Du Bois throws a hook but Rossinelli blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rossinelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Bois.
Du Bois throws a right hand that Rossinelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Rossinelli also avoids with ease.
Du Bois thuds a left hand into Rossinelli's body.
Du Bois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossinelli.
Rossinelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Du Bois lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Du Bois.
Rossinelli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Du Bois displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Du Bois throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Bois misses with the combination.
Du Bois misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rossinelli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Du Bois to score with a decent uppercut.
Rossinelli dodges the punch combination from Du Bois.
Du Bois misses with a few strikes there.
Du Bois lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paul Rossinelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Du Bois.
No luck for Rossinelli with that takedown attempt.
Du Bois throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du Bois looks to land a combination. Rossinelli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Du Bois tries to bum rush Rossinelli with a series of wild strikes but Rossinelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Du Bois.
Du Bois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Victor Du Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Du Bois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossinelli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Du Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Bois, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Du Bois!