PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the ring accompanied by Headstrong - Trapt. Stan has chosen Citizen Solider as his entrance music. 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
Stan

188 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Stan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stan.
Brian Stan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.
Stan throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stan throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose throws a right and a left that Stan avoids nicely.
Stan looks to throw a body kick
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Stan ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Rose scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Stan seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stan throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan takes one to the side of the head.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Brian Stan has been cut.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose looks to land a combination but Stan avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stan.
Rose displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stan.
Nice straight punches there by Rose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rose.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stan misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stan.
Rose scores with a hook.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Stan.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Stan ducks down to avoid it.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Stan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with the combination.
Stan slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Stan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Stan walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Rose misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Stan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Rose throws a right and a left that Stan avoids nicely.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose feints a jab promting Stan to slip. Rose then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Derek Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose jabs at Stan's body.
Stan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stan.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Stan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Derek Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
A lazy body kick from Stan
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
Rose throws a series of punches but Stan avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan looks to throw a body kick
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Stan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Stan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stan.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stan's hands.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Rose throws a right and a left that Stan avoids nicely.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
Stan walks into a straight right hand from Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stan ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose looks to land a combination but Stan avoids it well.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stan is looking to land body kicks.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stan tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a one-two to the body.
Rose is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rose takes a swing at Stan's ribcage but misses.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose throws a series of punches but Stan moves out of range.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Stan's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stan scrambles back to his feet.
Stan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Rose.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Stan throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Stan throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rose.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Stan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Stan's ribs.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose looks to land a combination but Stan avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rose has got the better of the exchanges.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stan walks into a jab.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Stan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Stan looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stan misses with a kick to the body.
Stan slips a jab and a cross from Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stan tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.
Stan dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stan.
Stan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with the combination.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stan misses with the body kick
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stan can do to turn this around?
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Stan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stan misses with a body kick.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Stan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Brian Stan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan throws a body kick that misses.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A cross from Rose lands.
Rose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose moves out of range as Stan throws a body kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stan slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose throws a right and a left that Stan avoids nicely.
Stan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Stan tries to land a body kick
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stan back to the ropes. Rose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
Stan looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Stan throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose connects with the punch.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Stan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Stan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Derek Rose!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Derek Rose!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Derek Rose!

Derek Rose wins by unanimous decision!