PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos comes into the arena with Thundercats blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Athos
vs
Rose

180 cm
32
181 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

179 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos lands a nice looking body kick.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Athos.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Athos.
Rose wants to clinch.
Athos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Athos. Athos obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Athos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose leaves Athos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athos throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Rose lands but Athos takes it in his stride.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Athos.
Athos checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Rose misses
and Athos counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Athos throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Athos's head.
Athos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Athos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Athos's head backwards.
Athos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose thows a body kick. Athos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Athos.
Athos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Athos momentarily.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.

Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Athos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Athos blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Athos is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Athos controls the action.
Rose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Athos misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Athos scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Athos or not.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Athos avoids the damage to the body.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Athos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Athos blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Athos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Athos's elbow.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
Rose tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Athos is defending well for now.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hell Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rose throws the kick towards the body but Athos avoids it.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose lets loose with a powerful body kick. Athos will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Athos misses the target.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Athos's defenses.
Rose stuffs the takedown.
Athos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.

Athos has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Athos takes a shot to the head.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Athos has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Athos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Athos tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Athos tries to pull guard but Rose holds him up against the cage and eventually Athos drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Athos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Athos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Athos avoids the damage to the body.
Athos blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Athos.
Athos tries for a takedown but Rose manages to get underhooks.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nemean Athos has been cut.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Athos working aggressively here.
Athos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Athos working aggressively here.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Athos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Athos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Athos's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rose blocks a body shot from Athos.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Athos is rocked!
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Athos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose lands an elbow inside.
Rose unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Athos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rose is unloading with more strikes now! Athos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.