PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reaver Main (ranked 24910 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Nelson Rodgers (ranked 613 p4p, 442 weight class). Rodgers has chosen Chewing Gum - Annie as his entrance music. Reaver Main has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Main
vs
Rodgers

190 cm
18
150
1 - 4 - 0

155 cm
20
155
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reaver Main!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers takes a swing at Main's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodgers .
No joy there for Main, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rodgers clinches up with Main and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Main up against the cage.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Main backwards.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch.
Rodgers keeps control of Main as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodgers digs a right hand into Main's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Main's gas tank.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Main is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Reaver Main has been cut.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Rodgers scores with a hook to the body.
Rodgers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodgers scores with a knee to the head.

Main is rocked!
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Main is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodgers presses Main against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodgers .
Main seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodgers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodgers .
Rodgers lands with a right to the head.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a nice elbow.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Main or not.
Rodgers crunches a lovely knee into Main's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodgers .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodgers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodgers working Main over with knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Main backwards.
Nice elbow from Rodgers .
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Reaver Main's cut is getting worse.
Main takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers .
Rodgers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Main up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rodgers .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Main takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Main really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers lands an elbow just above Main 's eye.

Reaver Main's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rodgers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodgers .
Rodgers avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reaver Main's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rodgers rushes Main and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodgers .
Rodgers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodgers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Main's face.
Rodgers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clinched against the cage, Rodgers lands a big elbow that drops Main! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Main is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Rodgers !
After the fight, Nelson Rodgers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.