PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Zar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rogers
vs
Zar

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Zar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zar shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Zar keeps moving.
Zar trying to control the position.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Zar is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws and elbow that misses. Zar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by Zar!
Zar wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zar tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily

and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zar looks gassed!
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers is thwarting Zar's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stalling.
Rogers tries to pass to full mount but Zar defends it.
Rogers is keen to just control but Zar is a slippery customer.
Zar wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rogers uses his free foot to push down on Zar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zar.

Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zar is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zar stops Rogers from standing up.
Rogers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rogers trying to keep a closed guard but Zar is proving a slippery customer.
Zar trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rogers has Zar up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rogers is fending him off so far but Zar persists. Nope, Rogers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers with a poor takedown

and Zar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rogers won't be happy with that.
Zar trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.

Zar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rogers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers is staying active underneath Zar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Rogers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zar stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rogers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zar trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Zar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Zar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zar won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
Zar gets full guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Zar is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rogers feints and as Zar raises his hands in defense, Rogers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Zar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zar preventing the sweep.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Zar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Rogers will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rogers shoots in but Zar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zar fails with the takedown
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Zar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rogers controls the pace.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Zar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zar is proving hard to escape from.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Zar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zar is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogers as he jumps to the side.
Zar moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.

Rogers drives through and clinches with Zar against the cage.
Zar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rogers jumps into guard, dragging Zar to the mat.
Rogers wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zar is now in half guard.
Rogers is staying active underneath Zar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to roll over but Zar keeps him under control.

Rogers looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers wants to improve his position but Zar is controlling well.
Zar is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
Zar trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Zar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a series of strikes. Zar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Zar on that attempt.
Eric Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raz Zar.
Rogers misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zar looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
Zar throws a leg kick but Rogers moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Rogers!