PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between right hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

hand
vs
Rogers

220 cm
20
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, right hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
hand is looking to clinch.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by hand.
hand fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
hand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as hand throws out the jab.
hand throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
right hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hand looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rogers is fending him off so far but hand persists. Nope, Rogers circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for right hand. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
hand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rogers controlling the pace.
Rogers working over hand with some ground and pound. hand looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers not doing much here.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
hand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rogers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.

Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
hand controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
hand is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
hand has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rogers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of hand's head.
Rogers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
hand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to hand's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hand is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of hand's head.
hand can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rogers controls the pace.
Let's hope that Rogers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rogers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rogers drops an elbow to the side of hand's head.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aron Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

hand gets caught flat footed, as Rogers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rogers won't allow hand to get back to his feet.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but hand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of hand's head.
hand is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.
hand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rogers won't allow hand to get back to his feet.
Rogers is pushing down on hand's leg trying to pass to half guard. hand is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rogers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
hand on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
hand taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
hand won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
Rogers slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but hand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
hand wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers controlling the action here.
hand is looking to control Rogers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can hand avoid being mounted?
hand is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rogers moves into range and clinches up with hand.

Rogers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, hand regains guard.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
hand wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
hand throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
hand is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers cracks hand with a solid left hand.
Rogers stops hand from standing up.

hand has an active guard here but Rogers has managed to pass into half guard.
hand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rogers prevents hand from standing back up.
Rogers is taking a breather. hand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rogers is nestled in close to hand, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aron Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
hand struggling a bit here.

Rogers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by hand, who protects the arm well.
Rogers works to advance to full mount. hand defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
hand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
hand is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rogers with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
hand tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Rogers looking to finish hand with some ground and pound. This is bad for hand!
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
hand tries to lock up and control but Rogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Rogers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling from mount.
hand wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
hand throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
hand is looking to get to half guard.
hand's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rogers landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
hand is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
hand tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Aron Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hand tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Rogers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hand looks a forlorn figure.
hand is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
hand can't escape the position.
Aron Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
right hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hand throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rogers. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Aron Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30

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