PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Lioneous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Lioneous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rogers
vs
Lioneous

160 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Lioneous!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lioneous tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Lioneous throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lioneous throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Lioneous's body.
A nice combination there by Rogers.

It looks like Leo Lioneous has been cut.
Lioneous tries a head kick but it misses.
Lioneous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers swinging wilding here.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rogers.
Lioneous avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lioneous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lioneous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lioneous throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Lioneous.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Lioneous avoids them all with ease.
Lioneous lands with a slapping head kick.
Rogers lands a with a good body shot.
Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rogers throws a good cross that connects.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.
Lioneous goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lioneous tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Lioneous avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lioneous is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lioneous sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Lioneous throws a head kick that misses.
Lioneous defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Lioneous throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Lioneous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lioneous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Lioneous sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers is looking to wear down Lioneous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lioneous throws a head kick that half lands.
Leo Lioneous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lioneous.
Lioneous throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Lioneous plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lioneous misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lioneous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lioneous.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lioneous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Lioneous throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Lioneous finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.
Lioneous tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lioneous.
Decent striking displayed by Rogers there.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lioneous is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Lioneous avoids it well.
Lioneous takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Lioneous is rocked!
Rogers misses with a hook. Lioneous ducked under it nicely.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lioneous has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Lioneous trying to land knees to the body.
Lioneous prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lioneous breaks the clinch.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lioneous moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lioneous throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lioneous was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Lioneous throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jack Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Lioneous's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rogers misses with a double jab.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Rogers works Lioneous's body with a nice hook.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jack Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Lioneous tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Lioneous throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lioneous lands a head kick!
Lioneous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lioneous throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lioneous.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Lioneous avoids nicely.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lioneous throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lioneous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Lioneous moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogers lands with a straight right. Lioneous didn't see that one coming.
Lioneous is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Lioneous seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Lioneous.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Lioneous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lioneous throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Lioneous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lioneous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Lioneous counters with a big head kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
Lioneous throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Lioneous lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lioneous throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lioneous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lioneous has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Lioneous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lioneous throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lioneous is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Lioneous doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Lioneous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Lioneous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lioneous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lioneous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Lioneous fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lioneous throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Lioneous lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lioneous scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Rogers.
Lioneous is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Rogers digs a good hook to Lioneous's body.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lioneous scores with a head kick.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lioneous.
Rogers stuns Lioneous with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Lioneous moved out of range.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Lioneous.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Lioneous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lioneous lands a head kick!
Lioneous takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lioneous avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Rogers.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lioneous goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lioneous tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Lioneous shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lioneous connects with a high kick.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lioneous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Lioneous throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Lioneous.
Lioneous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Lioneous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Lioneous's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Lioneous.
Lioneous is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lioneous lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Lioneous moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Lioneous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lioneous throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Lioneous throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lioneous as he jumps to the side.
Lioneous lands a high kick!
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lioneous pinned against the cage. Lioneous gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Lioneous.
Rogers throws a shot to the body.
Lioneous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lioneous counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lioneous lands with a slapping head kick.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Lioneous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Lioneous.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Lioneous.
Lioneous lands a high kick!
Lioneous throws a head kick that misses.
Lioneous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lioneous throws a head kick that half lands.
Lioneous takes one on the button.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lioneous throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Lioneous throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Lioneous.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lioneous tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lioneous to the ground. Lioneous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lioneous plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lioneous misses with a head kick.
Lioneous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Rogers misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Lioneous blocks nicely.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Lioneous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lioneous working a defensive guard here.
Lioneous wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lioneous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers throws and elbow that misses. Lioneous uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by Lioneous!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lioneous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lioneous sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Rogers scores with a one two! Lioneous had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jack Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lioneous stuffs the takedown.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Lioneous.
I think Lioneous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leo Lioneous!