PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky McFuze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rogozinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogozinski has chosen Czterej pancerni i pies as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McFuze
vs
Rogozinski

195 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky McFuze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Rogozinski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFuze tries to bum rush Rogozinski with a series of wild strikes but Rogozinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

McFuze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rogozinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rogozinski is trying to control McFuze's posture but McFuze avoids it.
Rogozinski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McFuze is staying active.
McFuze throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

McFuze stands up and beckons Rogozinski to his feet.
McFuze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

McFuze moves into the clinch.
McFuze wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogozinski misses with a knee strike.
McFuze tries to break the clinch but Rogozinski is controlling the position.
McFuze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogozinski has him pressed against the cage.
McFuze misses with a body punch.

Rogozinski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rogozinski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McFuze tries to stand but Rogozinski is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogozinski has McFuze pulled in close to control his posture.
McFuze wants to stand but Rogozinski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rogozinski has his feet on McFuze's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Rogozinski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rogozinski pulls guard successfully.
Rogozinski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McFuze manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogozinski is in close to McFuze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogozinski throwing strikes from guard but McFuze blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogozinski pushes down on McFuze's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Rogozinski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rogozinski looks gassed!

Rogozinski stands up out of the half guard.
McFuze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogozinski but Rogozinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McFuze lands a nice hook to Rogozinski's body. Rogozinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McFuze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogozinski.
Rogozinski falls off balance throwing a combination
and McFuze counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McFuze has Rogozinski up against the cage in a clinch.

Rogozinski decides to pull guard.
McFuze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McFuze looking to sit in guard and control but Rogozinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rogozinski stops McFuze from standing up.

Rogozinski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rogozinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogozinski tries to close the distance and clinch but McFuze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piotr Rogozinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFuze tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogozinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFuze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rogozinski thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from McFuze does no damage.
McFuze scores with the left hand. Rogozinski knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogozinski throws a leg kick which misses McFuze's front leg but catches the back leg as McFuze tries to avoid it.
McFuze pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rogozinski clinches up against the cage.
McFuze is trying to break free.
McFuze tries to pull guard but Rogozinski holds him up against the cage and eventually McFuze drops back down to his feet.
McFuze tries to break free but Rogozinski pushes him back against the cage.

Rogozinski drags the fight down to the ground.

Rogozinski pushes McFuze off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from McFuze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rogozinski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rogozinski forces McFuze back against the cage and clinches.
Rogozinski misses with a knee strike.
Rogozinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rocky McFuze has been cut.
McFuze jumps guard but Rogozinski stands there with McFuze around his waist. McFuze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rogozinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McFuze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogozinski has him pressed against the cage.

Rogozinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rogozinski clinches.
McFuze tries to circle away but Rogozinski has him pinned against the cage.

Rogozinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocky McFuze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogozinski throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFuze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McFuze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogozinski on the side of the head.
Rogozinski throws a sloppy head kick and McFuze moves out of range easily.
McFuze throws a sloppy head kick and Rogozinski moves out of range easily.
McFuze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McFuze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rogozinski pinned against the cage. Rogozinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFuze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogozinski fails with a takedown attempt.
McFuze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFuze tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogozinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogozinski misses with a double jab
and McFuze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McFuze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McFuze tries to clinch up but Rogozinski circles away and keeps his distance.

Rogozinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McFuze working hard to break the clinch.
Rogozinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rogozinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McFuze throws a combination. Rogozinski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogozinski throws a combination that misses
and McFuze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogozinski thinking.
Rogozinski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McFuze throws a head kick that misses

and Rogozinski counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogozinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogozinski keeps control of McFuze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McFuze wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogozinski has him pressed against the cage.

Rogozinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFuze's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McFuze duly obliges.
McFuze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McFuze circles away from the clinch attempt

and McFuze moves into the clinch.

Rogozinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McFuze.
McFuze tries to clinch but Rogozinski moves out of range.
Rogozinski swinging wilding here.

McFuze drives through and clinches with Rogozinski against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogozinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFuze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogozinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogozinski misses with a kick to the body.
McFuze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McFuze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogozinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogozinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McFuze throws a combination that misses

and Rogozinski counters by moving into the clinch.

Rogozinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogozinski wants to clinch
and McFuze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McFuze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogozinski as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky McFuze. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rogozinski forces McFuze back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rogozinski.
Rogozinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogozinski tries to land knees in the clinch but McFuze avoids the damage to the body.
Rogozinski stalls.

Rogozinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogozinski misses the body punch
and McFuze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McFuze misses with a head kick.
McFuze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rogozinski wants to clinch.
McFuze tries to clinch but Rogozinski moves out of range.
Nice jab there from McFuze.
Rogozinski is looking to clinch but McFuze is avoiding it.
Rogozinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and McFuze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McFuze lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rogozinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocky McFuze's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McFuze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogozinski defends it nicely.
McFuze fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFuze misses with a kick to the body.

Rogozinski rushes McFuze and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Rogozinski.
Rogozinski prevents McFuze from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rogozinski.
McFuze is trying to break the clinch but Rogozinski is controlling him.

Rogozinski pulls McFuze into guard.

Rogozinski pushes McFuze off and gets back to his feet.
Rogozinski throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from McFuze finds it's way through Rogozinski's defenses.
Rogozinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McFuze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by McFuze misses
and Rogozinski counters with a straight right hand.
McFuze cracks Rogozinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogozinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogozinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for McFuze.
McFuze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by McFuze misses
and Rogozinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice cross by McFuze.
McFuze blocks the body kick.
McFuze throws a one two combo.
Rogozinski misses with a combination
and McFuze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogozinski falls off balance throwing a combination
and McFuze counters with a series of strikes. Rogozinski will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from McFuze misses

and Rogozinski counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogozinski prevents McFuze from breaking the clinch.
McFuze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rogozinski gets control of McFuze's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogozinski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McFuze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rogozinski is proving hard to escape from.
Rogozinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McFuze's guard.
Rogozinski wants to control from the top but McFuze keeps moving.
Rogozinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rogozinski is looking to work some ground and pound but McFuze has wrist control.
McFuze keeping moving, preventing Rogozinski from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogozinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogozinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogozinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogozinski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rogozinski trying to control the position from guard on top but McFuze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rogozinski stands up from McFuze's guard - Rogozinski perhaps looking for a knockout.
McFuze circles away from the clinch attempt
and McFuze counters with a left and a right that stings Rogozinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFuze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogozinski avoids it really well and circles away.
McFuze tries to clinch
and Rogozinski counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from McFuze.
Rogozinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
McFuze moves in looking to clinch but Rogozinski pushes him off.
Rogozinski scores with a nice strike.
McFuze shoots in for a takedown but Rogozinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky McFuze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogozinski throws a body kick that misses.
Piotr Rogozinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McFuze doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogozinski circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogozinski misses with a combination
and McFuze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as McFuze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogozinski doesn't seem phased though.
Rocky McFuze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rogozinski closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rogozinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogozinski 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rogozinski!