PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson has chosen Stinkfist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rogers
vs
Masterson

198 cm
25
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
238 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
Masterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Masterson takes one to the chin there.
Masterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
A shot to the body from Masterson misses
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masterson lands an overhand right.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers looks to land a combination. Masterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rogers lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Masterson's knee momentarily.
Masterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masterson lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Marcus Rogers has been cut.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masterson.
Rogers cracks the inside of Masterson's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Masterson looks gassed!
Masterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Masterson backpedaling.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Masterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Masterson.
Bruno Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers digs a good hook to Masterson's body.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Masterson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with an uppercut that bounces Masterson off the cage and back into rage.
Rogers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rogers slips a straight right by Masterson.
Masterson misses with a hook to the body
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masterson throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Masterson.
Masterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Masterson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rogers.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogers cracks Masterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masterson throws a lazy body kick
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Masterson 's knee.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Masterson backpedaling.
Rogers scores with a body shot.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
Rogers lands a head kick!
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick there by Rogers.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rogers works over Masterson's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogers is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masterson's calf.
Rogers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogers lands a front kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Masterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Masterson tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Rogers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers scores with a hook to the body. Masterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masterson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Rogers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rogers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Masterson misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Masterson misses
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Rogers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice combination there by Rogers.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Masterson misses with a double jab
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Rogers lands a jab to Masterson's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masterson misses with a hook to the body
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masterson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Masterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masterson thinking.
Masterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers works Masterson's body with a nice hook.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Masterson misses the target.
Rogers connects with a high kick.
Masterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rogers cracks the inside of Masterson's front leg.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Masterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rogers lands a jab to Masterson's midsection.
Masterson misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers cracks the inside of Masterson's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tests Masterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Masterson throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masterson thinking.
Marcus Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogers lunges at Masterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masterson's hand.
Rogers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Rogers.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rogers stuns Masterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers scores with a push kick.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masterson.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Masterson misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rogers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masterson.
Masterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masterson misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with an inside leg kick.
Masterson throws a combination that misses
enabling Rogers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers scores with a sloppy right hand. Masterson should have avoided that one.
Masterson misses with a double jab
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masterson misses with a combination
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masterson throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Rogers scores with a head kick.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masterson. Masterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Masterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers tests Masterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruno Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Masterson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rogers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Masterson's body. Masterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Masterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Masterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Masterson tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Masterson misses
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcus Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers works Masterson's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rogers works Masterson's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

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