PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Ner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ner's choice of entrance music: Just Another Victim by Helmet&House Of Pain. Vin Ner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Motta
vs
Ner

195 cm
21
259 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Motta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vin Ner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ner defending well as Motta loads up on a big left hand.
Ner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Motta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Motta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Ner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Motta avoids a wild elbow strike from Ner.
Motta avoids the elbow strike from Ner, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.

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

Ner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta tries to pull guard but Ner holds him up against the cage and eventually Motta drops back down to his feet.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ner throws an elbow that misses.

Ner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Motta misses.
Ner slips a jab and a cross from Motta.
Motta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta works the jab nicely.
Motta shoots in and drives through. Ner sprawls well.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Motta swats away the attempt to clinch by Ner.
Motta keeps the fight on the outside.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ner clinches up against the cage.
Motta takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Ner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner throws an elbow but it misses.
Ner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.
Motta jumps guard but Ner stands there with Motta around his waist. Motta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Motta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motta takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ner scores a nice knee to the body.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ner.
Ner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Ner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ner.
Ner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Motta tries to pull guard but Ner holds him up against the cage and eventually Motta drops back down to his feet.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Roger Motta has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motta is trying to drag Ner to the mat but Ner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ner throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.
Ner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Motta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Motta is breathing heavily.
Ner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motta avoids a wild elbow strike from Ner.
Ner lands an elbow that stopped Motta in his tracks for a moment.
Ner lands an elbow inside that Motta shrugs off.
Ner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ner lands a good knee to the midsection. Motta won't want to take too many of those.
Ner gets through Motta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Motta avoids the elbow strike from Ner, against the cage.
Ner misses with an elbow strike.
Ner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Motta dodges an elbow strike from Ner.
Motta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ner lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner crunches a lovely knee into Motta's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Ner.
Ner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ner lands an elbow that stopped Motta in his tracks for a moment.
Ner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Ner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Motta.
Motta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ner misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Motta's brow.
Motta wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Ner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ner pushes off an throws an elbow but Motta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Motta takes an elbow to the temple.
Ner misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vin Ner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Motta'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.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ner.

Ner moves into the clinch successfully.
Motta blocks an elbow strike.
Motta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ner throws an elbow but misses.
Ner lands a nice elbow.
Ner throws an elbow that misses.
Ner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Motta blocks an elbow strike from Ner.
Ner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mottas head.
A frustrated look appears on Motta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Motta blocks the elbow strike.
Motta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Motta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Motta working hard to break the clinch.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.

Ner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Motta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner wants to clinch.
Motta throws a good cross that connects.
Motta looks to land a right hand but Ner moved out of range.
Motta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Ner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ner doesn't manage to clinch there - Motta circles away.
Motta cracks Ner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ner looks to land a combination but Motta avoids it well.
Motta throws a combination. Ner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta moves out of range.
Motta tries to bum rush Ner with a series of wild strikes but Ner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Ner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ner takes one to the chin there.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Roger Motta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Motta punishes Ner's body with a nice straight punch.
Motta lands a nice shot that snaps Ner's head back.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.
Motta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ner wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motta connects with a body shot.
Ner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Motta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motta somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Motta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner slips a jab from Motta.
Motta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Motta tries to break free but Ner pushes him back against the cage.
Ner lands an elbow just above Motta 's eye.
Motta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ner walks away with a smile on his face. Motta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Motta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Motta digs a good hook to Ner's body.
Motta fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta keeps the fight on the outside.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta moves out of range.
Motta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Motta misses with a hook. Ner ducked under it nicely.
Motta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ner.
Nice uppercut there from Motta.
Motta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Motta misses with a body shot.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Motta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Motta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Motta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Motta - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Motta there.
Ner tries to move into range but Motta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Motta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Motta connects with a body shot.
Ner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motta.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Motta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Ner.
Ner is looking to clinch but Motta is avoiding it.
Ner tries to clinch up.
Ner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Motta misses.
Ner wants to clinch.
Motta lands with a hook. Ner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motta throws a good cross that connects.
Motta swats away the attempt to clinch by Ner.
No joy there for Motta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Motta misses with a looping right.
Motta misses with a hook. Ner ducked under it nicely.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Motta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motta somewhat.
Ner wants to clinch.
Ner moves in looking to clinch but Motta pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motta loads up on a big right hand but Ner slips the punch.
Motta connects with a nice looking jab.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Motta throws a right hand that Ner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ner also avoids with ease.
Motta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ner tries to clinch up but Motta circles away and keeps his distance.
Roger Motta is winning the standup battle so far.
Ner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.
Motta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Motta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ner's head.
Ner ducks under a wild hook from Motta.
Ner tries to clinch but Motta is having none of it.
Ner defending well as Motta loads up on a big left hand.
Ner wants to clinch up but Motta keeps it at a distance.
Ner staying out of range there.
Motta misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Motta throws a right hand that Ner ducks under and follows up with a left that Ner also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Motta.
Ner doesn't manage to clinch there - Motta circles away.
Motta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Motta misses with a two punch combination.
Ner walks into a jab.
Motta misses the shot to the body.
Motta looks to throw the jab but Ner is out of range.
Vin Ner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Motta catches Ner right on the button with a cross.
Ner is looking to clinch.
Ner fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motta swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ner darts in and clinches Motta up against the cage.

Ner manages to break the clinch.
Ner tries to clinch there but Motta circles away.

Motta shoots in and bounces Ner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Motta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Motta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Motta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ner tries to strike from the bottom.
Ner is striking from the bottom but Motta uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ner regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Motta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Motta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!