PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rogalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Rogalski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mercer
vs
Rogalski

185 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Rogalski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogalski misses with a leg kick.
Rogalski misses with a double jab.
Rogalski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Rogalski misses its intended target.
Mercer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogalski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a good low kick that Rogalski was not able to check.
A punch combination from Rogalski misses.
Rogalski tries to land a leg kick but Mercer saw it coming and moves away.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Mercer.
Rogalski looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Mercer throws a head kick but Rogalski moves out of range.
A low kick from Rogalski misses
and Mercer counters with a low kick, right behind Rogalski 's knee.
Rogalski dodges the punch combination from Mercer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogalski throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogalski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Rogalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Mercer.
A punch combination from Rogalski misses.
Rogalski looks gassed!
Mercer lands with a slapping head kick.
Rogalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rogalski throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogalski.
Mercer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rogalski will feel that in the morning.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Max Mercer has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogalski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogalski throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercer lands a head kick. Rogalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rogalski misses with a low kick as Mercer jumps back.
Rogalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a low kick, right behind Rogalski 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogalski's hands.
Rogalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogalski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rogalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogalski throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Rogalski takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mercer throws a series of strikes that have Rogalski backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Rogalski throws a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a good, hard body kick but Rogalski shrugs it off.
Mercer lands with a slapping head kick.
Rogalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogalski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercer.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogalski misses with a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Rogalski avoids nicely.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Rogalski takes it in his stride.
Paul Rogalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Rogalski down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Rogalski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Rogalski avoids them all with ease.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rogalski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogalski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rogalski avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Rogalski's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogalski tries to avoid it.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Rogalski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rogalski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mercer.
Mercer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Rogalski takes it in his stride.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Mercer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rogalski misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a big head kick but Rogalski shrugs it off.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogalski missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Rogalski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer staying out of range there.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Rogalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer tries to clinch but Rogalski moves out of range.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogalski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Max Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rogalski counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rogalski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercer has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Rogalski misses.
A left lands for Mercer.
Mercer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Mercer is rocked!
Rogalski throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogalski throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Rogalski throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogalski throws a big shot that misses.
Rogalski swinging wildly here.
Rogalski is breathing heavily.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogalski.
Rogalski loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Rogalski moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mercer.
Rogalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Rogalski misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a low kick, right behind Rogalski 's knee.
A big right from Rogalski misses.
Mercer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercer ducks right into an uppercut from Rogalski.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rogalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogalski.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Rogalski takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercer lands a head kick. Rogalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mercer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Max Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogalski misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer slips a jab from Rogalski.
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mercer throws a body punch but Rogalski moves out of range.
Mercer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mercer throws a head kick that half lands.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogalski misses the jab.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Some wild striking there from Rogalski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a head kick.
Rogalski misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercer.
A solid body kick from Mercer.
Mercer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Rogalski looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer with a jab.
Mercer cracks the inside of Rogalski's front leg.
Rogalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogalski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogalski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogalski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer lands a head kick. Rogalski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mercer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Mercer'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. This is the final round!

Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Rogalski avoids it well.
Rogalski throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Mercer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rogalski.
Rogalski misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Rogalski misses.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogalski misses with a hook.
Rogalski throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer slips a jab from Rogalski.
Some wild striking there from Rogalski.
Mercer slips a jab and a cross from Rogalski.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mercer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogalski dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Mercer throws a head kick that Rogalski semi-blocks.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
Rogalski misses with an uppercut.
Rogalski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogalski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Rogalski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Mercer cracks the inside of Rogalski's front leg.
Mercer throws a head kick that Rogalski semi-blocks.
Rogalski circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Rogalski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mercer scores with a three punch combo!
Rogalski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer cracks Rogalski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rogalski throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Rogalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Rogalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogalski can do to turn this around?
Mercer lands an overhand right.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer pushes Rogalski away with a front kick.
Rogalski lands a head shot.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Rogalski avoids it well.
Mercer throws a head kick that half lands.
Rogalski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rogalski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rogalski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rogalski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rogalski avoids the head kick by Mercer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
No joy there for Rogalski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Max Mercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Rogalski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercer!
Donk. Rogalski catches Mercer right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Rogalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paul Rogalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mercer defending well as Rogalski loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogalski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogalski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mercer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogalski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mercer throws a head kick that Rogalski semi-blocks.
Rogalski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercer 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mercer!