PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by American Badass by Kid Rock. has chosen Blood & Bone by Anxiety X as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rogers
vs

189 cm
22
221 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Supersize Me

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as blocks the low kick.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
slips a jab from Rogers.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rogers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers looking to ground and pound but is blocking nicely.

defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rogers.
is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and is in trouble!
blocking the ground and pound.
Rogers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
is trying desperately to improve position.
Rogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as is looking to escape.
Rogers controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rogers.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rogers looks to land a strike but avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick
and makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
tries to land a front kick but Rogers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
thows a leg kick but Rogers checks it
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as blocks the leg kick.
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and counters with a nice body kick.
avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from is predictable there
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers closes the distance and pushes back into the cage.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but blocks it with crossed arms.
blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to control 's arms but gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogers has his back to the cage.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from .
unloads a knee to the mid-section.
has Rogers pushed against the cage.
Rogers trying to stall but improves his position.
Rogers stalling against the cage.
on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
taking a breather.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for .
tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but blocks it.
Good body shot from Rogers.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
trying to control the position but instead, Rogers has worked for underhooks and has pushed into the cage.
Rogers tries a body shot but blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers leaning against his opponent.
trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers working over with knees to the body.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers keeps control of as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. is defending well for now.

manages to break the clinch.
Rogers blocks a head kick by .
Rogers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogers. That's going to slow down.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by .
throws a head kick that misses
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by .
checks a low kick from Rogers.
A cross from Rogers lands.
Rogers blocks a head kick by .
Rogers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt .
A head kick misses from .
A head kick by misses
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as checks a leg kick.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Good work by as he checks the leg kick.
Rogers misses with a leg kick
and counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
misses with a head kick.
Rogers looks to land a combination but avoids it well.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers throws a body punch but moves out of range.
wants to slow Rogers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rogers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by misses
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
lands with a kick to the temple. Rogers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid body kick from .
Rogers scores with a head kick.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by .
Rogers wants to slow down by chopping away at his legs.
misses with a body shot.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Rogers misses with a leg kick
and counters with a nice kick to the body.
lands a nice shot to the body.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers lands with a hook. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
misses with a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by .
moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
tries to land a leg kick but Rogers saw it coming and moves away.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rogers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers postures up in 's guard and throws a big left but blocks it.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four 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.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
tries to get to full guard but Rogers has control of the leg.
Rogers tries to pass to full mount but defends it.
Rogers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

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