PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rogozinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis comes to the cage accompanied by Ether. Rogozinski has chosen Czterej pancerni i pies as his entrance music. Julius Adonis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Adonis
vs
Rogozinski

203 cm
26
260 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

188 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Rogozinski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogozinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adonis avoids the body shot from Rogozinski.
Rogozinski throws a sloppy head kick and Adonis moves out of range easily.

Adonis closes the distance and pushes Rogozinski back into the cage.
Rogozinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
Rogozinski is trying to force a seperation but Adonis has the dominant position.
Adonis has Rogozinski pressed against the cage, preventing Rogozinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adonis prevents Rogozinski from breaking the clinch.
Rogozinski looking to stall.
Rogozinski tries to break the clinch but Adonis is controlling the position.
Rogozinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Adonis has double underhooks.
Adonis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adonis crunches a lovely knee into Rogozinski's ribcage.
Adonis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogozinski looks gassed!
Adonis lands a damaging elbow.
Rogozinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adonis has him pressed against the cage.
Rogozinski tries to circle away but Adonis has him pinned against the cage.
Adonis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogozinski backwards.
Adonis lands a nice elbow.
Adonis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogozinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Adonis won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adonis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Adonis lands an elbow that stopped Rogozinski in his tracks for a moment.
Adonis digs a right hand underneath Rogozinski's ribcage. Rogozinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Adonis.
Adonis lands a nice elbow.
Adonis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adonis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogozinski backwards.
Adonis presses Rogozinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adonis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adonis lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Piotr Rogozinski has been cut.
Adonis lands an elbow inside that Rogozinski shrugs off.
Adonis lands a damaging elbow.
Adonis lands an elbow inside.

Rogozinski is rocked!
Adonis jerks Rogozinski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Rogozinski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Adonis goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Adonis because Rogozinski was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Julius Adonis!