PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Rogers

200 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Rogers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Brock Dos Santos has been cut.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers looks gassed!
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
No joy there for Dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rogers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dos Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.

Dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rogers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Dos Santos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Rogers is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Dos Santos!