PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Austerlich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rodgers
vs
Austerlich

189 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanz Austerlich!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austerlich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austerlich dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
Austerlich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers connects with a looping right hand.
Austerlich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Austerlich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austerlich.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Austerlich counters with a three punch combo that has Rodgers backing up. Rodgers nods at Austerlich to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodgers throws a jab when Austerlich was well out of range.
Austerlich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodgers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Austerlich counters with a series of strikes. Rodgers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodgers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Austerlich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Austerlich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austerlich tries to stall but Rodgers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Austerlich blocking some punches.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Austerlich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodgers.

Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Austerlich moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rodgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austerlich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodgers swings for the body but Austerlich moves out of range.
Austerlich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Austerlich misses with a two punch combination.

Austerlich has closed the distance and engaged Rodgers in a clinch.
Rodgers can't break the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodgers working hard to break the clinch.

Rodgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Austerlich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austerlich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodgers misses with a double jab

and Austerlich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
Rodgers pushes Austerlich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers misses with a few strikes there.
Rodgers throws a jab when Austerlich was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a combination
and Austerlich counters with a three punch combo that has Rodgers backing up. Rodgers nods at Austerlich to acknowledge the strikes.
Austerlich misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Austerlich slips the punch.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodgers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodgers misses with a combination

and Austerlich counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Austerlich slips under a jab.
Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Austerlich is out of range.
Rodgers misses with a combination
and Austerlich counters with a series of strikes. Rodgers will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Rodgers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Austerlich counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodgers misses with a combination
and Austerlich counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austerlich doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodgers circles away.
Rodgers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austerlich counters with a two punch combo.
Austerlich tries to clinch up.
Rodgers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Austerlich moves away and avoids it.
Austerlich darts in trying to clinch
and Rodgers counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers throws a series of strikes that have Austerlich backpedaling.
Austerlich closes the distance but Rodgers moves to the side
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
Rodgers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Austerlich avoids it well.
Austerlich slips a jab from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a shot to the body.
Austerlich is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austerlich swinging wildly here.
Brett Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodgers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Austerlich counters with a left and a right that stings Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodgers swings for the body but Austerlich moves out of range.
Austerlich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodgers jabs at Austerlich's body.
Rodgers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Austerlich counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers scores with a shot to the side of Austerlich's head.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austerlich counters with a three punch combo that has Rodgers backing up. Rodgers nods at Austerlich to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodgers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Austerlich moves out of range.
Rodgers lands a two punch combo.
Austerlich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodgers works over Austerlich's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austerlich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodgers.
Brett Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a looping overhand right but Austerlich ducks down to avoid it.
Austerlich slips a jab and a cross from Rodgers.
Austerlich falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodgers misses with a two punch combination.
Rodgers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Austerlich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Rodgers.
A punch combination from Rodgers misses.
Austerlich dodges the punch combination from Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Rodgers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Austerlich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Austerlich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws a combination. Austerlich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Austerlich swinging wildly here.
Rodgers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodgers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodgers lands with a nice combination. Austerlich backs away looking to recover.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Austerlich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Austerlich can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rodgers and Austerlich drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rodgers.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Rodgers!