PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beatdown - Gunman Joe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rogers
vs
Van Dam

188 cm
29
222 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

186 cm
25
212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

GMMA Supps ($30 156!!)

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Dam throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Van Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
A jab from Van Dam does it's job there.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Van Dam moves his leg out of the way.
Rogers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Dam throws a leg kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers punishes Van Dam's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Dam, as that shot connected.
Steve Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Dam in the body.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Van Dam looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Van Dam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rogers throws a solid leg kick but Van Dam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogers.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Van Dam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Rogers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers feints and then cracks Van Dam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dam down.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Van Dam on that attempt.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Van Dam moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dam.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dam.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Dam misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Dam throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
Rogers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rogers is looking to slow Van Dam down with leg kicks.
Rogers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Dam crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rogers - the referee stops the clock and Van Dam gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rogers. Van Dam manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rogers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Dam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Dam.
Rogers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Van Dam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Rogers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Van Dam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dam is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Van Dam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Van Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rogers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Dam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Dam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Dam checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Dam shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Van Dam 's knee.
Van Dam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Dam misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a head kick.
Van Dam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers slips a jab from Van Dam.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Van Dam is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Rogers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Van Dam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers thows a body kick. Van Dam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rogers lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Dam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogers.
Rogers delivers a nice body kick.
Van Dam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Dam shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Dam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Van Dam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogers!
Rogers feints and then cracks Van Dam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dam down.
Van Dam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rogers.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Dam. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a head kick.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers scores with a jab.
Rogers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Dam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Dam's head.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Dam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dam.
Van Dam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rogers throws a head kick but Van Dam moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to slow Van Dam down with leg kicks.
Van Dam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Dam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogers. That's going to slow Van Dam down.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axel Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Rogers misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Van Dam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Dam throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers is looking to wear down Van Dam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Van Dam checks it.
Rogers lands a leg kick that knocks Van Dam off balance momentarily.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Dam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rogers, right into the meat.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Dam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Van Dam's legs.
Van Dam shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed Van Dam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
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.
Van Dam throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Van Dam avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
Rogers lands with a kick to the temple. Van Dam shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Van Dam as he checks the leg kick.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a hook.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
Rogers thumps Van Dam with a low kick.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dam.

Van Dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers's guard.
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!
Van Dam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Dam trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Van Dam passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.
Van Dam trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Dam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van Dam is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dam tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
Axel Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Dam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Van Dam misses with the ground and pound.

Van Dam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Dam is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dam lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

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