PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between rick ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica as his entrance music. rick ross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Rogers's chin.

ross
vs
Rogers

180 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

206 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Patriot MMA Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, rick ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rick ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.

ross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on ross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rogers wants to get back to striking at distance but ross won't allow it.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ross off to one side.
ross really is a fat lump.
ross defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers takes a swing at ross's ribcage but misses.
Rogers misses with a hook. ross ducked under it nicely.
ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
ross tries to score with a low kick but Rogers moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers throws a series of punches but ross avoids them all with ease.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joe Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ross moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
ross shoots in looking for a takedown. Rogers tries to sprawl out of it but ross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rogers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ross is breathing heavily.
ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rogers drops ross with a big left hand and mounts him. ross is in big trouble!

ross is rocked!
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 in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
ross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ross tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers get's back to his feet.
Rogers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ross on the side of the head.
ross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers cracks ross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
ross defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

ross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ross prevents Rogers from escaping the position.

ross decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
ross shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers throws a series of punches but ross avoids them all with ease.
ross throws a half hearted mid kick.
ross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
ross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but ross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ross throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ross fails with the takedown.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rogers catches ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers clobbers ross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
rick ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ross fails with the takedown.
ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ross wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers scores with a one two! ross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers takes a swing at ross's ribcage but misses.
ross shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rick ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ross shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ross fails to land the takedown.
Jab by Rogers.
ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
ross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has ross backing up. ross nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers drops ross with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but ross looks back up at him and smiles so Rogers waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses

and ross counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rogers's guard now.

Rogers kicks ross off and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as ross shoots in.
ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Rogers moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! ross goes down! Can Rogers finish him!?
Rogers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from ross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rogers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Rogers decides to stand up, so the ref orders ross to his feet.
ross avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rogers lands a two punch combo.
ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ross moves forwards but Rogers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.
ross shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ross.
ross looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rogers tests ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ross fails with an attempt to clinch.

ross feints and as Rogers raises his hands in defense, ross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ross trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
ross looking for a sweep. Not yet ross, not yet.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ross managing to control the position.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

ross keeping busy on the bottom but Rogers has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two 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.
Rogers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers moves into full mount! ross won't be happy about that!
Rogers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ross tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ross is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
ross wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
ross manages to regain half guard. Good work.
ross wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ross is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ross moves into full guard.

ross has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rogers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
ross shoots in but Rogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have ross backpedaling.
Rogers misses with a lunging right hand

and ross counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rogers!
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
rick ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ross misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
rick ross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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