PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Kolari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental). Sami Kolari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger D Roger's chin.

D Roger
vs
Kolari

177 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger D Roger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kolari!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger throws a hook to the side of Kolari's head but Kolari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolari misses with a leg kick
and Roger counters with a thumping low kick.
Kolari throws a leg kick
and Roger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kolari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roger.
Kolari misses with a head kick.
Kolari slips under a jab from Roger.
A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target.
Roger cracks Kolari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roger scores with a jab.
Kolari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Horrible takedown by Kolari or perhaps it was just good defense by Roger which made him look bad.
Roger feints a jab promting Kolari to slip. Roger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kolari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Sami Kolari has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger with a hook.
Roger throws a jab when Kolari was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Roger misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Roger there.
Kolari slips a straight right by Roger.
Kolari lands a nice looking body shot.
Kolari throws a low kick but Roger moves out of range easily.
Roger tests Kolari's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kolari throws a head kick that misses.
Kolari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roger checks a leg kick nicely.
Roger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kolari throws a head kick that misses
and Roger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roger stuffs the takedown.
Roger loads up on a big right hand but Kolari slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger lands a jab.
Kolari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Roger to counter with a crisp jab.
Roger D Roger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roger misses with an uppercut. Kolari saw that one coming.
Kolari ducks under a wild hook from Roger.
Kolari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roger blocks a head kick by Kolari.
Kolari fails with the takedown
and Roger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roger D Roger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Kolari.
Kolari throws a sloppy body shot
and Roger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roger.
Kolari is trying desperately to land a takedown but Roger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kolari.
Good work by Roger as he checks the leg kick.
Kolari slips a jab from Roger.
Roger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolari was well out of range. Poor timing from Roger.
Kolari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kolari motions for Roger to come forward. Kolari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roger lands a jab.
Kolari ducks under a wild hook from Roger.
Roger moves out of range of the leg kick from Kolari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger D Roger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Kolari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kolari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roger tries to avoid it but Kolari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roger to the ground. Roger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolari.
Roger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kolari misses with the body kick
and Roger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Roger. Beautiful body shot.
Roger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kolari should have avoided that one.
Kolari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roger circles away quickly and effectively.
Kolari wants to land a leg kick but Roger is out of range.
Kolari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Roger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roger D Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolari throws the kick towards the body but Roger avoids it.
Roger misses with a right hand
and Kolari counters with a good low kick that Roger was not able to check.
Roger 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.
Roger lands a nice hook to Kolari's body. Kolari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roger scores with a shot to the body.
Kolari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roger.
Roger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roger throws a lazy head kick

and Kolari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolari preventing the sweep.

Roger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Roger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kolari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kolari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kolari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kolari's guard.

Kolari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roger is aware though and is defending well.
Kolari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roger's guard.
Roger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kolari manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolari lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roger!
Kolari is breathing heavily.
Roger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roger gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kolari working the head and body with strikes.
Roger wants to get back to his feet.
Roger is looking for a sweep. Kolari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kolari is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roger has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kolari works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger is looking to improve his position but Kolari isn't that keen on the idea.
Roger wants to hold on but Kolari pushes him away.

Kolari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roger is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kolari is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roger shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roger D Roger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Kolari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Roger throws an overhand right that lands on Kolari's shoulder, as Kolari tries to avoid the shot.
Roger blocks a head kick by Kolari.
Roger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kolari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roger misses with a hook.
Kolari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kolari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kolari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger's corner calls for a 1-2. Roger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roger swings for the body but Kolari moves out of range.
Roger misses with a lunging right hand
and Kolari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roger misses with a left hand
and Kolari counters with a thumping low kick.
Roger connects with a crisp jab.
Kolari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolari shoots in but Roger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolari manages to avoid it.
Roger throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kolari counters with a takedown into side control.
Roger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roger working the head and body with strikes.
Kolari gets full guard.
Roger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kolari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sami Kolari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kolari looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roger passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roger lands a nice short elbow.
Roger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kolari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kolari wants to get back to full guard.
Kolari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kolari.
Roger postures up.
Kolari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kolari throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Roger escapes and throws Kolari's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kolari is not content to let Roger control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kolari is working to get back to half guard.

Kolari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Roger.
Roger lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger D Roger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roger, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger D Roger!