PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley's entrance music is Shock To The System by Billy Idol. A fine choice. Rogers has chosen "Firefly" by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ricky Rogers enters the ring!

Blackley
vs
Rogers

172 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley misses with a head kick.

Blackley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackley throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Rogers is trying to keep Blackley in close.
Blackley won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackley scoring with punches to the head and body.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rogers clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Rogers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blackley is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blackley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blackley trying to strike off his back.
Blackley trying to control the position.
Blackley looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackley, not yet.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Blackley circles away easily

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rogers won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Rogers wants to control but Blackley postures up.
The ground and pound from Blackley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.

Blackley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blackley is breathing heavily.
Rogers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rogers gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Blackley preventing the sweep.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
Blackley won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Blackley throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.

Rogers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blackley uses it to pass to side control.
Blackley is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blackley's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rogers is looking to control Blackley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rogers avoid being mounted?
Rogers wants to stand back up but Blackley manages to pass into side control.
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blackley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rogers is positioning himself well to prevent Blackley advancing to mount.
Rogers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Blackley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackley's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Derek Blackley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rogers scores with a takedown into Blackley's guard.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Blackley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blackley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Blackley tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Blackley lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackley connects with a couple of short punches.

Rogers keeping busy on the bottom but Blackley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Blackley has control of the leg.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Blackley is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blackley in particular looking to stall.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
Blackley is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rogers wants to control but Blackley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blackley works his way into side control.
Rogers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Blackley's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blackley working the ground and pound effectively.
Blackley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Blackley breaks from Rogers's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Blackley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blackley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers tries to hold on but Blackley pushes him away.
Rogers can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley working Rogers over with strikes here.
Blackley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blackley raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers tries to hold on but Blackley pushes him away.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blackley tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Blackley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Blackley tries to keep at a distance but Rogers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rogers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackley smiles and moves away.
Rogers shoots and misses

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers trying to control but Blackley postures up.
Blackley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers gets full guard.
Blackley postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Blackley being controlled here momentarily.

Rogers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blackley has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Blackley has control of the leg.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers is looking for a sweep. Blackley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blackley wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blackley is stalling in the full guard.
Rogers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blackley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blackley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers pulls Blackley in to control the position.
Rogers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blackley has passed into side control.
Blackley working away.
Rogers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Blackley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Derek Blackley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rogers is trying to control Blackley's posture but Blackley avoids it.

Blackley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blackley tries to move to mount but Rogers blocks the move with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt

and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Derek Blackley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Rogers.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blackley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Rogers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blackley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blackley and Rogers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley gets back to half guard.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blackley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rogers is looking to stall here but Blackley recovers full guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackley keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Blackley keeps moving.
Ricky Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackley is trying to keep Rogers in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackley, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Blackley!