PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev has chosen Yuri Favourite! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Lebedev's chin.

Rogers
vs
Lebedev

194 cm
18
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

224 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Lebedev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lebedev moves into the clinch successfully.
Lebedev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lebedev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lebedev.
Lebedev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lebedev.
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Lebedev lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jimmy Rogers has been cut.
Rogers avoiding damage as Lebedev throws knees to the body.
Lebedev tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Lebedev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers avoiding damage as Lebedev throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lebedev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebedev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rogers up against the cage.
Lebedev trying to land knees to the body.
Lebedev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lebedev pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Lebedev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lebedev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lebedev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Lebedev keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lebedev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Lebedev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers wants to stall.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lebedev missing with knees to the body.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Lebedev.
Lebedev crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Lebedev.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lebedev.
Lebedev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Lebedev.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jimmy Rogers's cut is getting worse.
Lebedev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebedev tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lebedev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lebedev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Lebedev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Rogers's cut.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lebedev has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Lebedev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lebedev.
Lebedev lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Lebedev misses with an elbow over the top.

Lebedev lands a vicious elbow to the side of Rogers's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Lebedev tries to finish him with strikes but Rogers still seems able to defend himself so Lebedev steps back and lets Rogers get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Rogers is rocked!
Lebedev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lebedev throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Lebedev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Crunch! Lebedev slams his shin into Rogers's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lebedev! Rogers is out on his feet! Lebedev rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rogers is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rogers is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Lebedev!
Yuri Lebedev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.