PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreese comes into the arena with Saw Theme blaring out of the sound system. Jim Rogers struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jim Rogers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kreese
vs
Rogers

170 cm
26
148 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

188 cm
25
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Resistance

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kreese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kreese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kreese misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kreese.
Kreese fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Kreese seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rogers tries to bench press Kreese off him but Kreese keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese with the ground and pound but Rogers regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rogers tries to roll over but Kreese keeps him under control.
Kreese controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kreese is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Kreese circles away and we're back to standing.

Kreese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreese throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers trying to control here.
Kreese scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese is just content to waste time from the top position. Rogers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese preventing the sweep.
Kreese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kreese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kreese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jim Rogers.

Kreese scores with a takedown into Rogers's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kreese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kreese gets a takedown into half guard.
Kreese is just content to waste time from the top position. Rogers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kreese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kreese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kreese controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kreese manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogers's guard now, I'm sure.
Rogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Kreese from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreese with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kreese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kreese trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kreese wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kreese feints and as Rogers raises his hands in defense, Kreese changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers has Kreese pulled in close to control his posture.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kreese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kreese wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Kreese wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kreese leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kreese.

Kreese scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Kreese is trying to ground and pound but Rogers uses the momentary lack of control by Kreese to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Kreese.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kreese dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kreese leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Kreese fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rogers to the ground. Kreese is now in Rogers's guard.
Kreese is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Kreese looking to pass the guard.
Kreese not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Kreese just wasn't active enough.

Kreese closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rogers did well to prevent Kreese getting side control.
Rogers wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kreese not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.

John Kreese has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kreese 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.
Kreese throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kreese's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Jim Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Kreese.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Kreese is retaining full guard.
John Kreese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kreese wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Kreese.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Kreese tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kreese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kreese shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rogers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kreese wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Kreese cracks Rogers with a big elbow.
Kreese is putting a hurting on Rogers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rogers is letting Kreese control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kreese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Rogers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kreese.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreese working the ground and pound but Rogers is defending the strikes.
Kreese fails to land a wild elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Kreese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreese has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kreese!
John Kreese decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.