PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Nurse by Glassjaw. Rogers has chosen "Black and Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hunter
vs
Rogers

180 cm
27
179 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Hunter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Rogers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Rogers throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Hunter throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.

Hunter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogers regains full guard. Nicely done.

Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunter passes Rogers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rogers defending well though.
Hunter is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rogers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Hunter wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
Rogers trying to control here.
Hunter trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Hunter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rogers!
Rogers taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Rogers tries to lock up and control but Hunter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunter wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Hunter shoots in.
Rogers misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Jason Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Hunter staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.

Rogers gets caught flat footed, as Hunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
Hunter is working Rogers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hunter passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter in side control, throwing shots but Rogers defends.
Jake Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rogers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hunter cracks Rogers with a big right hand but Rogers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rogers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hunter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hunter lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rogers wants to control but Hunter is keeping busy.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
Rogers is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but Rogers defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers is looking to escape.
Rogers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hunter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rogers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between Rogers's legs - danger averted.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Hunter landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Jake Hunter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunter stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Hunter throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Rogers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Rogers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogers defends it nicely.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Hunter finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Jason Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers trying to control from the bottom.

Rogers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hunter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rogers is working to get back to half guard.
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!
Hunter working Rogers over with strikes here.
Hunter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jake Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rogers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter breaks from Rogers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hunter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hunter tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
Hunter controlling the position easily from mount.
Hunter working Rogers over with strikes here.
Hunter with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rogers working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter lands a big shot there that rocks Rogers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Hunter with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Hunter lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Hunter!
A relieved looking Jake Hunter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.