PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kendall
vs
Rogan

176 cm
23
173 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Milwaukee's Best 160
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kendall doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Rogan takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kendall is out of range and Rogan settles back down.
Kendall misses with a wild combination.

Rogan shoots in and gets a takedown into Kendall's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogan throwing strikes from guard but Kendall blocks nicely.
Rogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kendall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Kendall is retaining full guard.
Rogan lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan trying to control but Kendall is working from the bottom.
Rogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan advances to half guard.
Rogan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kendall defending well though.
Kendall is looking for a sweep. Rogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogan throwing shots but Kendall is blocking nicely.
Rogan moves nicely into side control.
Rogan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rogan.
Kendall stops Rogan from passing to mount.
Kendall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kendall takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kendall wants to control but Rogan postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall dodges the ground and pound from Rogan.
Kendall can't do much from the bottom here.
Kendall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rogan.

Rogan swings around for an armbar but Kendall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rogan's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kendall!
Rogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kendall's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rogan misses with a kick to the body.
Kendall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kendall avoids the body shot from Rogan.

Rogan scores with a takedown into Kendall's guard.
Kendall is trying to keep Rogan in close.
Kendall wants to sweep here but Rogan controlling him for the moment.
Rogan wants to control from the top but Kendall keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kendall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kendall looking for a sweep. Not yet Kendall, not yet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Rogan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rogan scores with a shot to the body.
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kendall moves away.
Rogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Rogan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kendall is just out of range.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Chris Kendall has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kendall moves out of range of the body kick from Rogan.
Kendall throws a leg kick that misses.
Rogan slips under a jab from Kendall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rogan.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan misses with a low kick.
Rogan throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.

Rogan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kendall to the ground. Rogan is now in Kendall's guard.
Kendall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogan's guard.
Rogan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogan unloads with some shots from mount but Kendall bucks and avoids them well.
Rogan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kendall is looking to escape.
Rogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kendall's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall can't escape the position.
Kendall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogan on the ground.
Kendall is in a horrible position here. Rogan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Rogan scoring with strikes but Kendall is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall is squirming around, avoiding Rogan's attempts to control the action.
Kendall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Kendall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crunch! Kendall slams his shin into Rogan's torso.
Kendall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kendall looks to land a combination but Rogan avoids it well.
Rogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kendall is fending him off so far but Rogan persists. Nope, Kendall circles away and we're back to standing.
Kendall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kendall blocks the leg kick.
Kendall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Rogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kendall throws a sloppy body shot
and Rogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Kendall punishes Rogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Rogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kendall throws the left hand but Rogan avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Rogan misses with the combination.
Rogan fails with the takedown
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kendall in his tracks.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendall thows a body shot but no joy.
Kendall wants to land a leg kick but Rogan is out of range.
Kendall misses with the combination.
Rogan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kendall avoids it really well and circles away.
Chris Kendall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Rogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kendall throws a leg kick but Rogan moved away.
Kendall throws a jab when Rogan was well out of range.
Rogan misses with a head kick.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Rogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogan misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogan.
Kendall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kendall feints and then cracks Rogan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogan down.
Kendall leaves Rogan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kendall cracks Rogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rogan looks to land a combination but Kendall avoids it well.
Rogan looks to throw the jab but Kendall is out of range.
Rogan misses with a wild body shot.
Rogan misses with a takedown attempt - Kendall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kendall scores with the left hand. Rogan knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan scores with the left hand. Kendall knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Kendall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall blocks a jab.
Kendall is looking to wear down Rogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kendall.
Rogan misses with an uppercut. Kendall saw that one coming.
Kendall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogan's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogan.
Kendall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kendall misses the shot to the body.
Rogan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kendall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogan thinking.
Rogan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab from Rogan.
Kendall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Kendall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kendall is out of range and Rogan settles back down.
Rogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kendall. Those never looked like landing.
Rogan takes one on the button.
Kendall misses with a two punch combination.

Rogan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kendall backwards.
Rogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rogan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kendall avoids the damage to the body.
Rogan misses with a knee strike.
Rogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kendall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Rogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kendall with a nice cross.
Rogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall scores with a jab. Rogan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rogan throws a right and a left that Kendall avoids nicely.
Kendall throws a series of punches but Rogan avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogan.
Rogan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kendall doesn't seem bothered though.
Kendall misses with an uppercut. Rogan saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kendall.
Kendall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rogan.
Chris Kendall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kendall.
Kendall fakes the leg kick and cracks Rogan in the body.
Rogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown but Kendall shows good takedown defense.
Chris Kendall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Kendall scores with a jab. Rogan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kendall loads up on a big right hand but Rogan slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kendall misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Rogan.
Rogan throws the left hand but Kendall avoids the punch easily.
Kendall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kendall cracks Rogan with an open hand slap.
Kendall slips under a jab.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
Kendall lands a body shot.
Kendall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendall.
Kendall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan missing with a left hand there. Kendall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogan.
Jab by Kendall.
Rogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kendall defends it nicely.
Rogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Kendall connects with a body shot.
Kendall lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kendall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rogan throws a hook to the side of Kendall's head but Kendall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall had his way with Joe Rogan in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Kendall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kendall.
Rogan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kendall misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogan is just out of range.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Rogan misses
and Kendall counters with a good, hard body kick but Rogan shrugs it off.
Kendall scoring well with a low kick there.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogan avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Kendall scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan shoots for a takedown but Kendall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A clash of legs there as Rogan blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kendall counters with a nice body kick.
Kendall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kendall is just out of range.
Rogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kendall.
Rogan misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kendall, right into the meat.
Kendall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kendall cracks the inside of Rogan's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Kendall. Beautiful body shot.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kendall.
Rogan avoids the body shot from Kendall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a body kick that misses.
Rogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kendall off the cage and back into range.
Kendall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogan has time to react.

Kendall gets tackled into the cage by Rogan. Rogan maintains the clinch.
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!

Kendall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogan.
Rogan throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall counters with a left and a right that stings Rogan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kendall.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kendall thows a body shot but no joy.
Kendall avoids a kick to the body.
Kendall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogan.
Kendall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogan backs up against the cage.
Rogan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kendall counters with a body kick that stops Rogan in his tracks momentarily.
Chris Kendall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Rogan.
Kendall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogan.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan misses the shot to the body.
Rogan shoots in and drives through. Kendall sprawls well.
Kendall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kendall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kendall sprawls well. Kendall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Kendall lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a nice uppercut.
Kendall scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan misses with a looping left.
Kendall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rogan back to the cage. Kendall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Rogan. Those never looked like landing.
Rogan ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall lands a jab to Rogan's midsection.
Kendall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogan checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan lands a leg kick that knocks Kendall off balance momentarily.
Rogan misses with an uppercut.
Rogan walks into a straight right hand from Kendall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kendall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kendall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kendall!
Chris Kendall is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Kendall made sure he mentioned D.O.A. PRESENTS: PRIME DESIGNS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.