PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Diego Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sanchez
vs
Rogers

180 cm
26
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers tries to break free but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rogers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rogers is defending well.
Rogers tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.

Sanchez manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Sanchez.

Rogers tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rogers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rogers not doing much here.
Sanchez is pressing down on Rogers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rogers trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rogers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rogers dives in and scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Rogers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Rogers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diego Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanchez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rogers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Sanchez kicks off Rogers and gets to his feet.
Sanchez throws a combination. Rogers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez tries to sprawl but Rogers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers trying to control from Sanchez's half guard. Sanchez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rogersis looking to pass into half guard but Sanchez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanchez is in guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Sanchez tries to stand but Rogers is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Sanchez just wasn't active enough.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.

Rogers drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Rogers slips to the side

and Rogers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Rogers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez wants to hit a switch here but Rogers passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sanchez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rogers looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rogers prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocks Sanchez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Rogers really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Rogers misses.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rogers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanchez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.

Sanchez is rocked!
Rogers drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sanchez! More shots from Rogers and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Rogers!
Brian Rogers is the new welterweight champion!