PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Anthony Pratt has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rodgers
vs
Pratt

199 cm
24
277 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

196 cm
28
262 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.

Pratt dives in and scores a takedown into Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Pratt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pratt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pratt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pratt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodgers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers has Pratt pulled in close to control his posture.
Pratt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Colton Rodgers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pratt missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pratt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodgers!
Pratt lands a nice shot to the head.
Rodgers is desperately trying to improve his position but Pratt has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodgers is in a horrible position here. Pratt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pratt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodgers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodgers avoids a strike by Pratt and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Pratt's guard! Fantastic escape!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt looking to control.
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!
Rodgers won't allow Pratt to sweep him here.

Rodgers gets to his feet - Pratt follows without any prompting.
Pratt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers throws a leg kick that misses.
Pratt lands a right hook to the body.
Pratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pratt connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Colton Rodgers has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt misses with a hook to the body
and Rodgers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pratt misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodgers counters with a big head kick but Pratt shrugs it off.
Anthony Pratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratt throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pratt connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratt feints and then cracks Rodgers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.
Rodgers staying out of range there.
Pratt misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a good low kick that Pratt was not able to check.

Pratt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodgers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pratt trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Rodgers defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Pratt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodgers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodgers tries to buck Pratt off but Pratt is having none of it.
Pratt is looking to take a break and control but Rodgers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pratt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pratt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colton Rodgers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pratt misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Pratt misses with the combination.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Pratt throws a series of punches but Rodgers avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Pratt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pratt.
Rodgers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pratt.
A swing and a miss from Pratt.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Pratt.
Pratt scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pratt throws a hook to the side of Rodgers's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pratt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses.
Pratt with a nice cross.
Pratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Rodgers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pratt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodgers wants to sweep but no luck.
Pratt with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pratt trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers controlling Pratt's posture.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Pratt from controlling successfully.
Rodgers is trying to keep Pratt in close.
Pratt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Pratt from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Pratt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Pratt does it's job there.

Pratt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pratt preventing the sweep.
Pratt wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Pratt tries to stand but Rodgers is controlling from the bottom.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pratt's guard.
Rodgers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anthony Pratt has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt controls Rodgers momentarily but Rodgers frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodgers trying to control but Pratt is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pratt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodgers controls the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Colton Rodgers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pratt lands with a shot to the body.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Pratt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colton Rodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pratt scores with a jab.
Rodgers blocks a jab.
Anthony Pratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pratt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pratt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodgers is trying to defend but Pratt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but Pratt is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodgers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pratt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pratt wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodgers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pratt wants to control but Rodgers is keeping him busy.
Rodgers controlling the position well.
Pratt wants to control but Rodgers is keeping him busy.
Pratt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pratt wants to take a breather but Rodgers is having none of it.
Pratt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pratt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodgers sees it coming and defends easily.
Pratt tries to stand and escape but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Pratt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodgers defending well though.
Pratt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pratt trying to control from half guard but Rodgers is working away.
Pratt throwing shots but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
Pratt trying to control from half guard but Rodgers is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to roll over but Pratt keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Pratt there.

Colton Rodgers's cut is getting worse.
Pratt is looking to take a break and control but Rodgers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pratt wants to stand but Rodgers has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pratt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pratt not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pratt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratt is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodgers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodgers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pratt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pratt preventing the sweep.
Pratt working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pratt throws a big elbow that misses.
Colton Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pratt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pratt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pratt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pratt!