PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Rogers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Osman
vs
Rogers

166 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers looks to land a combination but Osman avoids it well.
Osman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Osman counters with a head kick.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Osman avoids it really well and circles away.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Osman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Osman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osman feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Rogers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osman is looking to slow Rogers down with leg kicks.
Rogers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Osman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Osman.
Rogers looks gassed!

Osman forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Osman working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osman lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Osman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Osman lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Osman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Osman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jan Osman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Rogers.
Osman scores with a knee to the head.
Osman lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Osman.
Osman works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Osman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Osman lands a left hand.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Osman as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Osman lands a nice elbow.
Osman lands a nice uppercut.
Osman works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Osman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
A short left from Osman.
Osman scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Osman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osman has Rogers pressed against the cage.
Osman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Osman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Osman.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
Osman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Osman pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Osman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Osman.
Osman lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osman.
Osman lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
Osman lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Osman.
Osman taking a breather.
Osman lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Osman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rogers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Osman can pounce on him.
Osman cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Osman tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Osman closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
Osman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Osman lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Osman on the inside.
Osman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osman scores with a hook to the body.
Osman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osman gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Osman.
Osman lands a body punch.
Osman digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osman scores with a hook to the body.
Jan Osman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Osman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Osman.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osman.
Osman lands an elbow inside.
Osman lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Osman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Osman lands a nice knee to the body.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Osman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osman.
Osman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Osman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Osman.
Osman lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osman.
Osman working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Osman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Osman.
Osman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osman presses Rogers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osman lands with a left to the head.
Osman cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
Osman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osman lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Osman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Osman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Osman.
Osman is stalling here.
Osman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Osman pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Osman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Osman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Osman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Osman lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Osman.
A left hand lands to the body for Osman.
A left hand lands to the body for Osman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Osman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Osman lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
Osman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jan Osman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Osman lands a body shot.

Osman pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Osman lands with a right to the head.
Osman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Osman digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
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!
Osman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
A right hand to the body from Osman.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osman gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman lands a nice knee to the body.
Osman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Osman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Osman is leaning against Rogers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Osman looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Osman lands with a right to the head.
Osman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osman lands a left hand.
Osman scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Osman as the two fighters clinch.
Osman cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
A short right from Osman.
Osman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Osman.
Osman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Osman lands a nice elbow.
Osman lands with a short shot to the head.
Osman lands a right hand.
Osman pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Osman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Osman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Osman landing knees to the body.
Osman pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osman holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Osman.
Osman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Osman stalling in the clinch.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Osman.
Osman pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Osman as the two fighters clinch.
Osman lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osman.
Osman lands a nice uppercut.
Jan Osman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Osman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Osman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the cage.
Osman lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Osman.
Brian Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Osman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Osman 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24

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