PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick McBane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rogers
vs
McBane

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick McBane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McBane!
McBane is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McBane is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rogers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBane looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looking to finish McBane with some ground and pound. This is bad for McBane!
Rogers prevents McBane from getting the reversal.
McBane is bucking up trying to escape but Rogers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rogers dominating with strikes here.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McBane is bucking up trying to escape but Rogers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McBane working to try and regain half guard.
McBane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rogers landing shots from mount.
Rogers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and McBane is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
McBane working to try and regain half guard.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McBane is in a horrible position here. Rogers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McBane looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Rogers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with shots to the head and body - McBane looks very uncomfortable down there.
McBane tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
The referee warns McBane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rogers lands a big shot there that rocks McBane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McBane wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers is landing with some decent strikes but McBane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rogers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rogers cracks McBane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers lands a big shot there that rocks McBane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Rogers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rogers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns McBane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers landing shots from mount.
McBane working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Rogers 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.

Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBane is trying to keep Rogers in close.
McBane has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but McBane blocks nicely.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Travis Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers stands up over McBane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McBane trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.

Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers postures up in McBane's guard and throws a big left but McBane blocks it.
McBane is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McBane's head.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
McBane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to McBane's brow.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but McBane is keeping the position.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Rogers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBane can do to turn this around?
Rogers looks to land a combination. McBane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers landing shots from mount.
McBane wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers unloading with bombs!
Rogers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McBane tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBane is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers unloading with bombs!
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
McBane is in a horrible position here. Rogers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rogers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBane looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rogers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rogers with the ground and pound from mount.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rogers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McBane?
McBane tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Rogers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McBane controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers won't allow McBane to sweep him here.
McBane trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
McBane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McBane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers working to try and regain half guard.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Rogers regains half guard.
McBane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
McBane is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBane is stalling here. Rogers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McBane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rogers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McBane to see if he's OK.
McBane taking punishment in the form of punches.
McBane is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Rogers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rogers working the body and head with strikes.
Rogers lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBane taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rogers lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Rogers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McBane on his heels. He'll look to pass McBane's guard now, I'm sure.

Rogers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McBane, up you get!
McBane tries a head kick but it misses.
Travis Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rogers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McBane is trying to defend but Rogers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McBane trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.

McBane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers is landing with some decent strikes but McBane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rogers avoids the attempt from McBane to control.
Rogers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rogers cracks McBane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McBane's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McBane's face.
Rogers unloading with bombs!
Rick McBane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McBane tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Rogers!
In his post fight interview, Travis Rogers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.