PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rogers
vs
Sack

180 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
32
215 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Sack!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Sack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers works the jab nicely.

Rogers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Sack has wrist control.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sack wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
Sack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sack pushes Rogers off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Sack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sack throws out a leg kick but Rogers moves out of range and Sack only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Sack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sack gets a clinch.
Sack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sack working aggressively here.
Sack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sack can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Rogers tries to circle away but Sack has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sack.
Sack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Sack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Sack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sack.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
A short left from Sack.
Sack slowing the pace effectively.
Sack lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sack - that landed with a thud.

Sack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sack forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
Sack tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands with a left to the head.
Sack stalling.
Sack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Sack.
Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sack wants to clinch.

Sack has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Sack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
A left hand lands to the body for Sack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands with a short shot to the head.
Sack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rogers up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack scores with a shot to the side of Rogers's head.
Sack lands a nice shot to the body.

Sack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sack tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Sack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Sack does no damage.
Sack throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Sack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Sack dominated that round.
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.

Sack moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sack counters with a one-two to the body.

Sack darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.

Rogers tightens his grip and picks Sack up, before dumping him to the ground. Sack manages to land in guard.
Sack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Sack is keeping the position.
Rogers won't allow Sack to get back to his feet.
Sack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers prevents Sack from getting back to his feet.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers postures up in Sack's guard and throws a big left but Sack blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sack is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Sack looking for a sweep. Not yet Sack, not yet.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers postures up in Sack's guard and throws a big left but Sack blocks it.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Sack blocks nicely.
Sack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers forces his way into half guard.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sack to regain full guard.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
Sack wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sack wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.

Sack pushes Rogers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers fails with the takedown
and Sack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sack as Rogers shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Sack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack fails to land with a series of punches.
Sack is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Sack as Rogers shoots in.
Sack closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sack's waist but Sack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Sack tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Sack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sack looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Sack moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sack is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Sack misses with an elbow over the top.
Sack misses with a punch to the body.
Sack lands a right hand.
Sack slows down the pace here.

Sack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Sack.
Sack looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sack takes the fight into the clinch.
Sack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow.
Rogers is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Sack.

Sack breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sack tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Sack scores with a hook.
Sack stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sack fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Sack misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Sack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack is stalling here.
Sack working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack missing with knees to the body.
Sack is leaning against Rogers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sack.
Sack lands a left hand.
Sack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sack prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Sack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rogers tightens his grip and picks Sack up, before dumping him to the ground. Sack manages to land in guard.
Sack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
Sack wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sack gets to his feet. Rogers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sack moves into the clinch.

Sack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Sack.
Sack 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.
Sack staying out of range there.
Sack fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Sack. Sack maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Sack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Sack!