PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josip Peric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LT Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peric
vs
Rogers

197 cm
28
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Damnfield clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Peric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LT Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peric misses with a head kick.
Peric lands a nice looking body kick.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Rogers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peric under the eye.
Rogers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Peric counters with a good low kick that Rogers was not able to check.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Peric looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Peric pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
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!

Peric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peric throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peric tries a head kick but it misses.
Peric misses with a body kick.
LT Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peric closes the distance and clinches.
Peric controlling the action here for a moment.
Peric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Peric has double underhooks.
Peric's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peric tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peric with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Peric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Peric tries a head kick but it misses.
Peric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peric at a distance.
Peric takes one on the button.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.
Peric lands a leg kick that knocks Rogers off balance momentarily.
Peric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Peric is just out of range.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peric counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peric misses with a head kick.
A big right from Rogers misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peric ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!

Peric closes the distance and clinches.
Peric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Peric has double underhooks.
Peric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but LT Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peric throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Peric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers throws the left hand but Peric avoids the punch easily.
Peric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peric throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peric throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peric ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Peric makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rogers really felt that one!
Peric slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
LT Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peric throws a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peric. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peric.
Rogers cracks Peric with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peric throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rogers misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peric throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peric lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rogers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Peric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peric blocks a jab.
Peric throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Peric checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peric goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Peric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Peric counters with a head kick.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peric throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peric walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Peric lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peric.
Peric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peric throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Peric counters with a big head kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Peric counters with a nice body kick.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Peric uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Peric dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Rogers.
Peric throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers misses the jab.
Peric moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Peric keeps Rogers at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers is pushing Peric up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Peric.
Rogers tries to circle away but Peric has him pinned against the cage.

Peric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peric throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Peric moves into the clinch successfully.
Peric has Rogers pressed against the cage, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peric circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers throws a jab when Peric was well out of range.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Peric's head but Peric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a combination that misses
and Peric counters with a good low kick that Rogers was not able to check.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Peric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peric thumps Rogers with a low kick.
Rogers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peric.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Peric throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Peric lands a leg kick that knocks Rogers off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Peric.
A big right from Rogers misses.
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!
A head kick misses from Peric.
Peric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peric looks to land a body kick but Rogers moved away.
Rogers blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Peric tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Peric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peric 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Peric!
Our winner, Josip Peric, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.