PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogan has chosen His name is King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Rogan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pepper
vs
Rogan

183 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Pepper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pepper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pepper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rogan's guard.
Pepper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pepper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pepper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but Rogan defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pepper seems content to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper checks a low kick from Rogan.
Pepper checks the leg kick.
Rogan connects with the punch.
Rogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pepper. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
Rogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pepper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogan misses the target.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Rogan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pepper is able to avoid easily.

Pepper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepper controlling the action here.
Rogan is trying to stand up here but Pepper is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan trying to control from the bottom.
Rogan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pepper manages to pass to mount!
Rogan looks winded!
Pepper controlling his opponent.

Rogan has left one of his arms exposed and Pepper doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Rogan screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dr Pepper!