PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell has chosen Doin Time as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rogers
vs
Nowell

194 cm
25
286 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

192 cm
32
259 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowell manages to avoid it.
Nowell darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rogers misses with a hook. Nowell ducked under it nicely.
Nowell throws a head kick that misses.
Nowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Rogers has knocked Nowell down with a huge combo! Rogers steps away and waves a wobbly Nowell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Nowell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers throws a lazy head kick

and Nowell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nowell is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Nowell is looking to advance position but Rogers won't allow it.
Nowell seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nowell.
Nowell controlling the action here.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rogers defending well though.
Rogers is trying to stand up here but Nowell is controlling him well.

Nowell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Nowell eventually gives up the hold.
Nowell is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
Nowell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell throws a strike but Rogers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell throws a big elbow that misses.
Nowell throws a strike but Rogers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nowell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nowell wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Nowell won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.

Jimmy Rogers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nowell missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowell tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowell.
Nowell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowell prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers is pressed up against the cage. Nowell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rogers down to the mat. Rogers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nowell has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Nowell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling the position.
Nowell is struggling to control the position.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers wants to get back to striking at distance but Nowell won't allow it.
Nowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod.
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.

Nowell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jimmy Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Nowell clinches with his opponent.
Rogers wants to break free but Nowell has control.
Nowell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rogers is trying to push Nowell away but Nowell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley Nowell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley Nowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowell tries to clinch up.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot

and Nowell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowell pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rogers breaks the clinch.
Nowell tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowell tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Nowell moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nowell drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowell misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nowell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Nowell prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers tries to break free but Nowell pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jimmy Rogers has been cut.
Rogers wants to break free but Nowell has control.
Rogers tries to break free but Nowell pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Nowell prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.

Nowell drops Rogers with a big knee straight up the middle! Rogers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Rogers is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowell tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimmy Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowell moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowell tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowell moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Nowell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.
Nowell moves to clinch but Rogers breaks away
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to clinch
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nowell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Nowell pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Nowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nowell has Rogers pushed against the cage.
Nowell lands a nice elbow.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowell has Rogers pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Rogers's cut.
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!

Nowell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nowell tries to clinch
and Rogers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nowell's knee momentarily.

Nowell clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the cage.
Nowell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nowell moves to clinch but Rogers breaks away

and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell landing knees to the body.
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!
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Nowell.
Nowell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Nowell has the dominant position.
A short left from Nowell.
Nowell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rogers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Nowell taking a breather.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell lands a knee to the head.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Nowell misses with an elbow strike.
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rogers is defending well.
Nowell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nowell content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell is looking to control Rogers's arms but Rogers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nowell has his back to the cage.
Nowell prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Nowell stalling the fight.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Nowell has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Nowell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell misses with a knee to the head.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Nowell avoids nicely.
Nowell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Jimmy Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nowell has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Nowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nowell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Nowell!
After winning the bout, Bradley Nowell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.