PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slyker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Amazing by Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rogers
vs
Slyker

189 cm
34
220 lbs
20 - 24 - 0

186 cm
39
215 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
Rogers throws a right hand that Slyker ducks under and follows up with a left that Slyker also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slyker is defended easily by Rogers.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slyker.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slyker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slyker.
Slyker shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker fails with a takedown attempt.
Slyker walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slyker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slyker off to one side.

Slyker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers wants to stand but Slyker is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rogers wants to stand up but Slyker is controlling him.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slyker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Slyker is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slyker is controlling him.
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slyker is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.

Rogers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rogers lands with a nice combination. Slyker backs away looking to recover.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slyker fails with the takedown.
Good work by Slyker as he checks the leg kick.

Slyker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rogers quickly recovers to half guard.
Rogers is looking to escape.
Slyker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slyker.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Slyker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slyker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Rogers has closed the distance and engaged Slyker in a clinch.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slyker.
Rogers rushes Slyker with punches - Slyker moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Slyker goes down! Rogers follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!