PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Gragula looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gragula
vs
Rogers

188 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
36
220 lbs
22 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers lands a jab to Gragula's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Gragula avoids nicely.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers lands with a straight right. Gragula didn't see that one coming.
Gragula tries for a takedown but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gragula is breathing heavily.

Rogers rushes Gragula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers lands a left hand.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gragula backwards.
Gragula has been working on his balance at HARRY'S, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rogers.

Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Rogers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers stops a takedown attempt from Gragula.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rogers.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Rogers.
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!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rogers! Gragula is backing up but he can't get away as Rogers lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gragula and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Rogers!
In defeat, Viktor Gragula stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hate werewolves'.