PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo MonCoeur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rogers
vs
MonCoeur

178 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Dissolution Fight Wear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarrett Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theo MonCoeur!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MonCoeur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
Rogers stops a takedown attempt from MonCoeur.

Rogers jumps into guard, dragging MonCoeur to the mat.
MonCoeur being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MonCoeur wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rogers won't allow MonCoeur to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rogers stands and steps away. MonCoeur gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

MonCoeur instigates a clinch.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but MonCoeur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MonCoeur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Theo MonCoeur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MonCoeur throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MonCoeur has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.

Rogers pulls MonCoeur into guard.
MonCoeur wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MonCoeur's head.
MonCoeur wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MonCoeur's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
MonCoeur wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
MonCoeur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rogers controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MonCoeur's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MonCoeur's head.
Rogers stands up over MonCoeur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
MonCoeur is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MonCoeur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogers is controlling him.

MonCoeur is working an open guard so Rogers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

MonCoeur forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Rogers has MonCoeur pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MonCoeur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.

Rogers drags the fight down to the ground.
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MonCoeur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rogers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MonCoeur manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rogers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarrett Rogers dominated that round.
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.

MonCoeur has managed to clinch.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jarrett Rogers has been cut.
MonCoeur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers tries to work over MonCoeur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MonCoeur tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rogers jumps into guard, dragging MonCoeur to the mat.
MonCoeur would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MonCoeur can do to turn this around?
Rogers has MonCoeur pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MonCoeur wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
MonCoeur wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Rogers cracks MonCoeur with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rogers drops back looking for a leg! MonCoeur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MonCoeur manages to kick Rogers off! Rogers jumps back into MonCoeur's guard.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers cracks MonCoeur with a solid left hand.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rogers is working MonCoeur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

MonCoeur has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
MonCoeur tries for a takedown but Rogers manages to get underhooks.
MonCoeur taking a breather.
Rogers has MonCoeur pushed against the cage.

MonCoeur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rogers gets tackled into the cage by MonCoeur. MonCoeur maintains the clinch.

Rogers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. MonCoeur is trying to keep an underhook but Rogers manages to get the takedown into half guard.
MonCoeur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rogers controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
MonCoeur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jarrett Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but MonCoeur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
MonCoeur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rogers connects with a nice short shot to MonCoeur's temple.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MonCoeur pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarrett Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarrett Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

MonCoeur has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers keeps control of MonCoeur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. MonCoeur gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Rogers successfully pulls guard.
Rogers trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rogers trying to control the position here.

Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MonCoeur doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rogers is tightening it up a little... MonCoeur has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! MonCoeur reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! MonCoeur taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rogers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jarrett Rogers!