PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Rogers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rogers
vs
Shula

188 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
36
179 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.

Rogers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shula's efforts to push away.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mort Shula has been cut.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shula looks winded!
Come on Rogers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rogers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rogers trying to land knees to the body.
Shula is trying to break free.
Rogers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rogers lands a good knee to the midsection. Shula won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Rogers has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rogers looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Shula's ribcage.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rogers as the two fighters clinch.
Rogers lands with a left to the head.
Shula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Shula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shula.
Rogers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shula prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogers has Shula pressed against the cage, preventing Shula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogers keeps control of Shula as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shula is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogers taking a breather.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ian Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Rogers. That snapped Shula's head back.

Shula tries to keep at a distance but Rogers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Rogers digs a right hand underneath Shula's ribcage. Shula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shula is defending well for now.
Rogers digs a right hand underneath Shula's ribcage. Shula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rogers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Rogers working Shula over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rogers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shula is defending well for now.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Rogers.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.

Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shula takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rogers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mort Shula's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rogers instigates a clinch.
Shula blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers is working for takedown but Shula is calmly controlling the position for now.

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

Rogers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Rogers as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shula fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shula is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Rogers rushes Shula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Shula avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers working Shula over with knees to the body.
Shula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shula.
Rogers lands a good knee to the midsection. Shula won't want to take too many of those.
Rogers working Shula over with knees to the body.
Rogers is working Shula over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers lands a body punch.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shula can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rogers.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Rogers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shula regains guard.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rogers stands and throws Shula's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Rogers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rogers prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shula to see if he's OK.
Rogers misses with the ground and pound.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shula is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers just content to control the position.
Rogers cracks Shula with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rogers wants to control but Shula is keeping him busy.

Rogers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shula is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the action but Shula is working from the bottom.
Rogers cracks Shula with a big right hand but Shula just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers working the body and head with strikes.
Shula parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shula to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mort Shula's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Shula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shula throws out a counter right but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shula counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Shula pushes him off.
Rogers scores with a nice right hand.

Rogers drives through and clinches with Shula against the cage.
Rogers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shula pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Rogers.
Shula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Shula shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shula takes an elbow to the temple.
Shula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Rogers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shula is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers lands a good knee to the midsection. Shula won't want to take too many of those.
Shula being controlled against the cage.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Shula shrugs off.
Mort Shula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from 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!
Rogers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Shula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rogers stalling the fight.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shula gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rogers has clasped his hands together around Shula's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shula parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shula to escape.
Ian Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rogers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shula for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Shula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rogers scores with a nice right hand.
Rogers dives in for a single leg takedown but Shula sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shula throws out a counter right but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
It seemed like Shula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Rogers!