PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nicoletti
vs
Rogers

175 cm
37
185 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

188 cm
28
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mattia Nicoletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletti throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Nicoletti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.

Nicoletti clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the cage.
Nicoletti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogers avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.

Rogers jumps into guard, dragging Nicoletti to the mat.

Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nicoletti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nicoletti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rogers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nicoletti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nicoletti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nicoletti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to control but Nicoletti postures up.
Nicoletti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nicoletti working the ground and pound.
Rogers struggling a bit here.

Nicoletti wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rogers, who protects the arm well.
Rogers tries to bench press Nicoletti off him but Nicoletti keeps the position.
Rogers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nicoletti connects with a decent elbow.
Nicoletti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

It looks like Ian Rogers has been cut.
Nicoletti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rogers is avoiding damage well.
Nicoletti landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicoletti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rogers is avoiding damage well.
Nicoletti tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rogers holding on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to buck Nicoletti off but Nicoletti is having none of it.
Nicoletti throwing strikes but Rogers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nicoletti to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rogers working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers in side control lands a decent elbow.

Rogers is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nicoletti looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rogers gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nicoletti is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rogers lets go of the hold and Nicoletti can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Rogers!