PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby comes to the cage accompanied by International Players Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Doby
vs
Rogers

178 cm
39
145 lbs
28 - 27 - 1

189 cm
43
220 lbs
34 - 42 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 42 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doby to the mat! Doby manages to get full guard.
Doby looking to control but Rogers passes into half guard.
Doby is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Doby wants to get back to full guard.
Doby is trying to control but Rogers manages to pass to mount!
Doby regains half guard.
Doby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers passes to full mount!
Doby tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby is in all sorts of trouble here.

Rogers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Doby is surviving well by controlling Rogers's body position as best he can.
Rogers looking to control but Doby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doby is looking to get to half guard.

Rogers has hold of Doby's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Doby manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Doby is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers looking to control but Doby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Doby wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Doby is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Doby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.

Doby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doby tries to get to full guard but Rogers has control of the leg.
Rogers controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doby tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.

Doby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doby keeps working.
Doby tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doby is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Doby is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doby just misses with a punch to the body.
Doby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doby.

Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doby to the mat! Doby manages to get full guard.
Doby wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers is stalling in the full guard.
Doby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.

Doby preventing the sweep.
Rogers has his hands on Doby's head, controlling the position.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Demon's Elite Gym inform us that Rogers has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rogers is adopting a defensive guard.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Doby postures up.
Doby is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Rogers is controlling Doby's posture.
Let's hope that Rogers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Doby looking to pass the guard.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Doby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doby trying to mount his opponent but Rogers defends it.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steve Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.

Doby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rogers sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Doby there.

Doby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Doby eventually gives up the hold.
Doby scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to roll over but Doby keeps him under control.
Doby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogers is controlling Doby's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Doby frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Doby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Doby landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby looking to finish Rogers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rogers!
Doby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rogers's face.
Doby with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doby has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rogers has passed into side control.

Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doby parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Doby to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Doby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jab, jab by Doby - just one landing.
Doby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doby.
Doby tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Doby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doby circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Doby misses.
As Doby backs off Rogers throws a huge counter combo but Doby manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Doby misses the target.
Doby looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.

Rogers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Doby landing strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Doby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rogers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doby has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rogers works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rogers tries to control but Doby wriggling away.
Doby tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doby is wriggling around trying to escape.

Rogers looking for a guillotine from mount but Doby is having none of it.
Rogers wants to control but instead Doby manages to regain half guard.
Doby is looking to improve his position.
Doby trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
Doby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogers's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby is punishing Rogers with strikes - can he finish him?!
Doby thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rogers rolls, trying to escape but Doby keeps control of the position.
Doby throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rogers!
Rogers covering up well under a series of strikes from Doby.

Doby is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Rogers defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Rogers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers controlling the position for now.

Doby is looking for a kimura but Rogers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doby to get the leverage.
Rogers keeping hold of Doby's head, controlling as best he can.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Doby has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doby not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Doby.
I think Doby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Doby!
Our winner, Shane Doby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.