PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and phil baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as phil baroni enters the cage!

Jogan
vs
baroni

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Roe Jogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, phil baroni!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
baroni connects with a crisp jab.
Jogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
baroni throws a right hand that Jogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jogan also avoids with ease.
baroni tries to clinch up.
baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
baroni blocks a head kick by Jogan.
phil baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jogan scores with a takedown into baroni's guard.
Jogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jogan working some strikes from top position.
baroni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jogan landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

baroni is looking for a triangle but Jogan pushes his legs off easily.
Jogan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jogan slips nicely into half guard.

Jogan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
baroni tries to roll over but Jogan keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jogan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
baroni tries to kick Jogan off but Jogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogan throwing shots but baroni is blocking nicely.
baroni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jogan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jogan's back!
Jogan is trying to break free.
Jogan turns into baroni and is now in his guard.

Jogan drops back, looking for a kneebar! baroni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. baroni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from baroni!
Jogan is breathing heavily.

baroni wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jogan, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
baroni trying to control the position but Jogan is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jogan is looking to regain half guard here but baroni keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roe Jogan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

baroni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jogan in his tracks.
Jogan avoids the body shot from baroni.
baroni throws a right and a left that Jogan avoids nicely.
Jogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jogan slips a jab and a cross from baroni.
baroni is looking to clinch but Jogan is avoiding it.
Jogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
baroni lands with a straight right. Jogan didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
baroni tries to clinch there but Jogan circles away.
Jogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on baroni. That did some damage!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jogan.
baroni blocks a head kick by Jogan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogan walks into a jab.
baroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
Roe Jogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from baroni.
baroni connects with a nice looking jab.

Jogan gets a takedown into half guard.
baroni tries to kick Jogan off but Jogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
baroni is staying active underneath Jogan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jogan slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogan trying to control from baroni's half guard. baroni has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jogan trying to control the position from guard on top but baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
baroni keeping moving, preventing Jogan from controlling successfully.
Jogan won't allow baroni to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jogan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and baroni counters with a nice uppercut.
baroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
baroni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
baroni tries to clinch but Jogan moves out of range.
Jogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
baroni wants to clinch.
phil baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
baroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Jogan circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
baroni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jogan slips a jab and a cross from baroni.
Jogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from baroni.
baroni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jogan doesn't seem bothered though.
baroni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jogan walks into a jab.
Jogan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
baroni lands with a nice combination. Jogan backs away looking to recover.
baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Jogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for baroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jogan slips a jab and a cross from baroni.
Jogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

phil baroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.

baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
baroni throws a right hand that Jogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jogan also avoids with ease.
baroni throws a series of punches but Jogan avoids them all with ease.
Jogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Jogan misses
and baroni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jogan is looking to clinch.
baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
baroni's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and baroni duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jogan scores with a nice body kick.
Jogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from baroni finds it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jogan moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
baroni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jogan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. baroni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but baroni keeps working.
baroni is trying to get back to half guard.
baroni is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jogan has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogan advances to mount.

Jogan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. baroni can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
baroni tries to lock up and control but Jogan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jogan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogan controlling the position easily from mount.
Jogan lands a nice shot to the head.

Jogan has hold of baroni's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and baroni manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jogan wants to control the pace but baroni is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jogan prevents baroni from getting the reversal.
baroni regains half guard.
Jogan content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but baroni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roe Jogan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jogan 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roe Jogan!