PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joshua (ranked 1550 p4p, 50 weight class) and Andy Rodgers (ranked 1722 p4p, 53 weight class). Joshua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Problem Child. 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.

Joshua
vs
Rodgers

193 cm
27
255 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

200 cm
31
247 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)
Urban Fighter

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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Joshua misses.
A head kick misses from Joshua.
Joshua thows a leg kick but Rodgers checks it
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
Joshua throws a low kick but Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Joshua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Joshua tries to keep at a distance but Rodgers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joshua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodgers up against the cage.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua tries to stall but Rodgers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua trying to control the position but instead, Rodgers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joshua into the cage.
Joshua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshua tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Andy Rodgers has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers digs a right hand into Joshua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joshua's gas tank.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshua.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Rodgers lands a right hand.
Joshua trying to stall but Rodgers improves his position.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Joshua lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rodgers.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Joshua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joshua is pushing Rodgers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joshua is trying to stall.
Joshua taking a breather.
Joshua scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joshua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Joshua.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodgers.
Joshua scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua misses with a head kick.
Rodgers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Rodgers finds it's way through Joshua's defenses.
Joshua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joshua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshua misses with a leg kick.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. Joshua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshua's hands.
Joshua misses with a hook to the body
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshua.
Joshua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
As Joshua backs off Rodgers throws a huge counter combo but Joshua manages to avoid it all.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
Joshua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshua. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mr Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodgers counters with a low kick, right behind Joshua 's knee.
Joshua looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Joshua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Joshua is out of range.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Rodgers throws a hook but Joshua avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodgers. That's going to slow Joshua down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rodgers avoids the body shot from Joshua.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andy Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers lands a jab to the head.
Joshua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshua throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Joshua blocks a head kick by Rodgers.
Nice cross by Rodgers.

It looks like Mr Joshua has been cut.
Joshua missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodgers wants to counter with a clinch but Joshua pushes him away.
Rodgers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joshua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with an outside leg kick.

Joshua darts in and clinches Rodgers up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua is looking to control Rodgers's arms but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joshua has his back to the cage.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joshua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Rodgers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joshua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Rodgers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Rodgers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joshua.
Andy Rodgers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rodgers.
A hook to the body from Rodgers.
A body shot lands from Rodgers.
Joshua stalling in the clinch but Rodgers improves position.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers is stalling here.
Rodgers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joshuas head.
Rodgers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joshua up against the cage.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshua or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Joshua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joshua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers scores with a hook to the body.
Joshua misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodgers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers pushes Joshua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
Joshua throws a head punch that misses.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Joshua tries to tie him up.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joshua takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rodgers scores with a nice body kick.
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Joshua didn't see that one coming.
Joshua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshua's hands.

Rodgers lands a big uppercut and Joshua crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Joshua looks OK. Rodgers waves Joshua back to his feet!

Joshua is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.