PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Guidry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guidry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guidry
vs
Rogan

182 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Red Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Guidry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogan as he avoids it easily.
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guidry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guidry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rogan gets the takedown into side control.
Guidry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rogan thows a huge punch but Guidry dodges it nicely.
Guidry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Guidry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Guidry actively working from the bottom here.
Guidry is staying active underneath Rogan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Guidry.
Guidry trying to hold on to Rogan's head to control him but Rogan postures up.

Guidry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guidry is breathing heavily.
Guidry is looking for a sweep. Rogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogan is keen to just control but Guidry is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rogan is looking for a kimura but Guidry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogan to get the leverage.
Guidry keeping control of the position.
Rogan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guidry shoots and misses
and Rogan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guidry really felt that one!
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guidry moves away.
Guidry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogan.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Guidry avoids them all with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogan gets control of Guidry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rogan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guidry!
A nice elbow there by Rogan.
Rogan cracks Guidry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guidry is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rogan.
Rogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guidry is looking to escape.
Guidry wants to control but Rogan is having none of it.
Rogan with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan dominated that round.
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.

Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guidry.

Rogan forces Guidry back against the cage and clinches.
Rogan lands with a short shot to the head.

Rogan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Guidry trying to control the position.
Rogan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guidry is trying to control the position but Rogan postures up.

Guidry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guidry has momentary wrist control but Rogan slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogan lands a couple of elbows.
Rogan passes into half guard.
Rogan controlling the action here.
Rogan is looking to take a break and control but Guidry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogan controlling the action here.
Rogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guidry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan controlling the action here.

Rogan is trying to work for a kimura but Guidry is defending well.
Guidry tries to roll over but Rogan keeps him under control.
Rogan content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guidry is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rogan pulls his head out easily.
Guidry tries to get to full guard but Rogan has control of the leg.

Rogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guidry misses with a takedown attempt

and Rogan moves into the clinch.

That's four 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.

Rogan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rogan preventing the sweep.

Guidry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Guidry has his foot on Rogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogan wanted to stand there but Guidry had control of the position.
Rogan trying to control but Guidry is working from the bottom.

Guidry looking for a guillotine here but Rogan defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Rogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Rogan 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.
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.

Rogan shoots in and bounces Guidry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rogan tries to stand but Guidry is controlling from the bottom.
Joe Rogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guidry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rogan!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guidry moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rogan has worked his arm free - good work by Rogan!
Rogan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guidry off and has taken his back!
Rogan lands a shot to the body.
Rogan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Rogan scores with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan controlling from the back.
Rogan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Guidry tries to roll but Rogan sticks to his back.
Rogan lands punches and elbows.
Rogan is looking to control Guidry but Guidry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I would not like to be Guidry right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidry is really stuck here.
Rogan avoiding Guidry 's attempts to control his hands.
Guidry can't escape the position.
Rogan scores with punches to the body.
Rogan is hanging on to Guidry's back as he tries to escape.
Rogan lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guidry is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guidry trying to control the hands but Rogan won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rogan looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Guidry's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Joe Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rogan!