PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Rogers (ranked 5225 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Lee (ranked 5370 p4p, 0 weight class). Archibald Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rogers
vs
Lee

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

224 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 16 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archibald Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee misses with a takedown

and Rogers counters with a crisp one two that drops Lee! Rogers thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lee to his feet! Lee is in big trouble!
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
Blake Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Lee.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Rogers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee goes for a double leg but Rogers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rogers continues to drive forward.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogers throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee looks winded!
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
Lee has his takedown stuffed

and Rogers counters with a crisp one two that drops Lee! Rogers thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lee to his feet! Lee is in big trouble!

Lee is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers is looking for a counter combo.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Lee to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Rogers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blake Rogers!