PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Perry (ranked 5358 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Rodgers (ranked 4910 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Perry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perry
vs
Rodgers

217 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers fails with a takedown attempt.

Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Rodgers avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
Perry has Rodgers pressed against the cage, preventing Rodgers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodgers is trying to break free.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry managing to block the knees to the body from Rodgers.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Perry is controlling him.
Rodgers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodgers wants to get back to striking at distance but Perry won't allow it.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers digs a right hand underneath Perry's ribcage. Perry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodgers avoiding damage.
Perry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodgers tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
Perry lands a knee to the body.
Rodgers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Perry is controlling him.
Come on Perry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodgers's face.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Perry is pressed up against the cage. Rodgers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Perry down to the mat. Perry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dorian Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
As Rodgers tries to get set, Perry tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodgers manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.

Rodgers darts in and clinches Perry up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodgers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Rodgers.
Rodgers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodgers is trying to break free.
Rodgers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Perry has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Perry.
Rodgers avoids a wild elbow strike from Perry.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perry has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodgers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Rodgers misses with a knee to the head.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodgers avoids it.
Perry tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Perry pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodgers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Rodgers.
Perry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodgers's efforts to push away.
Rodgers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodgers decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry won't allow Rodgers to sweep him here.
Perry trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Rodgers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rodgers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodgers is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodney Rodgers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Perry goes for a double leg but Rodgers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rodgers continues to drive forward.
Rodgers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perry at a distance.

Rodgers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rodgers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Perry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Rodgers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers leaves Perry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Rodgers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodgers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perry has Rodgers pushed against the cage.
Perry takes a shot to the head.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Rodgers managing to block the knees to the body from Perry.
Rodgers can't break the clinch.
Rodgers can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Perry.
Rodgers managing to block the knees to the body from Perry.

Rodgers manages to pull guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rodgers manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Rodgers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers shoots in and drives through. Perry sprawls well.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodgers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dorian Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Rodgers.
Rodgers wants to clinch up but Perry keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Perry does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Rodgers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perry gets underhooks to prevent Rodgers's takedown attempt.
Perry landing knees to the body.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.
Rodgers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rodgers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodgers prevents a body shot from Perry.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.
Rodgers fails to pull guard.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perry tries to stall but Rodgers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodgers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perry walks away with a smile on his face. Rodgers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Rodgers rushes Perry and presses him up against the cage.
Rodgers working hard to break the clinch.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodgers avoids the damage to the body.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodgers avoids the damage to the body.
Perry avoiding damage as Rodgers throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers can't break the clinch.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rodgers! Perry is backing up but he can't get away as Rodgers lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Perry and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodney Rodgers!