PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 1424 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 193 p4p, 311 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogers
vs
Trubitsyn

168 cm
40
152
21 - 18 - 1

175 cm
27
165
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Trubitsyn is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Trubitsyn throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Trubitsyn slips a straight right by Rogers.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trubitsyn.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn closes the distance but Rogers moves to the side
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trubitsyn's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Trubitsyn is predictable there
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trubitsyn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trubitsyn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trubitsyn connects with a jab.
Trubitsyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Trubitsyn blocks the leg kick.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers swings for the body but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.

Rogers instigates a clinch.
Trubitsyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Trubitsyn stalling in the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rogers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers is keen to just control but Trubitsyn is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rogers is trying to control the action in half guard but Trubitsyn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Rogers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trubitsyn sees it coming and defends easily.
Trubitsyn wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Trubitsyn is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trubitsyn tries to get to full guard but Rogers has control of the leg.
Trubitsyn regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trubitsyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Trubitsyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Trubitsyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trubitsyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogers's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Rogers 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.

Rogers slips a jab from Trubitsyn.
Mason Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Trubitsyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trubitsyn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Trubitsyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Trubitsyn avoids nicely.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn just misses with a punch to the body.

Trubitsyn darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trubitsyn.
Rogers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trubitsyn's elbow.

Trubitsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Rogers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trubitsyn manages to circle out of the way.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Trubitsyn misses with a low kick.

Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Trubitsyn. Trubitsyn maintains the clinch.
Trubitsyn pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers is working for takedown but Trubitsyn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Trubitsyn.
Rogers is trying to stall.
Trubitsyn tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trubitsyn on the inside.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers throws a head punch that misses.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Still in the clinch, Trubitsyn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers avoiding damage as Trubitsyn throws knees to the body.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rogers scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Trubitsyn breaks from the clinch.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Trubitsyn's leg but Trubitsyn calmly moves out of range.
Trubitsyn throws out a counter right but Rogers avoids it with no problem.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trubitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trubitsyn swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trubitsyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trubitsyn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trubitsyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Trubitsyn moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Trubitsyn scores with a four punch combination!
Trubitsyn throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trubitsyn scores with a nice head shot.

Rogers is rocked!
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
Trubitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trubitsyn staying out of range there.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the nose.
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Trubitsyn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogers throws a low kick but Trubitsyn avoids it.
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Trubitsyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trubitsyn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Rogers rushes Trubitsyn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Trubitsyn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn 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.

Trubitsyn clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the cage.

Trubitsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers is looking to chop away at Trubitsyn's legs.
A jab from Trubitsyn finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
A cross from Trubitsyn lands.
Trubitsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Trubitsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Trubitsyn misses.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers walks into a straight right hand from Trubitsyn.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Trubitsyn misses the shot to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trubitsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trubitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Trubitsyn lands a slapping body shot.
Trubitsyn thuds his right hand into Rogers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers throws a big counter combination but Trubitsyn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trubitsyn misses the jab.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trubitsyn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogers is looking to wear down Trubitsyn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trubitsyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Trubitsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a hook. Trubitsyn ducked under it nicely.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trubitsyn on the side of the head.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trubitsyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the head.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping right.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rogers darts in and clinches Trubitsyn up against the cage.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trubitsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Trubitsyn breaks the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rogers is able to avoid easily.
Trubitsyn wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Trubitsyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Trubitsyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trubitsyn moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Trubitsyn looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trubitsyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogers backs up against the cage.
Trubitsyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trubitsyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Trubitsyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trubitsyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rogers with a body shot.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Trubitsyn connects with the punch.
Rogers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Trubitsyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Trubitsyn tries to avoid it.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Trubitsyn misses with a looping left.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Trubitsyn throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Trubitsyn there.
Rogers scores with a one two! Trubitsyn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trubitsyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trubitsyn throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers works Trubitsyn's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Trubitsyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trubitsyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Trubitsyn!
A very excited looking Igor Trubitsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.