PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Rogan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Jeantet's chin.

Rogan
vs
Jeantet

179 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Rogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jeantet!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeantet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogan.
Rogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogan throws a low kick but Jeantet avoids it.
Jeantet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rogan can pounce on him.
Rogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jeantet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogan tests Jeantet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogan scores with a body shot.
Rogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jeantet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeantet.
An inside leg kick from Rogan misses.
Rogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogan blocks a head kick by Jeantet.
Jeantet lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogan off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rogan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rogan!
Joseph Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeantet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogan tries to work over Jeantet's front leg with a kick but Jeantet checks it.
Rogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogan stuffs the takedown.
Joseph Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jeantet.
Jeantet throws a leg kick
letting Rogan counter with a right hand.
Rogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jeantet is out of range and Rogan settles back down.
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jeantet is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rogan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jeantet.
Jeantet has his takedown stuffed
and Rogan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogan.
Rogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jeantet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jeantet's knee momentarily.
Jeantet looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeantet's sensitive parts.
Jeantet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeantet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Rogan.
Jeantet blocks a head kick by Rogan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rogan, right into the meat.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses

and Jeantet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rogan wants to stand but Jeantet is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeantet slips nicely into half guard.
Rogan looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogan cracks the inside of Jeantet's front leg.
Rogan misses with a body kick.
Jeantet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jeantet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rogan throws a head kick that Jeantet semi-blocks.
Jeantet moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogan.
Rogan looks to land a combination but Jeantet avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeantet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeantet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jeantet blocks a head kick by Rogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Rogan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jeantet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Rogan as he connects with a hook.
Jeantet misses with a combination
and Rogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jeantet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Rogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogan wants to land a leg kick but Jeantet is out of range.
Rogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeantet.

Jeantet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jeantet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogan keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet stops Rogan from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jeantet connects with a nice short shot to Rogan's temple.
Rogan pushes Jeantet off but Jeantet dives into side control.
Jeantet throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Jeantet decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rogan to his feet.
Jeantet checks a leg kick.
Jeantet with a poor takedown
and Rogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jeantet misses with a takedown
and Rogan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joseph Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jeantet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jeantet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeantet moves away.
Jeantet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jeantet is breathing heavily.
Rogan lands with an overhand left.
Jeantet takes one to the chin there.
Jeantet blocks a head kick by Rogan.
Rogan lands a nice looking body kick.
Rogan thumps Jeantet with a low kick.
Jeantet misses with a shot to the body
and Rogan counters with a low kick, right behind Jeantet 's knee.
Rogan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jeantet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan punishes Jeantet's body with a nice straight punch.
Rogan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Rogan. That snapped Jeantet's head back.
Nice cross by Rogan.
Rogan is looking to slow Jeantet down with leg kicks.
Joseph Rogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeantet misses with a takedown
and Rogan counters with a leg kick.
Rogan throws a combination. Jeantet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan misses with a double jab

and Jeantet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jeantet.
Jeantet prevents Rogan from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jeantet stops Rogan from standing up.
Jeantet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeantet throwing strikes from guard but Rogan blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jeantet controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Rogan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jeantet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogan feints and then cracks Jeantet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeantet down.
Nice body kick there by Rogan.
Jeantet has his takedown stuffed
and Rogan counters with a nice body shot.
Rogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeantet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogan counters with a body kick that stops Jeantet in his tracks momentarily.
Joseph Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jeantet.
Rogan throws a leg kick which misses Jeantet's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeantet tries to avoid it.
Rogan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeantet.
Rogan cracks Jeantet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jeantet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeantet's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Rogan lands.
Rogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogan feints and then cracks Jeantet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeantet down.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeantet.
Jeantet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Rogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jeantet!
Rogan trying to control but Jeantet is having none of it.
Jeantet is looking to get to half guard.
Jeantet slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to stand but Jeantet has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jeantet wants to control but Rogan is keeping busy.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.

Jeantet kicks Rogan off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogan counters with a good, hard body kick but Jeantet shrugs it off.
Jeantet fails with the takedown
and Rogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jeantet's knee momentarily.
Joseph Rogan is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rogan.
Jeantet moves away from the strike by Rogan.
Jeantet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jeantet takes a swing at Rogan's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Rogan.
Rogan scores with a jab to the body.
Kevin Jeantet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogan lands with a nice body kick.
Jeantet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jeantet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rogan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jeantet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogan counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogan. That's going to slow Jeantet down.
Rogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeantet.
Rogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeantet swinging wilding here.
Rogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rogan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeantet misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jeantet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Rogan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice cross by Rogan.
Rogan thows a body kick. Jeantet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rogan pushes Jeantet away with a front kick.
Jeantet blocks a head kick by Rogan.
Rogan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeantet can do to turn this around?
Jeantet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.
Rogan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crunch! Rogan slams his shin into Jeantet's torso.
Rogan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Jeantet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogan to the mat! Rogan manages to get full guard.
Jeantet is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rogan wants to stand but Jeantet is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeantet 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.
Jeantet won't allow Rogan to get back to his feet.
Rogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rogan tries to get out of the position.
Rogan keeping full guard, as Jeantet tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogan wants to stand and escape but Jeantet is having none of it.
Rogan keeping moving, preventing Jeantet from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeantet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Jeantet blocks the leg kick.
Rogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeantet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rogan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a solid leg kick but Jeantet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogan.
Good standup being displayed there by Jeantet as he connects with a hook.

Jeantet feints and as Rogan raises his hands in defense, Jeantet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jeantet works over Rogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Jeantet passes into half guard.
Rogan pushes Jeantet off but Jeantet dives into side control.
Jeantet misses with the ground and pound.
Rogan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jeantet is controlling him well.
Jeantet controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet is working Rogan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jeantet scoring with punches from side control.
Rogan is not content to let Jeantet control the position.
Jeantet scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kevin Jeantet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jeantet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jeantet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rogan defending well though.
Rogan is looking to escape.
Jeantet not doing much here.
Jeantet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Jeantet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kevin Jeantet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeantet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jeantet thows a huge punch but Rogan dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet trying to control from Rogan's half guard. Rogan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jeantet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogan takes one to the side of the head.
Jeantet with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jeantet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jeantet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogan. Rogan obviously looking to wear him down.
Jeantet misses with a takedown
and Rogan counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogan.
Jeantet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeantet tries for a takedown but Rogan circles away easily
and Rogan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jeantet really felt that one!
Joseph Rogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jeantet.
Rogan misses with a few strikes there.
Rogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeantet has his takedown stuffed
and Rogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogan lands a nice hook to Jeantet's body. Jeantet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeantet's sensitive parts.
Rogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeantet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogan.
Good leg kick by Rogan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeantet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogan counters with a leg kick.
Rogan throws a leg kick which misses Jeantet's front leg but catches the back leg as Jeantet tries to avoid it.
Rogan works Jeantet's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rogan. That's going to slow Jeantet down.
A good leg kick by Rogan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jeantet avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Rogan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeantet slips a straight right by Rogan.
Rogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rogan cracks the inside of Jeantet's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeantet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogan counters with a thumping low kick.
Jeantet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogan connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogan lunges at Jeantet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jeantet's hand.
Kevin Jeantet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogan lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Rogan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Rogan!
Joseph Rogan retains his welterweight title!