PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Rogers

180 cm
26
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogers checks it well.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body. Martin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martin shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a left to the body.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Rogers.
Rogers throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Rogers avoids it.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Johnny Rogers has been cut.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Rogers throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin tries to move into range but Rogers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin slips under a jab.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Rogers is out of range.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Rogers scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
Martin misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogers connects with a crisp jab.
Rogers throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martin slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnny Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martin eats them both and turns towards Rogers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Lenny Martin has been cut.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rogers.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Rogers coming out on top.
Rogers throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Rogers 's knee.

Martin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers's guard.
Martin won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.

Martin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rogers dives on top into guard.
Rogers wants to get up but he can't break Martin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers sitting in guard here, content to control.

Rogers is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Martin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rogers is looking to defend but Martin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rogers! Martin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rogers taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lenny Martin!
Lenny Martin retains his welterweight title!