PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Calrissian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rogowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Calrissian
vs
Rogowski

168 cm
20
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rambo Calrissian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rogowski!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calrissian's waist but Calrissian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogowski off to one side.

Rogowski pushes Calrissian up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calrissian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calrissian wants to break free but Rogowski has control.
Rogowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rogowski is trying to break the clinch but Calrissian has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Calrissian.

Calrissian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calrissian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogowski tries to avoid it but Calrissian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogowski to the ground. Rogowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogowski.
Rambo Calrissian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Rogowski.
Rogowski misses with a double jab.

Rogowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rogowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Calrissian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogowski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Calrissian tries to reverse the position but Rogowski maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calrissian sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Calrissian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calrissian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogowski.
Calrissian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rogowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogowski looks gassed!
Rogowski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Calrissian reverses the position - he's now on top in Rogowski's guard.
Rogowski wants to stand up but Calrissian is controlling him.
Calrissian tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogowski is retaining full guard.
Calrissian trying to control but Rogowski is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calrissian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rogowski cracks Calrissian with an open hand slap.
Calrissian shoots in for a double leg but Rogowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calrissian throws a nice looking combination but Rogowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Calrissian misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogowski misses with an uppercut.
Calrissian scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Calrissian.
Rogowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Calrissian tries to sprawl out of it but Rogowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calrissian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calrissian throws a combination. Rogowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Rogowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Calrissian has momentary wrist control but Rogowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calrissian's head.
Rogowski lands a couple of digs.
Rogowski distracts Calrissian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Calrissian is rocked!
Rogowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calrissian is keeping the position for now.
Oh Calrissian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogowski stands up over Calrissian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calrissian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calrissian seems to have got his legs back now.
Rogowski looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rogowski misses with a double jab
and Calrissian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rogowski really felt that one!
Rogowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calrissian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rogowski shoots in but Calrissian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calrissian, right into the meat.
Calrissian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calrissian throws a series of punches but Rogowski moves out of range.
Rogowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calrissian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calrissian tries to bum rush Rogowski with a series of wild strikes but Rogowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calrissian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calrissian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Calrissian.
Rogowski fails with the takedown.
Calrissian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Calrissian keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calrissian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogowski as he jumps to the side.
Calrissian throws a right and a left that Rogowski avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Calrissian misses.
Rogowski fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Rogowski with that takedown attempt.
Rogowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogowski throws a nice looking combination but Calrissian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calrissian swivels and escapes.
Calrissian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogowski misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Calrissian 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rogowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Calrissian is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Rogowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Calrissian cracks Rogowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calrissian looks to land a combination. Rogowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calrissian cracks the inside of Rogowski's front leg.
Calrissian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rogowski swivels and escapes.
Calrissian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogowski tries to bum rush Calrissian with a series of wild strikes but Calrissian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calrissian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rogowski shoots in for a takedown but Calrissian shows good takedown defense.
Calrissian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogowski cracks Calrissian with a good jab.
Calrissian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Calrissian misses with the combination.
Calrissian works over Rogowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Calrissian. Rogowski shrugs it off though.
Rogowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calrissian's waist but Calrissian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogowski off to one side.

Calrissian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calrissian prevents Rogowski from getting the reversal.
Rogowski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogowski tries to reverse the position but Calrissian maintains control.
Rogowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rogowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rogowski wants to get back to full guard.
Rogowski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rogowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Calrissian tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogowski is retaining full guard.

Calrissian stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A combination from Calrissian does no damage.
Calrissian misses with the combination.
Calrissian fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo Calrissian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calrissian tries to bum rush Rogowski with a series of wild strikes but Rogowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calrissian lands with a right hand.
Rogowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Calrissian is just out of range.
Calrissian scores with a head kick.
Calrissian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calrissian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calrissian lands a with a good body shot.
Mark Rogowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calrissian!
Calrissian misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Calrissian.
Calrissian scores with a nice body kick.
Calrissian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Calrissian.
Calrissian looks to land a combination but Rogowski avoids it well.
Rogowski throws a combination that misses
and Calrissian counters with a one-two to the body.
Calrissian fails with the takedown.
Calrissian dodges the punch combination from Rogowski.
Rogowski has a takedown stuffed.
Calrissian tries to bum rush Rogowski with a series of wild strikes but Rogowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Calrissian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calrissian manages to get himself to full guard.
Calrissian wants to stand but Rogowski is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Calrissian striking from the bottom here.
Rogowski throws and elbow that misses. Calrissian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogowski's guard. Nice move by Calrissian!
Rogowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Calrissian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rogowski wants to improve his position but Calrissian is controlling well.
Rogowski is pressing down on Calrissian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rogowski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rogowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogowski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rogowski is looking to stand back up but Calrissian counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rogowski.
Mark Rogowski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogowski misses with a strike from the bottom.
Rogowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Calrissian's best efforts.
Calrissian blocks the strikes from Rogowski.
Rogowski landing strikes from the bottom.
Calrissian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Calrissian escapes and gets back to his feet.

Calrissian gets a clinch.

Calrissian manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Calrissian.
Rogowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calrissian is fending him off so far but Rogowski persists. Nope, Calrissian circles away and we're back to standing.
Rambo Calrissian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calrissian lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Calrissian lands a body shot.
Calrissian thows a body kick. Rogowski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calrissian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calrissian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Calrissian throws a nice looking combination but Rogowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rambo Calrissian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Calrissian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calrissian misses with the combination.
Rogowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calrissian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogowski lands with a nice combination. Calrissian backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Rambo Calrissian has been cut.
A combination from Calrissian does no damage.
Rogowski misses with a left hand
and Calrissian counters with a solid body kick.

Rogowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calrissian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rogowski lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Calrissian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rogowski lands a few punches from side control.
Calrissian taking punishment in the form of punches.
Calrissian pushes Rogowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rogowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Calrissian is looking to reverse the position.
Rogowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calrissian is trying to buck Rogowski off.
Calrissian is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogowski advances nicely into full mount.
Calrissian tries to hold on but Rogowski pushes him away.
Calrissian is bucking up trying to escape but Rogowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rogowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rogowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rogowski unloads with some shots from mount but Calrissian bucks and avoids them well.
Calrissian is looking to improve his position but Rogowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Calrissian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rogowski with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Rogowski.

Rambo Calrissian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rambo Calrissian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Rogowski!