PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rouge
vs
Rampage

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rouge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rouge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rouge throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
Rouge throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.
Rouge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage looks gassed!
No joy there for Rouge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rouge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rouge looks to land a body kick but Rampage moved away.
Rouge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
Jack Rouge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rouge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Rouge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rampage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rouge scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouge misses the jab.
Rouge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jake Rampage has been cut.
Rampage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Rouge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rouge.
Rouge lands with a nice body kick.
Rouge tries to bum rush Rampage with a series of wild strikes but Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rouge lands with a slapping head kick.
Rouge cracks Rampage with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouge connects with a solid leg kick.
Rouge is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
Rouge tries to bum rush Rampage with a series of wild strikes but Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rouge scores with a three punch combo!
Rouge lands with a shot to the body.
Rampage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rouge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rouge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rouge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rampage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouge doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
Rampage throws a big shot that misses.
Rouge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rouge throws a hook but Rampage avoids it easily.
Rouge tries to clinch
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Rouge finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rampage lands with an overhand left.
Rouge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rouge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rampage misses the target.
Rouge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Rampage.
Rouge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rampage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rouge throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.
Rouge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rouge misses with an uppercut.
Rouge misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Rouge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Rampage's cut.
That's time! Rouge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rouge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rampage circles away quickly and effectively.
Rouge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rouge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rampage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rouge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Rouge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rouge scores with a leg kick.
Rouge misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouge tries to clinch but Rampage is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Rouge.
Rouge misses with a few strikes there.
Rampage slips under a jab.

Rouge rushes Rampage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rouge is trying to push Rampage away but Rampage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rouge can't break the clinch.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rampage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rampage wants to get back to striking at distance but Rouge won't allow it.
Rampage tries to break the clinch but Rouge is controlling the position.
Rampage is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rampage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rouge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Rouge is looking to break free of the clinch but Rampage has double underhooks.
Rampage wants to break free but Rouge has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rouge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rampage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rouge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rouge lands an elbow inside that Rampage shrugs off.
Rouge is trying to break the clinch but Rampage is controlling him.
Rouge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Rouge is looking to break free of the clinch but Rampage has double underhooks.
Rampage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rouge has him pressed against the cage.
Rouge keeps control of Rampage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rouge keeps control of Rampage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rouge taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouge tries to break the clinch but Rampage is controlling the position.
Rampage is looking to break free of the clinch but Rouge has double underhooks.
Rampage tries to break free but Rouge pushes him back against the cage.
Rouge tries to land a knee to the head but Rampage blocks with his arms.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rampage blocks an elbow strike.
Rampage has Rouge pressed against the cage, preventing Rouge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rouge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rouge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rampage is trying to force a seperation but Rouge has the dominant position.
Rampage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rouge wants to break free but Rampage has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rampage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rouge lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rouge's efforts to push away.
Rampage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rouge's efforts to push away.
Rouge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rampage's efforts to push away.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch but Rouge keeps him there for the moment.
Rampage blocks an elbow strike from Rouge.
Rampage is trying to push Rouge away but Rouge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rouge tries to throw a body punch but Rampage avoids it by throwing Rouge back against the cage.
Rouge keeps control of Rampage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rouge lands an elbow inside that Rampage shrugs off.
Rampage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Rampage.
Rouge tries to land a knee to the head but Rampage blocks with his arms.
Rouge swings wildly with an uppercut but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rouge has Rampage pressed against the cage, preventing Rampage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Rouge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Rampage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rampage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rouge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rampage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rouge connects with a crisp jab.
Rouge scores with a push kick.
Rouge throws a wild body kick that Rampage sees coming a mile off.
Rampage avoids the head kick by Rouge.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rouge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rouge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Rouge. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Rouge misses.
Rouge misses with the combination.
Rampage loads up on a big right hand but Rouge slips the punch.
Rampage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rouge.
Crunch! Rouge slams his shin into Rampage's torso.
Rouge fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouge slips a jab from Rampage.
A bone on bone clash there as Rampage blocks the leg kick.
Rouge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rampage to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack Rouge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rouge throws a series of punches but Rampage avoids them all with ease.
Rampage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Rouge is just out of range.
Rampage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rampage digs a good hook to Rouge's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouge is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
Rampage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rouge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rouge tries to clinch but Rampage moves away
and Rampage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rouge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rouge misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rouge.
Jake Rampage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rouge misses the shot to the body.
Rouge tries to clinch
letting Rampage counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouge thuds his shin into the meat of Rampage's side.
Rampage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rouge.
Rouge wants to clinch.
Rampage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Rouge misses
and Rampage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rampage checks a leg kick.
Jack Rouge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rouge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Rouge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rouge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Rouge!