PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Colton Rodgers enters the cage!

Damascus
vs
Rodgers

218 cm
20
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
22
277 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + EN

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Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Damascus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damascus throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Damascus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodgers counters with a head kick. That will keep Damascus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Damascus avoids the head kick by Rodgers.
Damascus scoring well with a low kick there.
Damascus misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers checks a leg kick.
Damascus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice straight punches there by Damascus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damascus.

It looks like Colton Rodgers has been cut.
Rodgers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Damascus.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
Damascus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony Damascus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Damascus.
Damascus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damascus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Damascus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damascus looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
Rodgers lands a leg kick that knocks Damascus off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rodgers misses
and Damascus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodgers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Damascus throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Damascus throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damascus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Rodgers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damascus.
Damascus misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodgers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damascus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damascus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodgers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damascus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Damascus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colton Rodgers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Damascus throws a leg kick but Rodgers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damascus tries to clinch but Rodgers moves away
and Rodgers counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damascus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damascus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damascus avoids the head kick by Rodgers.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damascus 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 Rodgers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodgers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Damascus misses with a body punch
and Rodgers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony Damascus is winning the standup battle so far.
Damascus throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodgers counters with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodgers blocks the leg kick.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damascus.
A leg kick checked by Rodgers.
Colton Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damascus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodgers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Damascus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Damascus misses with a body punch
and Rodgers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Damascus misses.
Rodgers is looking to slow Damascus down with leg kicks.
Rodgers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damascus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damascus finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers's head.
Damascus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick
and Damascus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers moves out of range as Damascus throws a body kick.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses
and Damascus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Damascus misses with a leg kick
and Rodgers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damascus's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damascus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damascus is looking to clinch.
Damascus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodgers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Damascus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damascus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Damascus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colton Rodgers's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Rodgers misses with a low kick.
A big left from Damascus misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Damascus. That snapped Rodgers's head back.
Damascus throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damascus misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers slips under a jab.
Damascus throws a looping overhand right but Rodgers ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damascus.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Damascus moves out of range easily.
Damascus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Damascus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodgers doesn't seem phased though.
Damascus misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Damascus.
Damascus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That has opened up Colton Rodgers's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
Rodgers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Damascus misses.
Damascus misses with a combination
and Rodgers counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodgers slips a jab from Damascus.
Damascus tries to clinch but Rodgers moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damascus checks a leg kick.
Damascus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Damascus.
Damascus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Damascus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damascus just misses with a punch to the body.
Damascus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damascus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damascus tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodgers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damascus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodgers.
Damascus swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Damascus misses the target.
Damascus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Damascus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damascus 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Damascus!
An out of breath Anthony Damascus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.