PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malsom Kima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malsom Kima's chin.

Rogers
vs
Kima

190 cm
29
260 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

196 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malsom Kima!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Kima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Kima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Kima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Kima lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
Kima fails to land with a series of punches.

Rogers clinches up against the cage.
Kima lands a nice uppercut.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Kima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rogers darts in and clinches Kima up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers has Kima pressed against the cage, preventing Kima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kima.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kima throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kima forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Kima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Rogers breaks the clinch.
Kima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers stalling in the clinch.
Kima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kima jumps guard but Rogers stands there with Kima around his waist. Kima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kima working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kima wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Kima is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Rogers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers tries to bum rush Kima with a series of wild strikes but Kima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kima was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.

Rogers has Kima up against the cage in a clinch.
Kima trying to control the position but instead, Rogers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kima into the cage.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kima is just out of range.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Kima keeps it at a distance.
Rogers misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rogers clinches with his opponent.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Kima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.

Kima gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.
Kima lands with a right to the head.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kima is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Kima pushes him off.
A cross from Kima lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rogers has closed the distance and engaged Kima in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rogers breaks the clinch.
Jason Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kima tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kima.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Kima tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kima misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Kima circles away.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Rogers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rogers darts in and clinches Kima up against the cage.
Kima throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Rogers lands with a light punch inside.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Kima does no damage.
Good exchange - Kima coming out on top.

Rogers drives through and clinches with Kima against the cage.
Kima is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Rogers pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kima gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rogers has Kima up against the cage in a clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Rogers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jason Rogers's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kima tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Kima avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Kima wants to clinch.
Kima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Kima keeps the fight on the outside.

Kima moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
Kima is trying to pull guard but Rogers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers misses the jab.
Malsom Kima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Kima.
Kima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kima throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Kima might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kima throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kima is just out of range.
Kima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Rogers breaks from the clinch.

Kima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Rogers manages to break the clinch.

Rogers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kima working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Kima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jason Rogers has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Kima is working for takedown but Rogers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kima is breathing heavily.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kima swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kima wants to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Kima is having none of it.
Kima swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Kima pushes him off.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Kima keeps it at a distance.
Kima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kima backwards.
Rogers is stalling here.
Rogers pushes Kima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers stalling in the clinch.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Kima.
Rogers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kima is rocked!

Rogers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kima is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kima!
Rogers unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kima wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rogers celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rogers!
Jason Rogers tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.