PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thuam Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka's entrance music is Heart of a Champion. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chaka
vs
Rogers

182 cm
31
179 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

183 cm
28
177 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thuam Chaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws an off balance right hand

so Chaka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chaka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rogers has his feet on Chaka's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rogers circles away.
Chaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Chaka misses
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Thuam Chaka has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Chaka slips the punch.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Chaka sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Rogers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chaka sneaks back into half guard.
Chaka is trying to stand.

Chaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Chaka pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.
Chaka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Rogers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaka keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chaka defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Chaka looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Chaka's legs - danger averted.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Chaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chaka keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Chaka seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Chaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rogers prevents Chaka from getting back to his feet.

Rogers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers scores with a sloppy right hand. Chaka should have avoided that one.
Chaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Chaka's ribs.
Chaka is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Thuam Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.

Chaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers moves nicely into side control.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chaka wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers is working Chaka over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rogers trying to control the action but Chaka is working from the bottom.
Rogers working over Chaka with some ground and pound. Chaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thuam Chaka'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.

Chaka fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Chaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaka is defended easily by Rogers.
Chaka misses with a takedown attempt

and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thuam Chaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rogers stands up and beckons Chaka to his feet.
Chaka tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Chaka looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
Chaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaka tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rogers, as that shot connected.
Chaka fails with the takedown

and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chaka won't be happy with that.

Chaka is rocked!
Chaka is trying to improve his position.
Rogers is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Chaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rogers is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chaka looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rogers gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chaka is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rogers lets go of the hold and Chaka can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Rogers!
Sam Rogers is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Sam Rogers rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.