PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Chuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Rodgers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chuck
vs
Rodgers

173 cm
23
149 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Chuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodgers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chuck to the ground. Rodgers is now in Chuck's guard.
Chuck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chuck is trying to keep Rodgers in close.
Rodgers throwing strikes from guard but Chuck blocks nicely.
Chuck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chuck is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rodgers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rodgers has escaped and now he's on top!

Rodgers trying to control but Chuck is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers looking to sit in guard and control but Chuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chuck throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chuck's guard.

Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chuck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chuck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chuck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chuck working over Rodgers with some ground and pound. Rodgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chuck with the ground and pound but Rodgers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chuck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
Chuck throws a strike but Rodgers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Chuck throwing strikes but missing.
Chuck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodgers controls Chuck momentarily but Chuck frees himself.
Chuck is working Rodgers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chuck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chuck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuck working Rodgers over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Chuck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chuck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chuck is pressing down on Rodgers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodgers is holding on for now.
Rodgers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chuck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chuck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chuck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodgers for as long as he can get away with.
Rodgers has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Iron Palace. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chuck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chuck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chuck thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Chuck is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodgers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Chuck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Chuck is working for a kimura but Rodgers is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chuck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Chuck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chuck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodgers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chuck looks to land a combination but Rodgers avoids it well.
Rock Chuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chuck lands with a slapping head kick.
Chuck throws a head kick that misses
and Rodgers counters with a series of strikes. Chuck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chuck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chuck jabs at Rodgers's body.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chuck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
A slow jab from Chuck misses its intended target.
Chuck misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Chuck is having none of it.
Chuck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Chuck is having none of it.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chuck.
Rodgers misses with a hook. Chuck ducked under it nicely.
Rock Chuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chuck eats them both and turns towards Rodgers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chuck sizes up Rodgers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Chuck.

Chuck drives through with a takedown into Rodgers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chuck trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck forces his way into half guard.
Rodgers has hold of Chuck's hands but Chuck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodgers is doing well to control the position and prevent Chuck from advancing to side control.
Chuck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodgers wants to control but Chuck is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chuck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chuck thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Chuck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodgers defending well though.
Chuck working the head and body with strikes.
Rodgers trying to control here.
Chuck is controlling the pace.
Chuck thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Rock Chuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Rodgers is staying active underneath Chuck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Chuck is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodgers sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Chuck seems content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers misses with a straight left.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.
Chuck 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.

Rock Chuck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rodgers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chuck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers has his hands on Chuck's head, controlling the position.
Chuck throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chuck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuck continues to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chuck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rock Chuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chuck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rodgers tries to roll over but Chuck keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chuck in particular looking to stall.
Chuck's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Aaron Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Chuck.
Chuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rodgers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chuck preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Further stalling from Chuck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Chuck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chuck 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Chuck!
Rock Chuck decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.