PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 2342 p4p, 247 weight class) and Doctor Ochila (ranked 1854 p4p, 207 weight class). Doctor Ochila will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rodgers
vs
Ochila

189 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition

Sportivité
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Ochila!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
Rodgers throws the kick towards the body but Ochila avoids it.
Ochila now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rodgers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ochila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodgers will feel that in the morning.
Ochila throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochila closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Doctor Ochila has been cut.
Ochila feints and then cracks Rodgers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Ochila had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Ochila.
Ochila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers throws a counter high kick but Ochila was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rodgers throws a sloppy body shot
and Ochila counters with a big head kick but Rodgers shrugs it off.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Ochila.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ochila counters with a body kick.
Ochila dips to his left and cracks Rodgers with an uppercut!
Ochila has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ochila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodgers on the side of the head.

Rodgers is rocked!

Ochila gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodgers.
Ochila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodgers lands a shot to the body.
Ochila looks winded!
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Ochila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers tries to work over Ochila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Rodgers.
Rodgers drops Ochila with a big left hand! Ochila is injured, injured bad! Rodgers jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Rodgers!
Anthony Rodgers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.