PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsa Orlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogers
vs
Orlong

193 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
263 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karsa Orlong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Orlong sprawls well.

Rogers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rogers wanted to stand there but Orlong had control of the position.
Orlong wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers won't allow Orlong to sweep him here.
Rogers prevents Orlong from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Orlong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rogers is adopting a defensive guard.
Orlong postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Orlong throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Orlong closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers stalling.
Orlong is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orlong down to the mat. Orlong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orlong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orlong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogers's back!
Orlong controlling well, preventing Rogers from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlong lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Orlong has the hooks in. Rogers is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Orlong avoiding Rogers 's attempts to control his hands.
Rogers is in bad spot here.

Orlong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Orlong is looking to control Rogers but Rogers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers covering up well under a series of strikes from Orlong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orlong throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Orlong is striking from the back but Rogers escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Rogers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Orlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Orlong misses with a takedown

and Rogers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogers.
Orlong keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orlong wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers tries to stand but Orlong is controlling from the bottom.
Rogers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orlong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogers's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orlong postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Orlong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orlong on the ground.

Rogers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orlong trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orlong wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Orlong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orlong lands a jab-cross combination.
Orlong's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Orlong duly obliges.

It looks like Shawn Rogers has been cut.
Orlong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rogers.
Orlong with a poor takedown

and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Orlong is keeping the position.
Rogers trying to control but Orlong is working from the bottom.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but instead Orlong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orlong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orlong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.
Shawn Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Orlong stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlong counters with a head kick. That will keep Rogers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers stays in close to Orlong's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Rogers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Orlong falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rogers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers stops Orlong from standing up.
Rogers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orlong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orlong for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlong keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Orlong.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orlong wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shawn Rogers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Orlong darts in trying to clinch

so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlong keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Shawn Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karsa Orlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Rogers!