PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). F comes to the cage accompanied by shortest man in world. Rogers has chosen vid of hot girl stripping as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rogers has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

F
vs
Rogers

150 cm
26
264 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

166 cm
26
289 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers checks a leg kick.
F moves away from the strike by Rogers.
F throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing F off to one side.
F shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
F misses with a hook.
F moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers throws a hook but F avoids it easily.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
F holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rogers prevents F from improving his position.
F is concentrating on defense, preventing Rogers from advancing position.
F manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as F holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but F is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from F.
F is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
F keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
F misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Bett Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
F misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
F fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor F. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers staying out of range there.
F ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
F swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

F gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rogers looks gassed!
Rogers postures up in F's guard and throws a big left but F blocks it.
F seems keen to control Rogers's posture.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from F.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
F controlling Rogers's posture.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
F manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
F throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from F.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
F with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rogers is trying to keep F in close.
F keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rogers's head.
F pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
F missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
F throws a big right hand that misses.
F loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor F dominated that round.
That's time! F's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

F lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from F.
F shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.
F throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
F bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers slips a jab from F.
F throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.

F gets a clinch.
Rogers misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers is struggling to control the position.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
F lands a nice shot to the body.
F tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from F.
F is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rogers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
F tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
F tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing F back against the cage.
F throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from F.
Rogers misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers prevents a body shot from F.
F misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that F shrugs off.

It looks like Professor F has been cut.
F misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for F.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
F dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
F lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
F misses with a shot to the kidneys.
F lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
F can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
F can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by F.
F misses with some punches.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and F avoids it.
Rogers misses with some punches.
F misses with a shot to the kidneys.
F takes an elbow to the temple.
F blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. F is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, F throws an elbow but misses.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. F is defending well for now.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
F misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
F lands a right hand.
F crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
F blocks a body shot from Rogers.
F misses with the head strike.
F tries to score a body lock takedown but Rogers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor F dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Professor F's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rogers slips a jab and a cross from F.
Nice uppercut there from F.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of F's head but F sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
F misses with a body shot.
F misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by F.
F thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers throws a jab when F was well out of range.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
F cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Rogers misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows F to score an easy takedown into full guard.
F loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogers can do anything to dispel that myth.
F is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogers has momentary wrist control but F slips an elbow through the middle.
F throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
F makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
F throws a big right hand that misses.
F keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rogers's head.
F lands a couple of digs.
F landing some decent shots from guard.
F throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
F postures up.
F thows a big elbow that misses.
Bett Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
F 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.
F is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
F lands a couple of decent looking shots.
F lands a couple of elbows.
F lands a couple of elbows.
F working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
F loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
F loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
F scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
F with a flurry of punches that miss.
F working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
F chips away with some ground and pound.
F works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
F passes Rogers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rogers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but F scores with a couple of nice shots.
F throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
F working Rogers over with strikes.
Rogers trying to hold on to F's head to control him but F postures up.
F lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Professor F overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
F looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rogers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
F thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
F lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
F seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
F lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
F missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
F missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
F scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Professor F showed his dominance in that final round.
Well F 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor F!