PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rohaldo Roguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roguera has chosen Meshuggag - Bleed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meyer
vs
Roguera

184 cm
25
223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
208 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rohaldo Roguera!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meyer gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roguera tries to buck Meyer off but Meyer is having none of it.
Roguera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roguera sneaks back into half guard.

Roguera actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Meyer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Roguera manages to get to full guard.
Roguera keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
Meyer works over Roguera with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roguera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Roguera looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meyer has picked Roguera up and slammed him! Roguera can't keep hold of the triangle and Meyer manages to pass to side control!
Meyer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Roguera is trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Meyer tries to move into full mount but can't pass Roguera's legs.

Meyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roguera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meyer is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Meyer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roguera knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Meyer trying to control the action but Roguera is working from the bottom.
Roguera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meyer's best efforts.

Roguera looking for submissions off his back.
Roguera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roguera.
Meyer trying to control but Roguera is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roguera wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Roguera keeps moving.

Roguera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meyer defends it easily.

Roguera has an active guard here but Meyer has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Meyer lands a nice short elbow.
Meyer trying to control the action but Roguera is working from the bottom.

Roguera looking for subs from the bottom but Meyer mounts him!

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.
Roguera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Meyer looking to control but Roguera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Meyer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roguera is surviving well by controlling Meyer's body position as best he can.
Roguera is in a horrible position here. Meyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roguera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meyer lands a heavy elbow.
Roguera is in all sorts of trouble here.

Meyer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Meyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roguera misses with a takedown

and Meyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roguera's guard.
Roguera keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.

Roguera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meyer defends it easily.

Roguera looking for subs off his back but Meyer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Roguera wants to improve his position but Meyer is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Meyer works his way into side control.
Roguera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Meyer is putting a hurting on Roguera here, landing some big shots from side control.
Roguera is trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer working the body and head with strikes.
Meyer trying to control the action but Roguera is working from the bottom.
Meyer scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roguera is looking to regain half guard here but Meyer keeps moving and retains side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andreas Meyer!