PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljo Laine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Laine
vs
Rogers

195 cm
22
240 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

170 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Rogers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
Rogers stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rogers finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rogers throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Laine avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Laine.

It looks like Phil Rogers has been cut.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.

Laine has managed to clinch.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Laine.

Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers jabs at Laine's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Jab by Rogers.
Rogers slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Good shot there by Laine.
Rogers tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Laine defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.

Laine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Laine manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Rogers misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine misses the jab.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.

That has opened up Phil Rogers's cut even more.

Laine clinches up against the cage.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Laine.

Laine breaks the clinch.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laine backs up against the cage.

Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers trying to control the position but instead, Laine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rogers into the cage.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Rogers looking to stall.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.

Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a right hand.
Phil Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laine - that will leave a mark!
Laine slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Jab by Laine.
Laine slips under a jab.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Laine slips under a jab.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Laine. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Laine darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the cage.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Phil Rogers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Rogers is rocked!
Laine unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rogers! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Laine is unloading with more strikes now! Rogers drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!
Viljo Laine retains his super heavyweight title!