PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrew Rogers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rogers
vs
Hellscream

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers scores with a one two! Hellscream had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hellscream.
Hellscream takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellscream dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Hellscream looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rogers is fending him off so far but Hellscream persists. Nope, Rogers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogers cracks Hellscream with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hellscream shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hellscream gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrew Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grom Hellscream.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Hellscream avoids it well.

Hellscream closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellscream working the ground and pound.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.
Hellscream tries to score with some ground and pound. Rogers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hellscream should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rogers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

Hellscream has one foot on Rogers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rogers leaves Hellscream with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hellscream.
Hellscream shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hellscream swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hellscream fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rogers misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hellscream closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hellscream throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rogers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hellscream throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hellscream with the ground and pound but Rogers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hellscream takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hellscream is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hellscream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Hellscream is having none of it.
Hellscream lands a couple of digs.
Rogers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rogers tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hellscream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hellscream shoots in and bounces Rogers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hellscream loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hellscream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hellscream lands a couple of elbows.
Hellscream throws a strike but Rogers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hellscream wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hellscream has his feet on Rogers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellscream with a poor takedown
and Rogers counters with a one-two to the body.
Hellscream fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hellscream will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogers swings for the body but Hellscream moves out of range.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.

Hellscream shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hellscream was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellscream landing shots from mount.
Hellscream dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Rogers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hellscream fails with a takedown attempt.
Hellscream with a poor takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellscream thinking.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hellscream fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrew Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grom Hellscream.
Rogers lands the left hand.
Hellscream changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Hellscream manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andrew Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellscream closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers stuns Hellscream with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Rogers looks to land a combination. Hellscream sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rogers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers lands a jab to the nose.

Hellscream closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hellscream lands in his opponent's guard.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Hellscream tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hellscream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Hellscream postures up.
Hellscream scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Hellscream can't handle though.
Hellscream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogers's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hellscream on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hellscream fails with the takedown
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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 defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellscream.
Hellscream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.

Hellscream drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.
Hellscream stops Rogers from standing up.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hellscream.
Rogers wants to stand up but Hellscream is controlling him.
Hellscream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hellscream is controlling him.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hellscream is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers striking off his back but it's not causing Hellscream any problems.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hellscream changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Hellscream manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hellscream shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rogers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.
Hellscream won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.
Hellscream scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Hellscream wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hellscream's guard.
Rogers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hellscream working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Grom Hellscream will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hellscream misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellscream thinking.
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellscream.
Hellscream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers works Hellscream's body with a nice hook.
Hellscream shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogers as he jumps to the side.
Andrew Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grom Hellscream.
Hellscream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hellscream shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.
Hellscream dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Hellscream's head and hops out.
Hellscream slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Hellscream gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream with a poor takedown
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Hellscream or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogers which made him look bad.
Grom Hellscream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hellscream.
Rogers lands a jab to Hellscream's midsection.

Hellscream shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rogers wants to control but Hellscream is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hellscream lands a nice short elbow.
Hellscream tries to pass to full mount but Rogers defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Hellscream missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rogers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hellscream shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hellscream shoots in but no luck this time.
Hellscream misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hellscream shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Rogers.
Hellscream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Hellscream misses with a takedown attempt - Rogers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hellscream throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hellscream scores with a takedown into Rogers's guard.
Hellscream lands a couple of digs.
Hellscream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers wants to stand but Hellscream is controlling the position.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hellscream throws a big right hand that misses.
Hellscream prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hellscream connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellscream fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hellscream closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hellscream lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hellscream.
Hellscream working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hellscream 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.
Hellscream winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hellscream prevents Rogers from standing back up.
Grom Hellscream has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hellscream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers trying to control but Hellscream postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grom Hellscream comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hellscream has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grom Hellscream!