PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by go coors!. Rogers has chosen From Eminem to HWP as his entrance music. Bett Rogers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lesnar
vs
Rogers

166 cm
28
287 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

166 cm
28
285 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silverback Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Bett Rogers has been cut.
Rogers misses with a body shot
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lesnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
Rogers trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lesnar.
A body shot lands from Rogers.
Rogers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesnar or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.
Lesnar working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Rogers tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogers looks gassed!
Lesnar misses with an elbow over the top.
Lesnar stalling against the cage.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar leaning against his opponent.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Rogers.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch.
Lesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch but Rogers improves position.
Rogers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Rogers avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Lesnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rogers avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Lesnar lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Lesnar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lesnar tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lesnar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar digs a right hand underneath Rogers's ribcage. Rogers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lesnar prevents it.
Lesnar lands with a left to the head.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar landing knees to the body.
Lesnar is working Rogers over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Lesnar crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Lesnar scores with a knee to the head.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lesnar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lesnar obliges.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body.
Lesnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lesnar pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogers.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rogers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lesnar fails to land.
Lesnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers is trying to drag Lesnar to the mat but Lesnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silverback Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bett Rogers.
Rogers pushes off an throws an elbow but Lesnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silverback Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bett Rogers's cut.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lesnar rushes Rogers and presses him up against the cage.
Rogers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lesnar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers cracks Lesnar with a nice body shot.
Lesnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Lesnar misses with the head strike.
Lesnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Rogers.
Lesnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesnar or not.
Rogers is working Lesnar over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers pushes Lesnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Rogers.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Rogers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bett Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Lesnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Rogers.

Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar misses with an elbow over the top.
Lesnar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Lesnar.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body.
Rogers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silverback Lesnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Lesnar.
Rogers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Rogers.
Good body shot from Rogers.
Rogers lands a body punch.
Rogers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Rogers is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lesnar blocks the elbow strike.
Lesnar misses with some punches.
Rogers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rogers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Rogers - that landed with a thud.
Rogers lands a body punch.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rogers.

Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Silverback Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers looks to land a body kick but Lesnar moved away.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Rogers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lesnar rather than just go for the knockout.
Rogers throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar misses with a body shot
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rogers. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bett Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bett Rogers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers works the jab nicely.
Rogers misses with a shot to the body

and Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar wants to stall.
Rogers works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rogers.
Rogers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
Rogers tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bett Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnar's hands.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.

Lesnar clinches.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers lands a body punch.

Rogers breaks the clinch.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
Rogers thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Rogers scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesnar should have avoided that one.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lesnar scrambles back to his feet.
Rogers takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Rogers swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Lesnar swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Rogers throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar throws an off balance right hand
and Rogers counters with a left to the body.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers is looking to land body kicks.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bett Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29

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