PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ashes to Ashes. Dominique Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Johnson's chin.

Rogers
vs
Johnson

185 cm
21
173 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
28
174 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominique Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rogers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Rogers tries to tie him up.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Johnson works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rogers tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Johnson 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.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
Rogers avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dominique Rogers has been cut.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogers's defenses.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Rogers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominique Rogers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rogers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Rogers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogers tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rogers closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a left right combination that sends Rogers crashing to the mat - Johnson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Rogers out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Johnson!