PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bari Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerwazy Obuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 96 Bars of Revenge. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gerwazy Obuch enters the cage!

Rogers
vs
Obuch

190 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bari Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerwazy Obuch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuch tries to land a leg kick but Rogers saw it coming and moves away.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Obuch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obuch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Rogers catches Obuch right on the button with a cross.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Obuch is just out of range.
Rogers throws an overhand right that lands on Obuch's shoulder, as Obuch tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Obuch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obuch throwing strikes but missing.
Obuch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obuch throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers being controlled here, momentarily.
Obuch throws a big elbow that misses.
Obuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Obuch works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
Obuch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuch is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rogers being controlled here, momentarily.
Obuch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rogers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Obuch cracks Rogers with a solid left hand.
Rogers being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like Obuch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Obuch passes into half guard.
Obuch not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerwazy Obuch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Obuch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obuch.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick from Obuch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Obuch avoids them all with ease.
Obuch throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand

and Obuch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Obuch scoring with some ground and pound.
Obuch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Obuch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerwazy Obuch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rogers checks the leg kick.
Obuch lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers cracks Obuch with a good jab.
Rogers misses the shot to the body.
Bari Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogers lands a glancing blow to the side of Obuch's head.
Obuch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Obuch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogers throws a right hand that Obuch ducks under and follows up with a left that Obuch also avoids with ease.
Obuch dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Obuch scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obuch's head backwards.
Obuch slips under a jab.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers throws a lazy uppercut
and Obuch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obuch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obuch - that will leave a mark!
Rogers throws a body punch but Obuch moves out of range.
Rogers cracks a nice hook into Obuch's ribs.
Obuch misses with a low kick.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Obuch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
Obuch misses with a body kick.
Obuch ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuch ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Obuch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Obuch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obuch.
Rogers walks into a jab.
Rogers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Obuch.
Obuch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Obuch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Rogers is rocked!
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogers throws a lazy uppercut

and Obuch shoots in, scooping Rogers off his feet. Obuch is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams Rogers to the mat and Rogers is in big trouble! Obuch is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Obuch is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Gerwazy Obuch!
Our winner, Gerwazy Obuch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.