PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Trussell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rogers
vs
Trussell

190 cm
38
185 lbs
29 - 27 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Trussell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Trussell. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trussell misses with a two punch combination.
Trussell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trussell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Rogers. That snapped Trussell's head back.
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!
Trussell throws a right hand that misses
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Trussell backing up. Trussell nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.

Trussell is rocked!
Trussell looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.
Trussell is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trussell tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers punishes Trussell's body with a nice straight punch.
Trussell seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Trussell, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Trussell against the ropes but Trussell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Trussell counters with a three punch combo that has Rogers backing up. Rogers nods at Trussell to acknowledge the strikes.

Trussell tries to sprawl but Rogers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trussell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trussell trying to control the position.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trussell's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers trying to control but Trussell is working from the bottom.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.
Trussell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.

Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trussell defends it well.
Trussell is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trussell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Trussell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trussell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trussell wants to sweep but Rogers has passed to side control!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Rogers is trying to get an arm triangle but Trussell is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trussell throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trussell is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Trussell cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Trussell's body.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Trussell throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the ropes.

Rogers has managed to clinch.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Trussell lands with a left to the head.
Trussell misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trussell misses with a punch on the inside.
Trussell working aggressively here.
Trussell gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Trussell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trussell pushes Rogers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rogers pulls Trussell into guard.

Rogers looking for a guillotine here but Trussell defends easily.
Trussell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rogers is looking for a triangle but Trussell pushes his legs off easily.

Rogers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trussell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trussell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rogers's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers looking for a guillotine here but Trussell defends easily.

Rogers has his foot on Trussell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trussell works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Trussell tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Rogers tries to strike from the bottom.

Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trussell content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trussell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rogers has his foot on Trussell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trussell works his way back into a safe position though.

Rogers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trussell passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trussell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trussell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Rogers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trussell's guard.
Trussell pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers controlling from the top position.

Rogers drops back looking for a leg! Trussell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trussell manages to kick Rogers off! Rogers jumps back into Trussell's guard.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trussell trying to control the position.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers stands up over Trussell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Trussell is keeping the position.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Trussell blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up in Trussell's guard and throws a big left but Trussell blocks it.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Trussell keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Trussell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duncan Trussell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trussell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'