PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KO King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KO King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rogers
vs
King

178 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

200 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarrett Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KO King!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
King throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the cage.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King throws a body kick that misses.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Rogers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Rogers's side.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
King keeps Rogers at a distance using the push kick.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
King dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!

It looks like Jarrett Rogers has been cut.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
King connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King delivers a nice body kick.

King lands a big head kick that sends Rogers tumbling to the mat! King takes a step backwards and waves Rogers back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rogers is rocked!
King lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rogers crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). KO King!