PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). orange is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogers
vs
orange

193 cm
23
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr orange!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but orange swivels and escapes.
orange scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Mark Rogers has been cut.
orange takes a body punch but keeps moving.

orange feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but orange is one step ahead there.
orange tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
orange pushes down on Rogers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
orange is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers is looking for a sweep. orange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
orange is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
Rogers tries to roll over but orange keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
orange is nestled in close to Rogers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
orange passes to side control.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.

orange decides to take the fight back to the feet.

orange shoots in and bounces Rogers off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

orange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
orange wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but orange is one step ahead there.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
orange won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers is breathing heavily.

orange gets to his feet - Rogers follows without any prompting.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and orange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers with a poor takedown

and orange counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by orange.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
orange connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers can't keep his opponent in guard - orange advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for orange on the ground.
Rogers tries to roll over but orange keeps him under control.
orange winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
orange is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
orange might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rogers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
orange keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
orange is pressing down on Rogers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogers is holding on for now.
Rogers is staying active underneath orange, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
orange throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers misses with a takedown

and orange counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
orange is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with orange in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
orange slips a nice elbow through Rogers's hands, connecting with Rogers's forehead.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but orange is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. orange lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers is looking for a sweep. orange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
orange moves nicely into side control.
Rogers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rogers tries to get out of the position.
Rogers tries to bench press orange off him but orange keeps the position.

orange tries for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.

orange decides to stand back up. orange steps back and let's Rogers get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and orange counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by orange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers has a closed guard, preventing orange from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
orange throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
orange throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers shoots and misses

and orange counters with a shoot takedown. Rogers fights it but they end up in guard.
orange is working Rogers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
orange lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
orange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
orange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
orange preventing the sweep.
orange distracts Rogers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
orange lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
orange is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rogers trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rogers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but orange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
orange lands a couple of decent looking shots.
orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
orange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
orange lands a couple of decent looking shots.
orange lands a couple of elbows.
orange working some strikes from top position.
orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
orange is pushing down on Rogers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rogers is fighting to maintain full guard but orange has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers manages to get to full guard.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers is trying to control the position but orange postures up.
orange stands and throws Rogers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
orange trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
orange lands an elbow.
orange lands a nice forearm strike.
orange lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
orange working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
orange working the ground and pound.
orange throws a strike aimed at the side of Rogers's head but Rogers avoids it well.
orange trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
orange wants to pass the guard but Rogers is defending well.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
orange wants to take a breather but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. orange is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
orange misses with a straight right.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed

and orange counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by orange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but orange is one step ahead there.
orange postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
orange is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
orange trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
mr orange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but orange is one step ahead there.
orange scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr orange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Rogers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers closes the distance but orange moves to the side
and orange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and orange counters with a nice uppercut.

orange has managed to clinch.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
orange changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rogers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
orange has a takedown stuffed.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and orange counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rogers!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
orange lands a nice shot to the head.
orange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rogers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
orange fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogers taking shots to the head.

orange looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
orange lands a nice shot to the head.
orange controlling from the full mount.
orange prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
orange landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
orange landing punches.
orange postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
orange scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by orange.
Rogers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rogers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
orange trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.

orange is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rogers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rogers can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers taking shots to the head.
Well,Rogers is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
orange pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
orange has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
orange trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
orange avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
orange landing punches.
orange scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
orange connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
mr orange is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
orange takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
orange scores with a couple of good head shots there.
orange looking to finish Rogers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rogers!
Rogers wants to control but orange is having none of it.
orange trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers is trying desperately to improve position.
Mark Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
orange lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers wants to hold on but orange pushes him away.
orange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by orange.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr orange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well orange 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for mr orange!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for mr orange!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr orange!

mr orange wins by unanimous decision!