PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Mckenzie (ranked 24340 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 24890 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mckenzie
vs
Rogers

154 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chet Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is being controlled here.
Mckenzie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rogers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mckenzie looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Mckenzie is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckenzie tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Mckenzie is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the attempt from Mckenzie to control.
Mckenzie is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Mckenzie really is a fat lump.
Mckenzie wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rogers unloads with some shots from mount but Mckenzie bucks and avoids them well.
Mckenzie holds on for dear life.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mckenzie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie can't escape the position.
Mckenzie tries to lock up and control but Rogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rogers looking to finish with strikes here!
Mckenzie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mckenzie wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Mckenzie is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mckenzie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mckenzie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mckenzie stands up and waves to Rogers to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rogers throws a left that rocks Mckenzie and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rogers dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mckenzie regain composure!

Mckenzie is rocked!

It looks like Chet Mckenzie has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Mckenzie's face as Rogers controls the position.
Let's hope that Rogers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rogers.
Mckenzie looks to move to half guard but instead Rogers has passed into mount! Damn!
Mckenzie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mckenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mckenzie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers wants to control but Mckenzie is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Mckenzie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rogers is working away from the top position though.
Mckenzie wants to get back to full guard but Rogers has mounted him!
Rogers avoids the attempt from Mckenzie to control.
Rogers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mckenzie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers looking to control but Mckenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mckenzie holds on to Rogers around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Mckenzie wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckenzie is trying desperately to improve position.
Mckenzie taking shots to the head.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers working Mckenzie over with strikes here.
Mckenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and Mckenzie is in trouble!
Mckenzie regains half guard.
Mckenzie trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chet Mckenzie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Mckenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Mckenzie shoots in and bounces Rogers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rogers has his feet on Mckenzie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Mckenzie drives through with a takedown into Rogers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Steve Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mckenzie throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mckenzie's guard. Nice move by Rogers!

Rogers won't allow Mckenzie to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rogers stands up and waves to Mckenzie to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mckenzie gets a takedown into half guard.
Rogers is looking to escape.

Mckenzie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Mckenzie is trying to work for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mckenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mckenzie enables Rogers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mckenzie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rogers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mckenzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers trying to control but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mckenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mckenzie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Chet Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Rogers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mckenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!