PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 2295 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 236 p4p, 278 weight class). Lowe comes to the cage accompanied by Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lowe
vs
Rogers

172 cm
45
156
38 - 23 - 0

168 cm
35
152
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lowe jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers moves out of range as Lowe strikes.
Rogers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lowe. That one must have hurt.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Rogers throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rogers misses with an uppercut
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Lowe.
Lowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Lowe

so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lowe looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Lowe is wriggling around but Rogers manages to pass to half guard.
Lowe wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.
Rogers content to control rather than advance.

Lowe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lowe trying to control here.
Lowe wants to sweep but Rogers has passed to side control!
Rogers slows the pace down.
Rogers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rogers staying calm.
Lowe gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers stalling.
Rogers prevents Lowe from improving his position.
Lowe tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lowe is looking to control Rogers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lowe avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lowe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lowe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rogers passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Lowe looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mason Rogers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lowe lands with a hook. Rogers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowe lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers dives in and grabs Lowe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lowe pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe misses with a jab to the body
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rogers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lowe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers dips to his left and cracks Lowe with an uppercut!
Rogers tries a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lowe counters with a nice body kick.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lowe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.

Lowe working for submissions but it's allowed Rogers to get to half guard.
Lowe trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Lowe wants to get back to full guard but Rogers has mounted him!
Lowe is trying desperately to improve position.
Rogers trying to control but Lowe is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Lowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lowe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lowe wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers is landing with some decent strikes but Lowe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
Lowe is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Lowe wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rogers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lowe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers controlling the position easily from mount.
Lowe tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lowe misses with a looping right.
Lowe throws a low kick, looking for Rogers's leg but Rogers calmly moves out of range.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe misses with a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as Lowe blocks the low kick.
Lowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lowe slips a straight right by Rogers.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe throws a body kick that misses.
Rogers throws a low kick but Lowe moves out of range easily.
Lowe thumps Rogers with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Lowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogers.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Lowe gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lowe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lowe tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
Rogers is controlling the pace.
Rogers is continuing to stall.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lowe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rogers trying to control the pace.
Mike Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lowe is trying to control but Rogers passes into side control!
Lowe is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers working away.
Rogers is putting a hurting on Lowe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rogers controlling the position.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom.

Rogers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rogers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lowe tries to escape but Rogers is in control.
Rogers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lowe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lowe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mason Rogers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lowe is trying to improve his position.
Lowe is being controlled here.
Lowe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rogers's best efforts.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Lowe dodges it nicely.
Lowe wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers controlling the pace.
Lowe trying to control here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws out a counter right but Lowe avoids it with no problem.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rogers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
Mason Rogers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Mike Lowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry for the loss. I will get back into the gym and come back stronger. I wish luck to Fu Tu in his future bouts.'.