PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Broph
vs
Rogers

190 cm
19
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph keeps the fight on the outside.
Broph throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.

Broph decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Broph throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
Broph is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Broph with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rogers is controlling Broph's trapped leg to prevent Broph from advancing to side control.
Rogers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Rogers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Broph wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broph avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broph trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broph advances position into side control!
Rogers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Broph wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Broph advances to mount.
Rogers is desperately trying to improve his position but Broph has a good base and remains in mount.
Broph looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rogers is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Broph dominating with strikes here.
Broph landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rogers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Broph frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Broph working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Rogers defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Broph.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Broph is going olschool here, as he tries to force Rogers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rogers shrugs it off.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers wants to control but Broph is having none of it.

Broph looking for a guillotine from mount but Rogers is having none of it.

Broph is working for a guillotine from mount but Rogers frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rogers throwing hammer fists to the chest of Broph. What's that going to do exactly?
Broph takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Broph is stalling here but it's allowed Rogers to get half guard.
Broph seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Broph is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Broph dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Broph is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Broph circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers slips a straight right by Broph.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Broph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Broph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Broph clinches.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Broph is keeping busy.

Broph is trying to trip Rogers. He has hold of a leg but Rogers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Broph persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Broph controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Broph working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers trying to control the position.
Broph is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Broph has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Broph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rogers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Broph keeps it at a distance.
Rogers fails with the takedown

and Broph counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Broph.
Craig Broph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Broph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Broph drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Broph off! Broph jumps back into Rogers's guard.
Broph wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Broph stands and throws Rogers's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Broph trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers is looking to reverse the position.

Broph thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Broph stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Broph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Broph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Broph scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Broph counters with a low kick, right behind Rogers 's knee.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Broph counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.

Broph shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Broph is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Broph eventually gives up the hold.
Broph looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rogers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph is trying to control. Rogers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Broph seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rogers is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Craig Broph!