PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Lee Badrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Stillborn . Badrick has chosen Eminem- Lose yourself as his entrance music. Lonnie Lee Badrick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rogers
vs
Lee Badrick

225 cm
21
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Lee Badrick!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.

Rogers scores with a takedown into Badrick's guard.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Badrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Badrick is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.

Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Badrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Badrick's legs - danger averted.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badrick's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Badrick has wrist control.
Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Badrick has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.

Badrick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Badrick working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Badrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Badrick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Badrick looks gassed!
Rogers works over Badrick with some ground and pound from guard.
Badrick has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers distracts Badrick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badrick's head.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.

Rogers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Badrick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Badrick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Badrick!

Badrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rogers regains half guard, as Badrick was trying to land strikes.
Rogers is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.

Badrick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rogers sees it coming and defends easily.
Rogers pushes Badrick off looking to stand but Badrick dives back in and keeps control.

Badrick is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Badrick has control of the leg.

That's four 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.

Badrick is looking for a kimura but Rogers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Badrick to get the leverage.
Rogers tries to kick Badrick off but Badrick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rogers wants to improve his position but Badrick is controlling well.

Badrick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Badrick seems to be working for a kimura but Rogers defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brett Rogers will probably get the nod.
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.

Badrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badrick wants to clinch.

Rogers drives through with a takedown into guard.

Badrick has his foot on Rogers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogers works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Badrick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Badrick's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to Badrick's brow.
Rogers stands up over Badrick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Badrick wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.
Badrick has hold of Rogers's hands but Rogers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Rogers is looking for a kimura but Badrick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
Rogers winds up and cracks Badrick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brett Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Badrick looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Badrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rogers 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.

Badrick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badrick has a closed guard, preventing Rogers from standing up.
Badrick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rogers's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pulls Badrick in close to prevent any damage.
Badrick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badrick is controlling him.
Badrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four 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 keeping moving, preventing Badrick from controlling successfully.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Badrick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Badrick wants to clinch.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Badrick.
Lonnie Lee Badrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Rogers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Badrick shows good takedown defense.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Badrick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Badrick darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Badrick avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Badrick stalling in the clinch.
Rogers pushes Badrick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Badrick tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Badrick tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Badrick drops back down to his feet.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badrick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rogers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Badrick is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badrick down to the mat. Badrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lonnie Lee Badrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.

Badrick clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badrick crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brett Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badrick is looking to clinch.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badrick is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Badrick circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Badrick's waist but Badrick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.

Badrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Badrick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Badrick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogersis looking to pass into half guard but Badrick pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Badrick is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rogers holds on and takes a little breather.

Badrick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rogers dives on top into guard.
Badrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Badrick, not yet.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Badrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.
Badrick is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Badrick actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers trying to control the action but Badrick is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Badrick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Badrick is trying to maintain the position but Rogers is very close to passing his half guard.

Rogers is working for a kimura but Badrick is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Badrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badrick clinches but Rogers breaks the clinch

and Rogers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Badrick.
Badrick tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually Badrick drops back down to his feet.

Rogers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Badrick uses from the top position.
Badrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badrick won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Badrick trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Badrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Badrick isn't so interested in that idea.
Lonnie Lee Badrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brett Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lonnie Lee Badrick.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lonnie Lee Badrick!