PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senior Lutia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Rogers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rogers
vs
Lutia

185 cm
23
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Lutia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutia shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers misses with a takedown

and Lutia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rogers's guard now.

Lutia drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Lutia off! Lutia jumps back into Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to stand up but Lutia is controlling him.

Lutia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lutia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lutia stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Lutia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Lutia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rogers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lutia has Rogers in his guard.
Lutia has a closed guard, preventing Rogers from standing up.

Rogers gets to his feet - Lutia follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lutia did well to prevent Rogers getting side control.

Lutia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Rogers decides to stand and escape the position.
Rogers with a poor takedown

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

Lutia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lutia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lutia looks gassed!
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lutia is one step ahead there.

Lutia 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.

Rogers pushes Lutia off and gets back to his feet.
Rogers misses with a takedown

and Lutia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rogers's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers wants to stand but Lutia is controlling the position.

Rogers pushes Lutia off and gets back to his feet.
Lutia stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lutia is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Lutia circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lutia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.

Rogers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lutia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rogers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lutia is fending him off so far but Rogers persists. Nope, Lutia circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutia misses with a takedown attempt

and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lutia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers prevents Lutia from breaking the clinch.
Lutia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lutia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lutia stops Rogers from standing up.

Lutia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutia prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.

Lutia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lutia stops Rogers from standing up.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lutia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Lutia circles away easily

and Lutia counters with a takedown into side control.

Lutia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rogers is looking to regain half guard here but Lutia keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lutia swings around for an armbar but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lutia's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senior Lutia dominated that round.
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 takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rogers as the two fighters clinch.
Lutia tries to pull guard but Rogers won't allow it.
Rogers has Lutia pressed against the cage, preventing Lutia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
Rogers prevents Lutia from breaking the clinch.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rogers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lutia sprawls well initially but Rogers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rogers gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt

and Lutia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rogers!

Rogers defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lutia.

Lutia working for a submission but Rogers is keeping him at bay.
Rogers trying desperately to get to his feet.

Lutia looking to secure an arm triangle but Rogers defends it well.
Rogers 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.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers manages to get to full guard.

Lutia drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Lutia off! Lutia jumps back into Rogers's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutia won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.

Lutia 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.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lutia on the ground.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Lutia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rogers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rogers lands in his opponent's guard.
Senior Lutia has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lutia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers wanted to stand there but Lutia had control of the position.
Rogers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Lutia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lutia looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to stand but Lutia is controlling from the bottom.

Lutia 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.

Lutia 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.
Rogers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lutia is proving hard to escape from.

Lutia working for a triangle but Rogers defends it easily.

Lutia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steven 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lutia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rogers's best efforts.

Lutia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Rogers decides to return to a standing position.

Rogers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lutia is trying to improve his position.
Lutia prevents Rogers from moving into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers tries to stand but Lutia is controlling his head.
Lutia regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Rogers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lutia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lutia with a poor takedown

and Rogers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rogers lands a left hand.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers works on Lutia's body with a couple of short punches.
Lutia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Lutia jumps guard but Rogers stands there with Lutia around his waist. Lutia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two 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.
Lutia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rogers smiles and moves away.
Steven Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senior Lutia.

Rogers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lutia, pushing him back against the cage.
Rogers works on Lutia's body with a couple of short punches.
Rogers avoids the elbow strike from Lutia, against the cage.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body.
Rogers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lutias head.
A short right from Rogers.
Rogers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rogers lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rogers.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
Rogers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rogers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lutia.
Rogers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rogers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rogers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lutias head.

Lutia is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lutia is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers is working Lutia over against the cage.
Lutia seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers lands an uppercut.
Rogers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a nice uppercut.
Rogers lands a shot to the body.
Lutia takes a shot to the head.
Rogers scores with a shot to the side of Lutia's head.
Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lutia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rogers misses with a takedown

and Lutia counters with a single leg into guard. Rogers didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rogers kicks Lutia off and gets to his feet.

Rogers rushes Lutia and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Rogers lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
Rogers lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutia backwards.
Lutia takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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