PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

John
vs
Rogers

210 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers slips a straight right by John.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
A big left from John misses.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from John.
A combination from John does no damage.
John throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Aron Rogers has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches John napping and manages to drive through into side control!
John is trying to improve his position.
Rogers grinds an elbow into John's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
John is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rogers is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogers trying to control here.
Rogers is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rogers wants to control but John is keeping busy.
Rogers tries to roll over but John keeps him under control.

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.
Rogers looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John lands a slapping body shot.
John catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rogers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. John was covering up waiting for the punch and Rogers finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John controlling Rogers's posture.
Rogers throws and elbow that misses. John uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by John!
John wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from John.
John not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but John is one step ahead there.

That's four 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.
John stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

John stands up from Rogers's guard - John perhaps looking for a knockout.
John is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aron Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

John scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by John.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Big John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers walks into a jab.
John lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from John both land. Nice combination.
John lands a jab-cross combination.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John sizes up Rogers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Big John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Rogers.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.

John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John connects with a body shot.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - John scores with a four punch combination!
Rogers avoids the body shot from John.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. John sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from John.

Rogers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rogers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.
Rogers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
John tries to lock up and control but Rogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rogers tries to control but John wriggling away.
John tries to reverse the position but Rogers maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Rogers throws some wild stikes that John manages to avoid easily.
Rogers punching from mount but John doing a good job of avoiding damage.
John 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 throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. John defending well though.
Rogers throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
John keeping hold of Rogers's head, controlling as best he can.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers thows a huge punch but John dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aron Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from John.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side.
John scores with a three punch combo!
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
A left and a right from John both land. Nice combination.
John tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by John.

Rogers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
John doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

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.
John cracks Rogers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for John.
John throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from John misses.
Rogers tries for a takedown but John sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Big John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Rogers.
John connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.

Rogers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
John is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Rogers.
John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
John moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

John uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.

Rogers scores with a takedown into John's guard.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for John, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big John!