PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spartan X. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chan
vs
Rogers

185 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

160 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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KING NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichiro Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Chan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Chan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rogers checks it well.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to de liver by Rogers. Beautiful body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Rogers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chan has time to react.
Chan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rogers cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Ichiro Chan has been cut.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Jack Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Rogers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers cracks Chan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan tries to move into range but Rogers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.

Chan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers wants to break free but Chan has control.
Rogers tries to break free but Chan pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Chan is controlling the position.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan has Rogers pushed against the cage.
Rogers tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Rogers blocks it.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chan.
Rogers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Rogers works the jab nicely.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Chan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chan.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Rogers scores with a jab to the head.
Rogers tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Rogers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Chan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Chan crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Rogers!