PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cheese crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Rogue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rogue
vs
crazy

192 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Rogue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cheese crazy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crazy fails with the takedown.
Rogue looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rogue with a hook.
Rogue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
crazy avoids the body shot from Rogue.
Rogue lands a nice looking body shot.

crazy scores with a takedown into Rogue's guard.

Rogue has his foot on crazy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. crazy works his way back into a safe position though.
crazy wants to pass the guard but Rogue is keeping the position.

Rogue is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rogue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
crazy trying to control but Rogue is working from the bottom.
Rogue manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. crazy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crazy keeping moving, preventing Rogue from controlling successfully.
Rogue with a nice head shot there.
crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogue is one step ahead there.
Rogue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rogue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
crazy keeping full guard, as Rogue tries to pass.
crazy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogue is controlling him.
Rogue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. crazy is keeping the position for now.
crazy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogue manages to get himself to full guard.
crazy passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rogue gets full guard.
Rogue is looking to stand up but crazy isn't so interested in that idea.
crazy advances to half guard.

crazy stands up from half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Rogue as crazy shoots in.
Rogue lands with a straight right. crazy didn't see that one coming.
Rogue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but crazy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
crazy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rogue throws a series of punches but crazy avoids them all with ease.
Rogue scores with a jab to the body.
Rogue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has crazy pinned against the cage. crazy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogue misses with a few strikes there.
crazy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogue misses with a wild body shot.
Rick Rogue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
crazy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rick Rogue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cheese crazy.
crazy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
crazy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogue.
Rogue swats away the attempt to clinch by crazy.
crazy scores with a hook to the body. Rogue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Rogue. No joy for crazy on that attempt.
crazy wants to slow Rogue down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogue lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

crazy rushes Rogue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogue is working for takedown but crazy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rogue fails to pull guard.
Rogue has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. crazy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

crazy manages to break the clinch.
crazy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Horrible takedown by crazy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogue which made him look bad.
Rogue misses with a wild combination.
Rogue lunges at crazy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by crazy's hand.
Rogue looks to land a combination. crazy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rogue lands with a right hand.
Rogue misses with a wild body shot.

Rogue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogue wants to control the pace but crazy is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns crazy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogue with the ground and pound from mount.
crazy tries to hold on but Rogue postures up.
Rogue has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rogue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

crazy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
crazy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

crazy scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogue is looking to get to half guard.
Rogue is working hard here to advance position.
crazy content just to control the position here.
Rogue is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
crazy avoids the attempt from Rogue to control.
Rogue is looking to improve his position but crazy isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogue wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crazy throws some wild stikes that Rogue manages to avoid easily.
Rogue slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rogue moves into full guard.
Rogue not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
crazy tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogue is retaining full guard.
crazy throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogue tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogue is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst crazy is controlling him.
crazy slips nicely into half guard.
crazy wants to take a breather but Rogue is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogue throws a right and a left that both miss.
crazy stalks Rogue and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rogue's face. Rogue staggers backwards, shaken.
crazy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogue.

crazy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rogue!
Rogue sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rogue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
crazy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rogue is refusing to be controlled, as crazy sits in half guard.
Rogue moves into full guard.
crazy wants to control from the top but Rogue keeps moving.

Rogue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. crazy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. crazy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
crazy wants to pass the guard but Rogue is keeping the position.
crazy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rogue looking to control.
crazy content to stall in guard here.
Rogue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogue striking off his back but it's not causing crazy any problems.
crazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
crazy won't allow Rogue to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
crazy tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
crazy cracks Rogue with an open hand slap.
No luck for Rogue with that takedown attempt.
crazy tries to clinch but Rogue moves out of range.
crazy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rogue is fending him off so far but crazy persists. Nope, Rogue circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
crazy misses with a takedown
and Rogue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
crazy shoots for a takedown but Rogue saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick Rogue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cheese crazy.
Rogue jabs at crazy's body.
Rogue scores with a three punch combo!
Rogue misses with a double jab.
crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
crazy needs to keep his hands up - Rogue had a free shot at his head there.

Rogue scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
crazy wants to get back to his feet.

Rogue seems to be working for a kimura but crazy defends the submission attempt.
Rogue prevents crazy from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rogue dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogue misses with the combination.
crazy has his takedown stuffed
and Rogue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
crazy slips a jab and a cross from Rogue.
crazy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

crazy gets caught flat footed, as Rogue shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogue wants to control from the top but crazy keeps moving.
Rogue works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Rogue stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rogue throws a series of strikes that have crazy backpedaling.
Rogue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rogue tries to bum rush crazy with a series of wild strikes but crazy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogue throws a series of strikes that have crazy backpedaling.
A left and a right from Rogue both land. Nice combination.
crazy blocks a jab.

Rogue closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogue lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rogue is looking for a kimura here.
crazy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rogue is keen to just control but crazy is a slippery customer.
crazy works his way to full guard. Good work.
crazy working a defensive guard here.
Rogue wants to control from the top but crazy keeps moving.
crazy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogue.
Rogue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. crazy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogue misses with a body shot.
Rogue misses with a double jab.
Rick Rogue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
crazy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
crazy slips a jab and a cross from Rogue.
crazy with a poor takedown
and Rogue counters with a one-two to the body.
Rogue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rick Rogue is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogue throws a series of punches but crazy avoids them all with ease.
crazy misses with a takedown attempt

and Rogue counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rick Rogue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cheese crazy.
The fighters are battling for position here. crazy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
crazy keeping moving, preventing Rogue from controlling successfully.

Rogue decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on crazy, up you get!
crazy is looking to clinch.
crazy is looking to clinch but Rogue is avoiding it.
Rogue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

crazy has closed the distance and engaged Rogue in a clinch.
Rogue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from crazy.

crazy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
crazy avoids the body shot from Rogue.
Rogue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around crazy's waist but crazy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogue off to one side.
Rogue swats away the attempt to clinch by crazy.
Rogue moves forwards but crazy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogue scores with a one two! crazy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Rogue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Rogue. No joy for crazy on that attempt.
Rogue scores with a three punch combo!
crazy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by crazy.
Rogue is trying to improve his position.

crazy stands up and beckons Rogue to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogue with a nice cross.
Rogue fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
crazy takes a jab right on the kisser.
crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogue has a takedown stuffed.
crazy works Rogue's body with a nice hook.

Rogue closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogue lands a decent elbow from side control.
crazy is trying to control Rogue's posture but Rogue avoids it.

Rogue looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rogue trying to control the position but crazy is working away.
cheese crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
crazy tries to bench press Rogue off him but Rogue keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Rogue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogue, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rogue!