PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by American Badass by Kid Rock. Harvey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bitches Brew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogers
vs
Harvey

189 cm
30
213 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

188 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rogers.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Harvey gets a double leg takedown into Rogers's guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harvey trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
Harvey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Doug Harvey was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Harvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvey tries to work over Rogers's front leg with a kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.

Harvey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogers's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position.

Rogers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harvey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harvey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harvey won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Rogers is adopting a defensive guard.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers has Harvey pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Rogers just wasn't active enough.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harvey gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Harvey moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers scores with a leg kick.
Harvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rogers counters with a thumping low kick.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harvey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rogers enables Harvey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rogers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harvey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
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.
Harvey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.
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 Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harvey avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Harvey tries a low kick but Rogers avoids it.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers tried to score with a low kick but Harvey checks it.
Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Harvey on that attempt.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Rogers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Harvey misses
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Rogers throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Harvey misses.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Harvey moved away.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Rogers.
Doug Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Harvey.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rogers lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Harvey.
Rogers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Harvey shoots for a double leg takedown but Rogers sprawls well. He's pushed Harvey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Harvey tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Harvey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harvey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
Rogers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Rogers 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!

Harvey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Rogers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Harvey's ribs.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Rogers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rogers. Rogers obviously looking to wear him down.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Rogers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harvey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Harvey moves his leg out of the way.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Harvey.
Rogers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doug Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harvey wants to clinch.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
Rogers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harvey.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harvey at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harvey.

It looks like Doug Harvey has been cut.
Rogers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Rogers, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Rogers against the cage but Rogers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rogers. That snapped Harvey's head back.
Harvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. Harvey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Harvey misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Rogers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
Rogers lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rogers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Rogers!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Steve Rogers made sure he mentioned Supersize Me, along with how happy he was to win his fight.