PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Henry (ranked 4435 p4p, 511 weight class) and Dean Roger (ranked 18930 p4p, 882 weight class). Dean Roger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Henry
vs
Roger

186 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Roger!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger's corner calls for a 1-2. Roger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry throws a jab when Roger was well out of range.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roger.
A combination from Roger does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Roger misses the target.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roger looking to control.
Henry trying to control but Roger is working from the bottom.

Roger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Roger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Roger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roger wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.
Roger told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.

Henry isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Roger stacks Henry on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Roger!
Roger is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Roger keeps moving and retains side control.

Roger stands up and beckons Henry to his feet.
Henry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roger swivels and escapes.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roger as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Roger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Roger shows good takedown defense.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Roger lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
Roger tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Roger misses.
Roger lands a jab.
Roger lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Henry can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Roger and Henry drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Roger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Roger!
After winning the bout, Dean Roger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.