PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Erkkila (ranked 4203 p4p, 2430 weight class) and Ivan Rojas (ranked 416 p4p, 283 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Erkkila
vs
Rojas

151 cm
23
210
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
210
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Erkkila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Rojas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rojas misses with a hook to the body
and Rojas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erkkila looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A cross from Rojas lands.

It looks like Jorma Erkkila has been cut.
Rojas throws a body punch but Erkkila moves out of range.
Rojas lands with a nice body punch.
Erkkila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erkkila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rojas clobbers Erkkila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Erkkila throws a big counter combination but Rojas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rojas throws an overhand right that drops Erkkila like a sack of potatoes! Rojas dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Rojas!