PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aja Usw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aja Usw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roger de la Fuente's chin.

Usw
vs
de la Fuente

175 cm
24
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aja Usw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de la Fuente bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de la Fuente creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Usw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Usw is looking to reverse the position.

de la Fuente decides to stand back up.
Usw with a poor takedown

and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Usw won't be happy with that.
de la Fuente postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

de la Fuente decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Usw swats away the attempt to clinch by de la Fuente.

de la Fuente closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - de la Fuente lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Usw looking for a sweep. Not yet Usw, not yet.
de la Fuente wants to pass the guard but Usw is keeping the position.
de la Fuente loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!

de la Fuente looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente with the ground and pound but Usw uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Usw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Usw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and de la Fuente defends well.
de la Fuente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

de la Fuente gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Usw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de la Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de la Fuente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de la Fuente trying to stand up but can't free himself from Usw's guard.
de la Fuente postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Usw wants to sweep here but de la Fuente controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de la Fuente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de la Fuente with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Usw doesn't succeed with the takedown

and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Usw didn't expect that.
Usw is breathing heavily.

de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!

Excellent takedown into side control there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de la Fuente creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Usw sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
de la Fuente looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Usw is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger de la Fuente dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

de la Fuente tries to clinch but Usw is having none of it.
Usw has his takedown stuffed

and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Usw won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from de la Fuente are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
de la Fuente throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Usw wants to control but de la Fuente postures up.
The ground and pound from de la Fuente seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

de la Fuente stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

de la Fuente shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
de la Fuente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
de la Fuente working the ground and pound effectively.
Usw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Usw looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de la Fuente with the ground and pound from mount.
de la Fuente pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.
de la Fuente is landing with some decent strikes but Usw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Usw is bucking up trying to escape but de la Fuente cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Usw is looking to escape.
de la Fuente with shots to the head and body - Usw looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente landing shots from mount.
Usw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! de la Fuente connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
Usw is looking to improve his position but de la Fuente isn't that keen on the idea.
de la Fuente with good strikes from the mount here!
Usw is in a horrible position here. de la Fuente smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de la Fuente lands with some strikes.
de la Fuente in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de la Fuente landing shots from mount.
de la Fuente with a couple of short strikes.
de la Fuente working Usw over with strikes here.
de la Fuente is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de la Fuente lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by de la Fuente.
de la Fuente lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger de la Fuente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

de la Fuente shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
de la Fuente thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Usw's head.
de la Fuente throwing shots but Usw is blocking nicely.
de la Fuente throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usw is looking to improve his position.
de la Fuente is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
de la Fuente is nestled in close to Usw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
de la Fuente has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Usw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Usw trying to control from the bottom.
Roger de la Fuente has got the better of the ground game so far.

de la Fuente decides to return to a standing position.

de la Fuente looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

de la Fuente decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Usw, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de la Fuente is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Usw's half guard.
de la Fuente is thwarting Usw's attempts to control the position.

de la Fuente postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Usw to stand up.

de la Fuente scores with a takedown into Usw's guard.

Usw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente distracts Usw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Usw is working an open guard so de la Fuente takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Usw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

de la Fuente has Usw up against the cage in a clinch.
de la Fuente lands an elbow just above Usw 's eye.

de la Fuente manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Usw got a little sloppy there for a moment and de la Fuente has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Usw has managed to get both his arms back between de la Fuente's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente tries to strike from the bottom.

de la Fuente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

de la Fuente is looking for a triangle but Usw pushes his legs off easily.
Roger de la Fuente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Usw throwing strikes but missing.

de la Fuente is looking for a triangle but Usw pushes his legs off easily.
de la Fuente utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aja Usw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Usw throwing strikes from guard but de la Fuente blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

de la Fuente shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. de la Fuente showed some decent athleticism there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger de la Fuente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de la Fuente has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger de la Fuente!