PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cant be Touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rojas
vs
Messi

192 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a leg kick but Messi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Messi lands the left hand.
Messi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messi looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Messi. That snapped Rojas's head back.
Dominic Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rojas.
Messi looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
A low kick from Rojas is predictable there
and Messi counters with a left to the body.
Rojas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Rojas misses
and Messi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Messi misses with a body shot.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Messi counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Messi connects with a body shot that sends Rojas's belly button to the back.
Messi connects with a looping right hand.
Messi throws a leg kick but Rojas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut

and Messi counters with a left hand that sends Rojas to the canvas!

Rojas is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Messi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oh Rojas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Messi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rojas is proving hard to escape from.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.
Messi looking to pass the guard.
Messi is looking to stand up but Rojas won't let him.
Rojas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rojas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is taking a breather. Messi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominic Rojas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Messi misses with the combination.
Messi misses with a body shot
and Rojas counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Messi as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi misses with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Messi looks gassed!
Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas throws a right hand that Messi ducks under and follows up with a left that Messi also avoids with ease.
Messi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Messi's front leg but catches the back leg as Messi tries to avoid it.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Messi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rojas throws a head kick that Messi semi-blocks.
Rojas thumps Messi with a low kick.
Rojas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rojas misses with a low kick as Messi jumps back.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Messi manages to avoid it.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Rojas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Messi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Messi if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Messi if he has to take too many more of those.
Messi checks a low kick from Rojas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Rojas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rojas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Messi.
Messi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas misses with a leg kick
and Messi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rojas wants to slow Messi down by chopping away at his legs.
Messi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Rojas misses
and Messi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Messi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Rojas.
Rojas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Messi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Messi throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Messi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Messi is breathing heavily.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas looks to land a body kick but Messi moved away.
Messi misses with a lunging right hand
and Rojas counters with a low kick, right behind Messi 's knee.
Rojas looks to land a body kick but Messi moved away.
Rojas scores with a spinning back kick!
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Messi blocks the low kick.
Messi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Messi.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Messi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Messi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Messi throws an off balance right hand
and Rojas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
Rojas is looking to slow Messi down with leg kicks.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good work by Messi as he checks the leg kick.
Rojas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Messi swings widly with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rojas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dominic Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rojas lands a body shot.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Messi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas throws a body punch but Messi moves out of range.
Messi checks a leg kick nicely.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Messi moves his leg out of the way.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Messi's front leg but catches the back leg as Messi tries to avoid it.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rojas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Messi is out of range and Rojas settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Messi finds it's target.
Rojas tries to land a front kick but Messi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Messi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rojas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rojas.
Good leg kick by Rojas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Messi avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Messi misses with an uppercut
and Rojas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Messi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Rojas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messi blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Rojas misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rojas.
Messi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Rojas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Messi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Messi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rojas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Messi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rojas. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Messi's leg. Messi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Messi can do to turn this around?
Messi moves out of range as Rojas throws a body kick.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Messi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Messi blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas connects with a body shot that sends Messi's belly button to the back.
Rojas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Rojas.
Messi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas delivers a nice body kick.
Messi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Messi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Messi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas lands a head kick!
Rojas feints and then cracks Messi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Messi down.
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas throws a head kick that Messi semi-blocks.
Rojas lands a nice looking body kick.
Messi checks the leg kick.
Rojas lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rojas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Messi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rojas. That one must have hurt.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
Rojas throws a combination. Messi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rojas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojas is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Rojas tenderised Messi's leg. Messi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rojas wants to slow Messi down by chopping away at his legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lionel Messi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas jabs Messi right on the nose. Messi blinks but takes it well.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Rojas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rojas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rojas - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Rojas tenderised Messi's leg. Messi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rojas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Messi on the side of the head.
Messi blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas fakes the leg kick and cracks Messi in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas looks for the body kick but Messi saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Messi to score with a decent uppercut.
Messi blocks the body kick.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
Rojas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Messi. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Rojas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Messi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojas can pounce on him.
Messi moves out of range as Rojas throws a body kick.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas thows a body kick. Messi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
Messi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rojas!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rojas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rojas!