PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy McKain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McKain
vs
Rojo

196 cm
21
266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy McKain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKain jabs Rojo right on the nose. Rojo blinks but takes it well.
Rojo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojo throws a push kick but McKain slaps the foot to one side.
Rojo sizes up McKain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rojo digs a good hook to McKain's body.
McKain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojo on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McKain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojo with a jab.

It looks like Guy McKain has been cut.

McKain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKain showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McKain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKain working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain is controlling the pace.
Rojo wants to get back to his feet.
McKain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McKain is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guy McKain just wasn't active enough.
Rojo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

McKain gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McKain in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKain working the head and body with strikes.
McKain tries to pass to full mount but Rojo defends it.
McKain throwing shots but Rojo is blocking nicely.
Rojo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McKain throws a strike but Rojo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McKain slips nicely into half guard.
McKain trying to mount his opponent but Rojo defends it.
McKain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rojo!
McKain controlling from the full mount.
Rojo can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKain controlling from mount.
McKain with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKain controlling the pace for now.
McKain landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKain landing shots from mount.
McKain controlling from mount.
Rojo tries to lock up and control but McKain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy McKain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McKain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McKain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McKain tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McKain throws an elbow but Rojo slips to the side and avoids it well.
McKain tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

McKain tries for a kimura but Rojo is defending well.
McKain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McKain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojo can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks McKain politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McKain prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rojo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McKain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rojo!
McKain controlling his opponent.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McKain controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKain raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKain lands a big shot there that rocks Rojo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McKain looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKain working Rojo over with strikes here.
McKain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McKain controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain with a couple of short strikes.
Rojo is wriggling around trying to escape.
McKain content just to control the position here.
McKain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rojo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rojo taking shots to the head.
McKain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

McKain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rojo turns into him and now he's in McKain's guard.
McKain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

McKain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rojo defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McKain controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy McKain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rojo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rojo tries a head kick but it misses.
McKain scores with a jab to the head.
McKain blocks the body kick.

McKain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rojo has momentary wrist control but McKain slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McKain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKain scoring with some ground and pound.
McKain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McKain passes Rojo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McKain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McKain uses his free foot to push down on Rojo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rojo.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McKain working Rojo over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojo wants to hold on but McKain pushes him away.
McKain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McKain has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee warns Rojo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McKain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rojo for as long as he can get away with.
McKain working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McKain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McKain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojo hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKain looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McKain controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy McKain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miguel Rojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rojo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKain lands with a nice body punch.
Rojo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rojo misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McKain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, McKain seems content to control.
McKain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain content to control rather than advance.
Rojo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McKain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McKain controlling from the full mount.
McKain cracks Rojo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McKain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKain lands a big shot to the head and Rojo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Guy McKain!
Guy McKain retains his heavyweight title!