PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, First of the year. This should be a great matchup!

Alex
vs
Rojas

190 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

165 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Nuclear Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Alex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alex doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Alex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alex looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rojas tries to land a front kick but Alex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Alex's body. Alex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alex dodges the punch combination from Rojas.

Alex tries to keep at a distance but Rojas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas lands with a short shot to the head.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alex.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Alex.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alex blocks an uppercut.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alex can't get the takedown.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Alex blocks an uppercut.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas lands with a right to the head.
Alex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alex blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Alex.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Alex.
Rojas misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Alex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alex tries to score a body lock takedown but Rojas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alex tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rojas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Alex. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alex gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rojas distracts Alex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rojas chips away with some ground and pound.
Rojas lands a couple of elbows.
Rojas distracts Alex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is working Alex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rojas working some strikes from top position.

Alex is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rojas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Alex is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas works over Alex with some ground and pound from guard.
Alex has momentary wrist control but Rojas slips an elbow through the middle.
Rojas landing some decent shots from guard.
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojas working some strikes from top position.
Rojas scoring with some ground and pound.
Rojas lands a couple of digs.
Rojas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rojas working some strikes from top position.
Rojas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rojas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rojas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rojas is working Alex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rojas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rojas pushes down on Alex's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rojas working Alex over with strikes.
Rojas lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas lands with a punch from half guard.
Rojas slips a nice elbow through Alex's hands, connecting with Alex's forehead.
Rojas working the head and body with strikes.
Rojas lands strikes from half guard.
Rojas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rojas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rojas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rojas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Rojas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rojas misses with a few strikes there.

Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Alex.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Alex.
Alex blocks an uppercut.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Alex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alex blocks an uppercut.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Alex.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alex.
Alex tries for a takedown but Rojas manages to get underhooks.
Rojas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Alex.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alex blocks an uppercut.
Rojas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alex goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rojas prevents it.
Alex jumps guard but Rojas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Alex. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Alex.
Alex is looking to control Rojas's arms but Rojas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alex has his back to the cage.
Alex fails to pull guard.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.

Alex decides to pull guard.
Rojas cracks Alex with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rojas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rojas on the ground.
Rojas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rojas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rojas landing some decent shots from guard.
Rojas postures up and lands a big shot to Alex's brow.
Rojas lands a couple of digs.
Rojas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alex is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rojas is controlling him.
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robert Rojas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rojas landing some decent shots from guard.
Rojas cracks Alex with a solid left hand.
Rojas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rojas lands a couple of digs.
Rojas chips away with some ground and pound.
Rojas with a nice head shot there.
Alex will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rojas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rojas stands up over Alex, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rojas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rojas connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rojas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alex throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rojas working some strikes from top position.
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rojas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rojas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rojas cracks Alex with a solid left hand.
Rojas lands a couple of elbows.
Rojas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alex trying to control the position.
Alex throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rojas working some strikes from top position.
Rojas passes Alex's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rojas lands with a punch from half guard.
Rojas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rojas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rojas lands strikes from half guard.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.
Rojas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rojas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alex taking some punishment here, with Rojas in his half guard.
Rojas working the head and body with strikes.
Rojas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rojas prevents Alex from improving his position.
Rojas is nestled in close to Alex, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rojas lands a nice short elbow.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rojas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rojas lands strikes from half guard.
Rojas is nestled in close to Alex, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alex tries to get to full guard but Rojas has control of the leg.
Rojas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rojas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rojas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rojas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.
Rojas winds up and cracks Alex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rojas lands a nice short elbow.
Rojas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alex is doing well to control the position and prevent Rojas from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas working the head and body with strikes.
Rojas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rojas connects with a nice short shot to Alex's temple.
Rojas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rojas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alex tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rojas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rojas connects with a nice short shot to Alex's temple.
Rojas winds up and cracks Alex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rojas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rojas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rojas is working away from the top position though.
Rojas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rojas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rojas prevents Alex from improving his position.
Rojas slips a nice elbow through Alex's hands, connecting with Alex's forehead.
Alex trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.
Rojas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rojas lands with a punch from half guard.
Alex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rojas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rojas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alex moves into full guard.
Rojas is in close to Alex's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rojas connects with a couple of short punches.
Rojas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rojas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alex's head.
Rojas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rojas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rojas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rojas connects with a couple of short punches.
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojas stands up over Alex, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rojas is in close to Alex's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rojas distracts Alex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alex has momentary wrist control but Rojas slips an elbow through the middle.
Rojas lands a couple of elbows.
Rojas works over Alex with some ground and pound from guard.
Rojas is working Alex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Alex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rojas defends well.
Rojas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alex's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rojas looks for a takedown but Alex sprawls well.
Alex leaves Rojas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alex shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rojas but Rojas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rojas throws a head kick but Alex moves out of range.

Rojas moves into the clinch.
Alex blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alex.
Alex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojas pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rojas gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas winds up and cracks Alex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alex seems to have got his legs back now.
Rojas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rojas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Alex is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rojas pulls his head out easily.
Alex taking some punishment here, with Rojas in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rojas lands a nice short elbow.
Alex tries to get to full guard but Rojas has control of the leg.
Alex striking from half guard on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alex taking some punishment here, with Rojas in his half guard.
Alex is looking to control Rojas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alex avoid being mounted?
Alex flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rojas is nestled in close to Alex, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rojas is thwarting Alex's attempts to control the position.
Rojas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rojas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rojas working over Alex with some ground and pound. Alex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rojas working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.
Rojas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rojas lands with a punch from half guard.
Alex is trying to get back to full guard.
Rojas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rojas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rojas drops an elbow to the side of Alex's head.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alex avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rojas.
Alex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rojas lands strikes from half guard.
Rojas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alex avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rojas.
Rojas lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rojas thows a huge punch but Alex dodges it nicely.
Rojas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rojas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alex keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rojas throwing shots but Alex is blocking nicely.
Alex is trying to maintain the position but Rojas is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alex has hold of Rojas's hands but Rojas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rojas 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Rojas!
Robert Rojas made sure to mention his sponsor, Nuclear Fight Gear in his post fight interview.