PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by "Face-Fisted" by Dethklok. Roc has chosen Pantera - I'm Broken as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rojas
vs
Roc

185 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Roc!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc shoots in for a double leg but Rojas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roc doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Roc shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojas tries to sprawl out of it but Roc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rojas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas lands a head kick. Roc smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roc throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas tries to clinch but Roc moves out of range.

Roc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rojas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roc's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roc's back!
Roc tries to escape the position.
Rojas scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Roc is looking for a way out.
Rojas has the hooks in. Roc is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rojas biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roc trying to control the position but Rojas manages to sink in the hooks.
Roc can't escape the position.
Rojas controlling the position well here. Roc rolled but Rojas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roc is trying to break free.
Rojas biding his time, controlling Roc.
Rojas throwing sloppy strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rojas.
Roc trying to control the position but Rojas manages to sink in the hooks.
Roc wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roc looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Will Rojas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rojas gets his hands free as Roc looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roc is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rojas.
Rojas avoiding Roc 's attempts to control his hands.
Roc is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rojas is not going to allow Roc to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rojas really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Roc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Rojas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rojas dodges the punch combination from Roc.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas tries to clinch up.
A combination from Roc does no damage.
Rojas tries to clinch up.

Roc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roc showed some decent athleticism there.
Rojas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rojas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roc slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roc is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roc decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rojas to his feet.
Roc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rojas throws a head kick but Roc moves out of range.
Roc fails to land the takedown.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rojas drives through and clinches with Roc against the cage.
Rojas misses with a knee to the head.
Rojas is pressed up against the cage. Roc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rojas down to the mat. Rojas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gus Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Roc.
Roc keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gus Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rojas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roc's head.
Roc swats away the attempt to clinch by Rojas.
Rojas throws a series of strikes that have Roc backpedaling.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roc.
Gus Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rojas instigates a clinch.
Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas crunches a lovely knee into Roc's ribcage.
Rojas lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rojas lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rojas lands a nice knee to the body.
Rojas lands a nice knee to the body.
Rojas scores a nice knee to the body.
Roc has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.
Rojas connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rojas.
A knee to the head by Rojas.
Rojas lands a nice knee to the body.
Roc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rojas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rojas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rojas keeps control of Roc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rojas manages to break the clinch.
Rojas tries to clinch there but Roc circles away.
Roc doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Roc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rojas tries to avoid it but Roc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rojas to the ground. Rojas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojas prevents Roc from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas prevents the takedown attempt.
Roc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rojas.
Roc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roc is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rojas trying to stall but Roc improves his position.

Roc breaks from the clinch.
Rojas tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Roc counters with a takedown into side control.

Roc decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.

Roc darts in and clinches Rojas up against the cage.
Rojas is trying to maintain a safe position but Roc gets an underhook and turns Rojas into the cage.

Roc breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Roc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rojas gets caught flat footed, as Roc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rojas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roc is one step ahead there.
Roc trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roc drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rojas dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roc has his foot on Rojas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojas works his way back into a safe position though.
Rojas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rojas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roc has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Roc keeping busy on the bottom but Rojas has passed one foot through into half guard.

Roc manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rojas has closed the distance and engaged Roc in a clinch.
Rojas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roc.
Roc can't break the clinch.

Roc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roc circles away from the clinch attempt

and Roc counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Roc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roc wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocis looking to pass into half guard but Rojas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rojas is in guard.
Roc working a defensive guard here.
Roc is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Roc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rojas is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Roc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Roc!