PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rojas
vs
Mayweather Iii

168 cm
24
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

152 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Rojas!
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, Floyd Mayweather Iii!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Iii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Rojas has one foot on Iii's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Rojas takes the fight into the clinch.
Rojas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Iii manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rojas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rojas is working Iii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throwing strikes from guard but Iii blocks nicely.
Rojas lands a couple of digs.
Iii wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rojas is now in half guard.

Iii has one foot on Rojas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Iii moves into the clinch.
A short left from Rojas.

Iii has hold of one of Rojas's legs. Rojas is fighting the takedown attempt but Iii gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Iii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iii 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.
Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rojas wants to hit a switch here but Iii passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rojas there!
Iii wants to control the pace but Rojas is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iii is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rojas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rojas!
Rojas throws a big elbow that misses.
Rojas 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.
Iii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iii looks winded!
Rojas cracks Iii with a solid left hand.
Rojas postures up and lands a big shot to Iii's brow.
Rojas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rojas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rojas throwing strikes but missing.
Rojas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rojas throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rojas is looking to work some ground and pound but Iii has wrist control.
Rojas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rojas landing some decent shots from guard.
Rojas postures up in Iii's guard and throws a big left but Iii blocks it.
Iii is looking to sweep but instead, Rojas has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Rojas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iii connects with a solid leg kick.

Iii shoots in and bounces Rojas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rojas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Iii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rojas to the ground. Iii is now in Rojas's guard.

Rojas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Iii closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rojas quickly recovers to half guard.
Iii is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas tries to roll over but Iii keeps him under control.
Marcos Rojas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rojas is refusing to be controlled, as Iii sits in half guard.
Rojas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iii blocks the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas trying to hold on to Iii's head to control him but Iii postures up.
Rojas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rojas landing small, sideways elbows.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rojas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Iii wants to get back to his feet but Rojas is dominant here and he's now got Iii's back!
Iii is taking damage to the body and head.
Rojas punishes Iii with strikes from the back mount.
Iii is trying to remain composed but Rojas is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Iii to escape the position.
Rojas throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Iii!
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rojas lands strikes to the head.
Rojas is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Iii up.
Iii can't escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Iii as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rojas!
Rojas scores with strikes from the back.
Rojas throwing damaging strikes from the back! Iii could be in trouble here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Iii is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rojas. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
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!
Rojas is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Iii. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rojas lands with a hammerfist to the side of Iii's head.
Rojas is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rojas is working the ground and pound. Can Iii escape?
Rojas is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Iii. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The referee is taking a good look at Iii as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rojas!
Rojas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rojas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rojas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rojas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Rojas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rojas closes the distance and pushes Iii back into the cage.
Rojas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Iii is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but Iii has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Iii lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Iii wants to pass the guard but Rojas is defending well.
Iii moves nicely into side control.
Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iii laying and praying for a moment but Rojas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iii can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii is just content to waste time from the top position. Rojas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rojas looking for a sweep. Not yet Rojas, not yet.
Iii being controlled here momentarily.
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Iii from controlling successfully.
Floyd Mayweather Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rojas tries to strike from the bottom.
Rojas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iii manages to get himself to full guard.

Rojas is in close to Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Iii is trying to hold Rojas in close to prevent damage but Rojas has managed to pass into half guard.
Rojas working Iii over with strikes.
Rojas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rojas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Iii drives through with a takedown into Rojas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Rojas has his feet on Iii's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rojas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rojas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rojas gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Rojas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rojas working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.
Rojas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rojas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rojas is nestled in close to Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Marcos Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice strikes from Rojas there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

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