PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Face might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tyga - Real Deal. Rojas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apaga Mas Não Bate. Rodrigo Rojas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Face
vs
Rojas

189 cm
30
194 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

195 cm
31
200 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Face.
Face throws a series of strikes that have Rojas backpedaling.
Face swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Face.
Face lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rojas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Face. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rojas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Angel Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Face connects with the punch.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Rojas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Face counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Face is looking to counter punch.
Rojas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas wants to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch position.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Face keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Face appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Face slips a jab from Rojas.
Rojas tries to land a leg kick but Face saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Face misses the target.
Rojas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Face defends it well.
Rojas shoots in and drives through. Face sprawls well.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face swinging wildly here.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Face avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Rojas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Face.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Face loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Face misses with a hook.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Face dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Face listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a looping right.
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Oooooh!!! Face has knocked Rojas down with a huge combo! Face steps away and waves a wobbly Rojas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Rojas is rocked!

It looks like Rodrigo Rojas has been cut.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rojas or perhaps it was just good defense by Face, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a hook.
Face looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Angel Face is winning the standup battle so far.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angel Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Face swinging wildly here.
Rojas tries to counter with a clinch but Face shakes him off and moves away.
Face slips under a jab from Rojas.
Rojas shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rojas is defended easily by Face.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas tests Face's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Face connects with a single shot there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rojas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Face has got the better of the exchanges.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas is looking to chop away at Face's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a double jab.
Rojas wants to counter with a clinch but Face pushes him away.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Face missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Face misses the target.
A combination from Face does no damage.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Face manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Rojas clinches.
Rojas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Face up against the cage.
Face tries to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling the position.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Face won't allow it.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Rojas has the dominant position.
Rojas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face tries to circle away but Rojas has him pinned against the cage.
Face is trying to break free.

Rojas decides to pull guard.

Rojas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas controlling Face's posture.

Rojas has an active guard here but Face has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Rojas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rojas shoots for a double leg takedown but Face sprawls well. He's pushed Rojas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Face tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Face.
Face scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Rojas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Face sizes up Rojas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Rojas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rojas looks for a takedown but Face sprawls well.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Face throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face lands with a good body shot.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Face swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angel Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Face tries to avoid it but Rojas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Face to the ground. Face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Face lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Face.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Rojas tries to counter it with a takedown but Face pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Face uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rojas has time to react.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Face.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas tries to counter with a clinch but Face shakes him off and moves away.
Face cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face looks to land a combination but Rojas avoids it well.
Face pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Rojas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Face controls the position for a moment.

Rojas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Face rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rojas's guard! Nice work there by Face!
Rojas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Rojas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Face is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face postures up.

Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Face defends well.
Face wants to get up but he can't break Rojas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Face stands and steps away. Rojas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodrigo Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face avoids the body shot from Rojas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Face!
Angel Face seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.