PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateuszis Rosiakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Shojo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mateuszis Rosiakos's chin.

Rosiakos
vs
Shojo

180 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
140 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mateuszis Rosiakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosiakos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Shojo.

Rosiakos closes the distance and pushes Shojo back into the cage.
Rosiakos lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojo.
Rosiakos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Rosiakos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rosiakos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Rosiakos misses with some punches.
Rosiakos is leaning against Shojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shojo misses with a body punch.
Rosiakos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Rosiakos.
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!
Rosiakos misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosiakos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Rosiakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosiakos avoids it.
Rosiakos throws a head punch that misses.
Rosiakos throws a head punch that misses.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosiakos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojo takes a shot to the head.
Rosiakos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Rosiakos is leaning against Shojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shojo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rosiakos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shojo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shojo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rosiakos counters with a left and a right that stings Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch there but Rosiakos circles away.
Rosiakos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosiakos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuki Shojo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shojo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosiakos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rosiakos moves out of range as Shojo throws a body kick.
Shojo with a jab.
Shojo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Rosiakos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosiakos looks to land a right hand but Shojo moved out of range.
Rosiakos swings for the body but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo delivers a nice body kick.
Shojo throws the kick towards the body but Rosiakos avoids it.
Shojo connects with a high kick.
Rosiakos avoids the head kick by Shojo.
Rosiakos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shojo ducks right into an uppercut from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shojo.
Shojo scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo looks to land a body kick but Rosiakos moved away.

Shojo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rosiakos, pushing him back against the cage.
Shojo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shojo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosiakos backwards.
Rosiakos lands with a left to the head.
Rosiakos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Shojo stalling in the clinch.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosiakos.
Shojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosiakos avoids the damage to the body.
Rosiakos misses with some punches.
Rosiakos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosiakos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rosiakos as Shojo tries to tie him up.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosiakos is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosiakos lands a shoulder strike.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Shojo blocking some punches.
Rosiakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosiakos misses with a punch to the body.
Rosiakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shojo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosiakos gets an underhook and turns Shojo into the cage.
Shojo trying to control the position but instead, Rosiakos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shojo into the cage.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosiakos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosiakos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosiakos blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateuszis Rosiakos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shojo cracks Rosiakos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shojo scores with a jab to the head.
Yuki Shojo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosiakos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shojo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rosiakos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shojo but Shojo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shojo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rosiakos. That did some damage!
Shojo takes one to the chin there.
Shojo scores with a hook to the body. Rosiakos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Shojo moves into the clinch.
Rosiakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosiakos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shojo lands a good knee to the midsection. Rosiakos won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shojo takes a shot to the head.
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosiakos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosiakos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosiakos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rosiakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo stalling in the clinch but Rosiakos improves position.
Shojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosiakos avoids the damage to the body.
Shojo looking to stall.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rosiakos.
Rosiakos has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo lands a nice knee to the body.
Rosiakos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rosiakos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosiakos avoids it.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosiakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosiakos gets through Shojo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos misses with a body punch.
Rosiakos misses with some punches.
Rosiakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosiakos managing to block the knees to the body from Shojo.
Shojo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shojo lands a nice knee to the body.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Rosiakos.
Rosiakos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosiakos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosiakos avoids it.
Rosiakos throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Rosiakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo blocking some punches.
Rosiakos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mateuszis Rosiakos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosiakos.
Knees to the body from Shojo.
Rosiakos tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Rosiakos prevents a body shot from Shojo.
Rosiakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosiakos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosiakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Shojo blocking some punches.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Rosiakos is working Shojo over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rosiakos fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mateuszis Rosiakos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Rosiakos connects with a jab.

Shojo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosiakos misses with some punches.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Rosiakos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosiakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosiakos avoids it.
Shojo blocking some punches.
Rosiakos misses with the head strike.
Rosiakos misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Rosiakos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosiakos.
Rosiakos misses with some punches.
Rosiakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosiakos misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Rosiakos lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shojo.
Rosiakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shojo is struggling to control the position.
Rosiakos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosiakos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rosiakos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shojo prevents the takedown attempt.
Shojo connects with a knee to the head.
Shojo avoiding damage.
Rosiakos working aggressively here.
Shojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuki Shojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosiakos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosiakos blocks a body shot from Shojo.
Shojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosiakos avoids the damage to the body.
Shojo tries to work over Rosiakos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Shojo.
Rosiakos lands a left hand.
Rosiakos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosiakos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosiakos avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosiakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosiakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosiakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Rosiakos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosiakos is trying to drag Shojo to the mat but Shojo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosiakos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shojo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rosiakos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shojo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosiakos gets an underhook and turns Shojo into the cage.
Rosiakos working aggressively here.
Rosiakos struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Shojo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosiakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosiakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mateuszis Rosiakos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosiakos working aggressively here.
Shojo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosiakos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosiakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shojo stalling against the cage.
Shojo lands a nice shot to the body.
Shojo lands a right hand.
Shojo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mateuszis Rosiakos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosiakos, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateuszis Rosiakos!
Mateuszis Rosiakos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.