PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 1054 p4p, 129 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 4432 p4p, 466 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ozolinsh
vs
Rojas

178 cm
27
159 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Rojas.
Ozolinsh scores with a spinning back kick!
Ozolinsh drops his hands momentarily and Rojas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ozolinsh delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Ozolinsh thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozolinsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Emilio Rojas has been cut.
Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ozolinsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head.
Rojas misses with a double jab
and Ozolinsh counters with a good, hard body kick but Rojas shrugs it off.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ozolinsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Ozolinsh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rojas.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ozolinsh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Ozolinsh counters with a quick kick to the body but Rojas blocks it.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh connects with a leg kick. Rojas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozolinshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rojas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ozolinsh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick that sends Rojas stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch
and Rojas counters with a two punch combo.
Rojas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh lands with an overhand left.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Rojas throws a poor cross that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a straight right hand.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Ozolinsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rojas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Rojas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ozolinsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rojas is rocked!
Rojas looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ozolinsh lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rojas. Ozolinsh pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teodors Ozolinsh!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Teodors Ozolinsh waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.