PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 448 p4p, 54 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 620 p4p, 80 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. 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.

Harris
vs
Rojas

173 cm
36
161 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

175 cm
33
168 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Rojas.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris staying out of range there.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Emilio Rojas has been cut.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rojas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rojas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rojas blocks the leg kick.
Rojas jabs at Harris's body.
Rojas takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rojas scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Rojas cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Rojas throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Rojas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris blocks a jab.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Rojas.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas slips under a jab from Harris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Rojas lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rojas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rojas finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rojas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Rojas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris cracks Rojas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Rojas. Beautiful body shot.
Rojas thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rojas's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Rojas.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Rojas tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a low kick, right behind Rojas 's knee.
A jab from Harris misses.
Rojas connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rojas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rojas to score with a decent uppercut.
Rojas scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Rojas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rojas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojas doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris lands with a hook. Rojas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Rojas's head back.

Rojas is rocked!
Harris cracks Rojas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rojas falls backwards against the cage. Harris follows up with more strikes that drop Rojas to his knees. Harris keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rojas! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Harris!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.