PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niti Sietch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by We Keep It Gangsta - Mac Dre. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rojas
vs
Sietch

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niti Sietch!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rojas clinches up against the cage.

Rojas manages to break the clinch.
Sietch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Rojas gets the takedown into side control.
Rojas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sietch is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rojas asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Rojas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sietch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sietch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rojas is staying tight to Sietch's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sietch is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rojas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sietch to his feet.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Sietch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sietch lands a left and a right that sends Rojas crashing to the canvas! Sietch dives into mount looking to finish!

Rojas is rocked!

It looks like Saul Rojas has been cut.
Sietch tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Rojas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sietch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sietch stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sietch throws out the jab.
Donk. Sietch catches Rojas right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sietch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sietch throws a left that rocks Rojas and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sietch dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rojas regain composure!
Rojas regains half guard.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet.
Rojas tries to get to full guard but Sietch has control of the leg.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.

Sietch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sietch looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Sietch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Sietch thuds his right hand into Rojas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sietch throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Niti Sietch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sietch misses with a looping right.
Sietch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sietch looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Sietch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sietch misses with a straight right.
Rojas lands with a kick to the temple. Sietch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rojas throws a head kick that Sietch semi-blocks.
Rojas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four 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 feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rojas throws and elbow that misses. Sietch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rojas's guard. Nice move by Sietch!
Rojas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sietch is controlling him.
Sietch 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.
Rojas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sietch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rojas is proving hard to escape from.
Rojas looking for a sweep. Not yet Rojas, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niti Sietch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Rojas's cut.
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.

Sietch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niti Sietch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Sietch slips the punch.
Rojas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sietch swivels and escapes.
Sietch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sietch looks to land a combination but Rojas avoids it well.
Sietch lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rojas sprawling to the canvas. Sietch follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rojas hang on?

Saul Rojas's cut is getting worse.
Rojas tries to roll over but Sietch keeps him under control.
Sietch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rojas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rojas tries to roll over but Sietch keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sietch decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Niti Sietch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sietch throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Sietch misses with a straight left.
Sietch lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
Sietch misses with a wild combination.
Sietch tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Rojas.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Sietch.
Sietch misses with a looping left.
Rojas staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sietch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas throws a head kick that Sietch semi-blocks.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Sietch moves out of range.
Rojas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sietch's waist but Sietch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rojas off to one side.
Rojas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sietch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sietch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sietch throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Sietch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sietch misses with a looping left.
Sietch throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Sietch just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Sietch moves away and avoids it.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saul Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sietch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Sietch misses its intended target.
Sietch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Sietch looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Sietch misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Rojas slips a jab from Sietch.
Rojas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sietch throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Sietch throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Sietch waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Sietch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojas throws a jab when Sietch was well out of range.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sietch.
Rojas misses with the combination.
Sietch lands a with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Sietch. No joy for Rojas on that attempt.
Sietch throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sietch as he connects with a hook.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Sietch throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
Sietch throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Sietch down.
Sietch just misses with a punch to the body.
Sietch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Sietch.
Sietch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sietch there.
Sietch lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sietch missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niti Sietch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saul Rojas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Sietch misses.
Sietch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sietch scores with a body shot.
Sietch takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Rojas scores with a spinning back kick!
Sietch misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Sietch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Sietch lands.
The fighters circling - Sietch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sietch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sietch looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sietch misses the target.
Sietch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sietch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Sietch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Sietch scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sietch.
Sietch takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Sietch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sietch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sietch misses with a straight right.
Sietch throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rojas cracks the inside of Sietch's front leg.
Rojas has a takedown stuffed.
Sietch throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sietch is just out of range.
Rojas misses with a two punch combination.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Sietch moves out of range easily.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Sietch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rojas darts in and clinches Sietch up against the cage.
Rojas misses with an elbow over the top.
Sietch blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Knees to the body from Rojas.
Sietch is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
Sietch has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.
Rojas with a knee to the head.

Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sietch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sietch scores with a shot to the body.
Sietch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
Sietch missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Sietch takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sietch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sietch connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Sietch misses its intended target.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rojas throws a right and a left that Sietch avoids nicely.

Rojas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sietch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rojas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sietch dodges an elbow strike from Rojas.
Sietch prevents the takedown attempt.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Sietch won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sietch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sietch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sietch has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.
Sietch has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sietch is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
Rojas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rojas can't get the takedown.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rojas prevents Sietch from breaking the clinch.
Rojas trying to control the position but instead, Sietch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rojas into the cage.
Rojas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sietch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rojas lands with a short shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sietch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rojas has him pressed against the cage.
Rojas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saul Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas tries to land knees in the clinch but Sietch avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niti Sietch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sietch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niti Sietch!