PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Strong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rojas
vs
Strong

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

KAISER

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Strong!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Strong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strong moves to clinch but Rojas breaks away
and Rojas counters with a stiff right hand.

Rojas clinches up with Strong and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rojas.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Rojas manages to break the clinch.

Strong gets tackled into the cage by Rojas. Rojas maintains the clinch.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Rojas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rojas has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rojas tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.

Rojas manages to break the clinch.

Rojas clinches up with Strong and pushes him back against the cage.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.

Strong is rocked!
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
A head punch on the inside from Rojas fails to land.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.

Rojas breaks the clinch.
Rojas misses with a two punch combination.
Strong blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong dodges the punch combination from Rojas.
Rojas tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rojas throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Rojas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Strong slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Rojas.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojas fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.

Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas lands a body punch.

Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rojas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Strong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong blocking some punches.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong seems to have recovered his senses.
Strong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strong prevents Rojas from breaking the clinch.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Strong.

Rojas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojas feints a jab promting Strong to slip. Rojas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Strong closes the distance and clinches up with Rojas, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes Rojas against the cage but Rojas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rojas! Strong is backing up but he can't get away as Rojas lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Strong and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nelson Rojas!
After winning the bout, Nelson Rojas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.