PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and toms tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by We Keep It Gangsta - Mac Dre. toms tom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rojas
vs
tom

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, toms tom!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tom swats away the attempt to clinch by Rojas.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch but tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas has a takedown stuffed.
tom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch but tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - tom circles away.

tom has managed to clinch.
Rojas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
tom is trying to stall.
tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rojas prevents tom from breaking the clinch.
Rojas connects with a nasty looking knee right to tom's face.

It looks like toms tom has been cut.
tom prevents the takedown attempt.

Rojas has picked tom up - he's going for a ride! Rojas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Rojas decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
tom fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas wants to clinch.

tom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rojas!
Rojas tries to buck tom off but he can't manage it.
Rojas tries to hold on but tom pushes him away.
Rojas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because tom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
tom controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas really wants to buck tom off and get back to his feet.
Rojas is looking to improve his position but tom isn't that keen on the idea.
tom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
tom avoids the attempt from Rojas to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
tom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
tom looking to control and managing it successfully.
tom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, toms tom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tom throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on toms tom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rojas throws a head kick but tom moves out of range.
Rojas tries to clinch there but tom circles away.
Some wild striking there from tom.
tom keeps the fight on the outside.
tom scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from tom - that will leave a mark!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by tom!
Some wild striking there from tom.
tom tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tom throws a combination. Rojas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

tom moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from tom.
Rojas prevents tom from breaking the clinch.
Rojas prevents tom from breaking the clinch.

tom manages to break the clinch.
tom cracks the inside of Rojas's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by tom.
tom with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rojas, pushing him back against the cage.
tom is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from tom.
tom's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and tom duly obliges.
Rojas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from tom.
tom misses with a wild combination.
tom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

tom pushes Rojas up against the cage in a clinch.
tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
tom wants to break the clinch but can't.
tom tries to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling the position.

tom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
tom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from tom does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas wants to clinch but tom slips to the side
and tom counters with a nice body shot.

tom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
tom breaks from Rojas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
tom controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that tom has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to hold on but tom postures up.

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.
tom prevents Rojas from getting the reversal.
tom controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, toms tom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

tom moves into the clinch.
tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
tom taking a breather.
tom just leaning against Rojas, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

toms tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on toms tom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from tom.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
tom misses with a few strikes there.
tom throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and tom counters with a two punch combo.
tom keeps Rojas at a distance using the push kick.

tom scores a takedown into full mount!
tom controlling his opponent.
Rojas is desperately trying to improve his position but tom has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tom controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rojas is trying to escape the mount.
tom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, toms tom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tom looks to land a combination. Rojas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
tom clobbers Rojas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
tom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from tom.
Rojas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
tom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rojas will feel that in the morning.
tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
tom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
tom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
tom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
tom lands with a right hand.

tom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
tom stays in close to Rojas's body and controls the position.
tom pushes down on Rojas's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tom passes to full mount!
tom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rojas wants to control but tom is having none of it.
tom controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
toms tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well tom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... toms tom!