PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the ring accompanied by California - Lil Rob. Vilson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Haiti Voodoo Drum Music . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rojas
vs
Vilson

174 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vilson forces Rojas back against the ropes and clinches.
Vilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Vilson on the inside.
Vilson digs a right hand into Rojas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rojas's gas tank.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vilson lands a left hand.
Vilson works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
Vilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vilson presses Rojas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rojas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Vilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vilson lands a shot to the body.
Vilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vilson lands a shot to the body.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Vilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vilson tries to work over Rojas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Vilson.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
Vilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Vilson lands with a right to the head.
Vilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojass head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilson.
Vilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vilson as the two fighters clinch.
Vilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vilson is working Rojas over against the ropes.
Vilson digs a right hand underneath Rojas's ribcage. Rojas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Vilson.
Vilson lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Vilson.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilson.
Vilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
Vilson lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Vilson.
Vilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Vilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vilson is leaning against Rojas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilson.
Vilson works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vilson lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Vilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Vilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vilson lands a shot to the body.
Vilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Good body shot from Vilson.
Vilson lands a shoulder strike.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Vilson.
Vilson lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Vilson.
Vilson lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Vilson as the two fighters clinch.
Vilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vilson digs a right hand into Rojas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rojas's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Vilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Vilson moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilson.
A right hook to the body lands for Vilson.
Vilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Vilson.
Vilson lands with a light punch inside.
Vilson presses Rojas against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
A short right from Vilson.
A right hand to the body from Vilson.
A left hand lands to the body for Vilson.
Vilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rojas or not.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilson pushes Rojas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilson.
Vilson lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Vilson.
Vilson lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior Vilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Vilson on the inside.
Rojas is looking to control Vilson's arms but Vilson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rojas has his back to the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vilson.
Vilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.

Rojas is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Vilson.
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Vilson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Vilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
Vilson gets through Rojas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
Vilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Vilson cracks Rojas with a nice body shot.
Vilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Vilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Nice body punch from Vilson - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vilson.
A right hand to the body from Vilson.
Vilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Vilson.
Vilson digs a right hand underneath Rojas's ribcage. Rojas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Vilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Vilson - that landed with a thud.
Vilson cracks Rojas with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.
Vilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vilson works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Vilson.
A short body shot lands from Vilson as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Vilson.
Vilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
A short right from Vilson on the inside.
Vilson gets through Rojas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vilson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rojas! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Vilson is unloading with more strikes now! Rojas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Vilson!
An out of breath Junior Vilson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.