PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by We Keep It Gangsta - Mac Dre. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rojas
vs
Belfort

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rojas instigates a clinch.

Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rojas clinches up with Belfort and pushes him back against the cage.
Belfort takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Knees to the body from Rojas.
Rojas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belfort gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rojas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rojas scores with a knee to the head.
Rojas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belfort looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rojas breaks from the clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rojas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rojas.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rojas for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Belfort has had enough of the clinch but Rojas keeps him there for the moment.
Rojas prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.

Rojas breaks the clinch.
Belfort closes the distance but Rojas moves to the side
and Rojas counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Rojas looks at the referee who does nothing so Rojas lands a crushing right that sends Belfort to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Rojas!