PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Borrego (ranked 2729 p4p, 280 weight class) and Sylvain Rochette (ranked 2389 p4p, 246 weight class). Borrego's entrance music is Amongst the greats -by FRANK ZAPPA. A fine choice. Sylvain Rochette has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Borrego's chin.

Borrego
vs
Rochette

190 cm
29
270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

200 cm
22
277 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvain Rochette!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochette tries a head kick but it misses.
Rochette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rochette misses with a looping right.
Borrego cracks Rochette with a good jab.
Borrego throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borrego scores with a jab.
We've been told by Borrego's head coaches at NHB ACADEMY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borrego missing with a left hand there. Rochette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Rochette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rochette throws a punch but it's blocked by Borrego.
Borrego wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rochette gets through Borrego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rochette misses with a punch on the inside.
Borrego throws a punch but it's blocked by Rochette.
Rochette working aggressively here.
Rochette working aggressively here.
Borrego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rochette backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rochette swings wildly with an uppercut but Borrego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rochette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rochette misses with the head strike.
Rochette misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Borrego as the two fighters clinch.

Rochette breaks the clinch.
Rochette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rochette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rochette is looking to clinch.
Rochette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rochette moves out of range as Borrego strikes.
Rochette throws a head kick that misses.
Borrego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rochette moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Borrego misses the target.
Rochette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Rochette.
Rochette moves out of range as Borrego strikes.
Rochette shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rochette misses with a shot to the body

and Borrego counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Borrego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rochette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rochette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rochette scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borrego gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borrego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borrego effectively controlling the action here.
Rochette prevents a body shot from Borrego.
Borrego scores with a shoulder strike.

Borrego breaks from the clinch.
Rochette ducks under a wild hook from Borrego.
Rochette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borrego keeps the fight on the outside.
Borrego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rochette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borrego missing with a left hand there. Rochette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Rochette releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rochette throws an off balance right hand
and Borrego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borrego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rochette.
Rochette wants to counter with a clinch but Borrego pushes him away.
Borrego is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rochette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borrego.
Rochette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borrego throws a body shot but no joy.
Borrego walks into a stiff left hand from Rochette.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrego throws a lazy right hand but Rochette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borrego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rochette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Rochette misses its intended target.

Borrego gets a clinch.
Borrego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rochette blocks a body shot from Borrego.
Rochette has a couple of punches blocked by Borrego.
Borrego blocking some punches.
Borrego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borrego throws a punch but it's blocked by Rochette.
Borrego can't find room to land a body shot as Rochette controls the action.
Borrego blocking some punches.
Borrego throws a head punch that misses.

Borrego breaks from the clinch.
Borrego misses with a straight right.
Rochette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rochette jabs Borrego to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Rochette drops Borrego with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Borrego looks back up at him and smiles so Rochette waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Mark Borrego has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Borrego scores with the left hand. Rochette knows he should have avoided that one.
Borrego jabs at Rochette's body.

Rochette cracks Borrego with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Borrego looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rochette finish him?

Borrego is rocked!
Rochette lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Borrego crumples to the floor! Rochette milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sylvain Rochette!
In defeat, Mark Borrego stepped up to the mic, saying 'I AM my own worst enemy I drank way too much right before the fight.....drunken boxing didn't work...im off to AA.... '.