PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tasty Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snoop Dogg - Whats my name. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cake
vs
Rojas

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tasty Cake!
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, Kevin Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas tries to clinch up.
Rojas throws a body punch but Cake moves out of range.
Cake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Cake or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas which made him look bad.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cake shoots in and drives through. Rojas sprawls well.
Cake fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tasty Cake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas lands an overhand right.
Rojas throws a body punch but Cake moves out of range.
Cake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Kevin Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas tries to clinch but Cake moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rojas sprawls well initially but Cake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rojas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cake is working away from the top position though.
Rojas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cake stopping the sweep attempt from Rojas.
Cake postures up.

Rojas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cake keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rojas is fending him off so far but Cake persists. Nope, Rojas circles away and we're back to standing.

Cake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rojas is trying to maintain the position but Cake is very close to passing his half guard.
Cake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cake thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rojas to regain full guard.
Cake lands a couple of elbows.
Cake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cake throws and elbow that misses. Rojas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cake's guard. Nice move by Rojas!
Rojas controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake looking to control.
Cake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cake wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rojas manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rojas tries to pass to full mount but Cake defends it.
Rojas trying to control from half guard but Cake is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cake looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Cake slips the punch.
Rojas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kevin Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cake throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.

Cake gets the takedown into side control.
Rojas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rojas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tasty Cake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rojas!
Cake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cake lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojas hang on?
Cake landing strikes from the mount.
Cake unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cake avoids the attempt from Rojas to control.
Cake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rojas is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas tries to hold on but Cake pushes him away.
Cake lands a big elbow.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Cake with good strikes from the mount here!
Cake trying to control but Rojas is having none of it.
Cake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rojas?
Cake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rojas on the ground.
Cake lands a big shot there that rocks Rojas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rojas wants to hold on but Cake pushes him away.
Cake lands a big shot there that rocks Rojas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rojas's face.
Cake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rojas's face.
Rojas wants to hold on but Cake pushes him away.
Cake cracks Rojas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cake with the ground and pound from mount.
Cake working Rojas over with strikes here.
Tasty Cake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cake with the ground and pound from mount.
Cake dominating with strikes here.
Rojas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cake looking to finish Rojas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rojas!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cake lands a heavy elbow.
Cake is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rojas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Cake.
Cake breaks from Rojas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cake breaks from Rojas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cake unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Cake.

Rojas is rocked!
The referee warns Rojas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cake lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojas hang on?
Cake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cake cracks Rojas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rojas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cake avoids the attempt from Rojas to control.
Cake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cake with a couple of short strikes.
Cake unloading with bombs!
Rojas wants to hold on but Cake pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Rojas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cake looking to finish Rojas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rojas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tasty Cake dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rojas sneaks back into half guard.
Rojas is looking to improve his position.
Rojas wants to control but Cake is keeping busy.
Rojas tries to roll over but Cake keeps him under control.
Rojas trying to control from the bottom.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rojas is just riding it out for now. Cake eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cake is just content to waste time from the top position. Rojas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cake thows a big elbow that misses.
Cake looking to sit in guard and control but Rojas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Cake trying to strike off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cake fails with a takedown attempt.
Cake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cake wants to stand but Rojas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rojas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet but Cake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cake advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cake.
Cake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rojas trying to control but Cake postures up.
Kevin Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cake working the head and body with strikes.

Rojas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rojas taking some punishment here, with Cake in his half guard.
Rojas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rojas trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cake lands a nice short elbow.
Cake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rojas wants to improve his position but Cake is controlling well.
Cake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cake wants to control but Rojas is keeping him busy.
Cake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cake lands a nice short elbow.
Cake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tasty Cake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tasty Cake!