PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Rojek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zenon Rojek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zenon Rojek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rojek
vs
General

181 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

183 cm
21
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Black Skull Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zenon Rojek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob General!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Rojek both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Bob General has been cut.
Rojek tries to bum rush General with a series of wild strikes but General uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
General slaps away a takedown attempt from Rojek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
General misses with a jab, cross combination.
General chopping away at his opponent's legs.
General slips a jab and a cross from Rojek.
Rojek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojek keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojek swats away the attempt to clinch by General.
Rojek thuds his right hand into General's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Rojek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojek misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
General tries to buck Rojek off but Rojek is having none of it.
Rojek tries to score with some ground and pound. General controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
General is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rojek asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojek is working General over with some ground and pound from side control.
General wants to get back to his feet but Rojek drags him back down.
Rojek trying to control the position but General is working away.
Rojek working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
General wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojek controls the position from side control.
Rojek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but General is avoiding damage well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from General.
General throws a sloppy head kick and Rojek moves out of range easily.
General moves in looking to clinch but Rojek pushes him off.
Rojek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rojek wants it to stay on the feet.
Rojek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rojek looks to land a combination but General avoids it well.
Rojek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rojek misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
General misses with a double jab.
General tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojek punishes General's body with a nice straight punch.
General wants to clinch up but Rojek keeps it at a distance.
Rojek misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojek throws a sloppy head kick and General moves out of range easily.
Rojek lands with a nice body punch.
General looks gassed!
Rojek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
General doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojek circles away.

Rojek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rojek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rojek is trying to control the action in half guard but General is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rojek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Rojek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
General gets back to full guard.
Rojek stops General from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
General keeping moving, preventing Rojek from controlling successfully.
Rojek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojek pushing down on General's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zenon Rojek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob General'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.

General wants to clinch up but Rojek keeps it at a distance.
General tries to clinch up but Rojek circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojek keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
General gets cracked there but stands up to it.
General tries to clinch up but Rojek circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojek is trying hard to land a takedown here. General sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Rojek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rojek works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rojek tries to move to full mount but General actually manages to regain half guard.
General pushes Rojek off looking to stand but Rojek dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed General's head.
Rojek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
General is looking to escape.
Rojek stalling away here and it's allowed General to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
General is looking to stand up but Rojek isn't so interested in that idea.
Rojek throwing strikes from guard but General blocks nicely.
Rojek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rojek throwing strikes from guard but General blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojek throws a left and a right that both miss
and General counters with a good, hard body kick but Rojek shrugs it off.
Rojek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
General tries to clinch up but Rojek circles away and keeps his distance.
General fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zenon Rojek is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from General lands but Rojek takes it in his stride.
General drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
General is looking to clinch but Rojek is avoiding it.
General throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
General tries to clinch up.
A head kick by General misses

and Rojek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for General!
Rojek throwing strikes here but General is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can General hang on?
Rojek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish General?
Rojek controlling from the full mount.
Rojek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rojek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of General's face.
Rojek wants to control the pace but General is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojek throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rojek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
General is trying to stand up.
Rojek with shots to the head and body - General looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rojek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
General tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zenon Rojek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob General's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rojek misses with a wild combination.
Rojek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts General as he jumps to the side.
General tries to clinch
and Rojek counters with a series of strikes. General will be more careful next time no doubt.
General tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojek keeps the fight on the outside.
General fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojek slips a jab from General.
General throws a head kick that misses.
General fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rojek avoids it really well and circles away.
General throws a push kick but Rojek slaps the foot to one side.
A nice combination there by Rojek.
General throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
General wants to clinch but Rojek slips to the side
and Rojek counters with a stiff right hand.

General moves into the clinch.
General throws a knee to the head but misses.
General takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
General landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rojek manages to break the clinch.
General doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojek circles away.
General throws the kick towards the body but Rojek avoids it.
Rojek lands a two punch combo.
General slips a jab and a cross from Rojek.
Rojek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rojek.
Rojek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rojek.

Rojek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches General napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojek wants to lay and pray for a moment but General keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojek throws an elbow but General slips to the side and avoids it well.
General is trying to escape the position but Rojek is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojek tries to score with some ground and pound. General controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rojek working away.
Zenon Rojek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rojek working the ground and pound but General is defending the strikes.
Rojek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but General sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
General takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rojek throws a right hand that General ducks under and follows up with a left that General also avoids with ease.
General tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojek tries to bum rush General with a series of wild strikes but General uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rojek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
General throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
General tries to clinch there but Rojek circles away.
General throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Rojek - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Rojek.
General tries to clinch up but Rojek circles away and keeps his distance.
General tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
General is looking to clinch but Rojek is avoiding it.
Rojek keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from General.
Rojek throws a series of punches but General avoids them all with ease.

Rojek tries to keep at a distance but General has taken the fight into the clinch.
General landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
General missing with knees to the body.
Rojek managing to block the knees to the body from General.
General misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojek has General pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. General manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
General prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenon Rojek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
General is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
General wants to stall.
General is pressed up against the cage. Rojek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag General down to the mat. General avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zenon Rojek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
General tries to clinch but Rojek moves out of range.
General is looking to clinch but Rojek is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
General tries to clinch
and Rojek counters with a left and a right that stings General.
General tries to clinch but Rojek moves out of range.
General doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojek circles away.
Bob General has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Rojek.
Nice defenses there by Rojek.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zenon Rojek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojek, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenon Rojek!