PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen has chosen DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blanco Rocha
vs
Janssen

190 cm
29
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

176 cm
31
181 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen lands a glancing blow to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Janssen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blanco Rocha can pounce on him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janssen misses with a knee strike.
Janssen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Janssen in his tracks for a moment.
Janssen lands a body shot.
Blanco Rocha misses with some punches.
Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Janssen avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janssen.
Janssen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janssen wants to stall.
Blanco Rocha takes a shot to the head.
Janssen takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Janssen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow just above Janssen 's eye.
Janssen struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Janssen stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco Rocha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Janssen's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Blanco Rocha.
Janssen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blanco Rocha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Janssen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janssen is looking to control Blanco Rocha's arms but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janssen has his back to the cage.
Janssen dodges an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Janssen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blanco Rocha up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Janssen's defenses.
Janssen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janssen avoids it.
Janssen looking to stall.
Janssen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janssen dodges an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Blanco Rocha is controlling him.
Blanco Rocha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janssen's elbow.
A body shot lands from Janssen.
Janssen is looking to control Blanco Rocha's arms but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janssen has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Janssen.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janssen avoids it.
Blanco Rocha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janssen wants to stall.
Janssen throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen misses with the head strike.
Janssen dodges an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Janssen stalling in the clinch but Blanco Rocha improves position.
Blanco Rocha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janssen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
Janssen slowing the pace effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janssen wants to take the fight to the mat but Blanco Rocha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Janssen in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blanco Rocha tries a body shot but Janssen blocks it.
Janssen looking to stall.
Blanco Rocha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janssen blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Janssen digs a good hook to Blanco Rocha's body.
Blanco Rocha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Janssen swings for the body but Blanco Rocha moves out of range.
Janssen looks to throw the jab but Blanco Rocha is out of range.
Blanco Rocha walks into a stiff left hand from Janssen.
Blanco Rocha misses with a low kick.
Blanco Rocha tries to score with a low kick but Janssen moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blanco Rocha.
Janssen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Janssen lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blanco Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Janssen.
Janssen throws out a powerful jab.
Janssen scores with a jab. Blanco Rocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blanco Rocha feints and then cracks Janssen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janssen down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco Rocha doesn't manage to clinch there - Janssen circles away.
Blanco Rocha keeps Janssen at a distance using the push kick.
Janssen misses with a hook to the body

and Blanco Rocha moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands a damaging elbow.
Janssen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janssen is looking to control Blanco Rocha's arms but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janssen has his back to the cage.
Janssen lands a shoulder strike.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janssen lands a shoulder strike.
Blanco Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
Janssen stalling against the cage.
Janssen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blanco Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Vergil Blanco Rocha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janssen blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Janssen swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janssen wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanco Rocha won't allow it.
Janssen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janssen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
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!
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janssen.
Blanco Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha with a knee to the head.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco Rocha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.
Blanco Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Janssen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janssen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janssen misses with a body punch.
Janssen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from Janssen.
Janssen pushes Blanco Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janssen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blanco Rocha avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Blanco Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
A short uppercut from Blanco Rocha.

Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janssen misses with a right hand
and Blanco Rocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Janssen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blanco Rocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Janssen.
Janssen is thwarting Blanco Rocha's attempts to control the position.
Janssen is trying to control. Blanco Rocha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Janssen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blanco Rocha!
Janssen tries to control but Blanco Rocha wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jan Janssen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Blanco Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Janssen misses.
Janssen fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanco Rocha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Janssen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blanco Rocha. Blanco Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
Jan Janssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janssen sizes up Blanco Rocha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Janssen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janssen connects with a nice looking jab.
Blanco Rocha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Janssen shoots in but no luck this time.
Blanco Rocha thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanco Rocha misses the target.
Blanco Rocha lands with a nice combination. Janssen backs away looking to recover.
Blanco Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Janssen.
Janssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanco Rocha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Janssen.
Blanco Rocha misses with a series of wild punches.
Blanco Rocha moves out of range of the body kick from Janssen.
Janssen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Janssen lands a nice shot that snaps Blanco Rocha's head back.
Blanco Rocha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Blanco Rocha.
Janssen defending well as Blanco Rocha loads up on a big left hand.
Blanco Rocha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blanco Rocha slips a jab from Janssen.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up but Janssen circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanco Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen misses with a hook.
Blanco Rocha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janssen misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen throws a shot from downtown. Blanco Rocha moves away and avoids it.
Blanco Rocha avoids the body shot from Janssen.
A telegraphed right hand from Janssen misses the target.
Jan Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blanco Rocha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
A swing and a miss from Janssen.
Janssen checks a leg kick.
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!
Blanco Rocha moves out of range as Janssen throws a body kick.
Janssen misses with a body shot.
Blanco Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Janssen has managed to clinch.
Janssen lands a body shot.
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janssen is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
A nice left hand lands by Janssen.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janssen is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow that misses.
Janssen avoids the elbow strike from Blanco Rocha, against the cage.
Janssen avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from Janssen.
Janssen avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Janssen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanco Rocha with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Janssen fails to land.
Janssen blocks an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Janssen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janssen effectively controlling the action here.
Janssen scores with a shot to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janssen misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vergil Blanco Rocha.
I think Blanco Rocha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vergil Blanco Rocha!
A victorious Vergil Blanco Rocha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.