PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Acosta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rojas
vs
Acosta

185 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Acosta.
Acosta on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Rojas drives through and clinches with Acosta against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rojas.
Acosta looks winded!
A body shot lands from Rojas.
Rojas gets through Acosta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rojas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rojas is working Acosta over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.

Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
Rojas misses with a two punch combination.
Rojas stuns Acosta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas works Acosta's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.

Rojas rushes Acosta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rojas scores with a shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body.

Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rojas lands with a cross.
Rojas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.

Rojas breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with the combination.
Acosta tries for a takedown but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rojas lands with a nice body punch.

Rojas gets a clinch.
Rojas digs a right hand into Acosta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Acosta's gas tank.
Acosta keeps control of Rojas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rojas.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike.

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

Rojas clinches up against the cage.
Rojas is trying to push Acosta away but Acosta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rojas.

Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rojas gets a clinch.
Rojas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.
Rojas works on Acosta's body with a couple of short punches.
Rojas presses Acosta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rojas lands with a short shot to the head.

Rojas breaks from the clinch.
Rojas misses with the combination.

Rojas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.
Rojas can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.
Rojas cracks Acosta with a nice body shot.
Rojas lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Acosta is rocked!
Rojas scores with a hook to the body.
Acosta is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Rojas creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Acosta with a big uppercut! Acosta tries to clinch up but Rojas pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Acosta to the mat! Acosta covers up and Rojas unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nelson Rojas!
A very excited looking Nelson Rojas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.