PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between tono yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Rojas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

yeo
vs
Rojas

183 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Poison Apparel

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tono yeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
yeo wants to break free but Rojas has control.
yeo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.
Rojas jumps guard but yeo stands there with Rojas around his waist. Rojas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

yeo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
yeo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
yeo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rojas to regain full guard.
Rojas controls yeo momentarily but yeo frees himself.

Rojas throws his legs up looking for a submission but yeo uses it to pass to side control.
Rojas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of yeo.
yeo trying to control the action but Rojas is working from the bottom.
Rojas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
yeo wants to control but Rojas is keeping him busy.
yeo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
yeo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rojas tries to get to full guard but yeo has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
yeo looks to clinch

and Rojas moves into the clinch.

yeo manages to break the clinch.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says yeo as he avoids it easily.
tono yeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Rojas.
Rojas closes this distance looking for a takedown but yeo circles away.
Rojas looks gassed!
Rojas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. yeo tries to avoid it but Rojas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag yeo to the ground. yeo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
yeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown but yeo shows good takedown defense.
Rojas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

yeo gets a clinch.
yeo throws a knee to the head but misses.

yeo manages to break the clinch.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and yeo moves out of range easily.
yeo tries to clinch

and Rojas counters by moving into the clinch.
yeo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yeo wants a takedown but no success here.
yeo lands a shoulder strike.

yeo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rojas uses from the top position.
yeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rojas is one step ahead there.
yeo wants to stand but Rojas is controlling the position.
yeo 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.

yeo looking for a guillotine here but Rojas defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo wants to sweep here but Rojas controlling him for the moment.

yeo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rojas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. yeo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rojas's back instead.
Even with his hooks in, yeo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rojas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rojas wants to control but yeo is having none of it.

yeo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four 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.
Rojas regains half guard.
yeo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rojas keeps working.
yeo is thwarting Rojas's attempts to control the position.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet.
yeo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tono yeo dominated that round.
That's time! yeo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

yeo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas closes the distance looking to clinch

and yeo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
yeo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rojas managing to block the knees to the body from yeo.
Rojas prevents the takedown attempt.

yeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
yeo shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojas lands a high kick!
Rojas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around yeo's waist but yeo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rojas off to one side.

Rojas forces yeo back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rojas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
yeo keeping moving, preventing Rojas from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rojas stops yeo from getting back to his feet.
yeo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rojas decides to stand up.
Rojas fails with the takedown.
tono yeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
yeo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tono yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yeo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts yeo, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rojas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
yeo gets back to full guard.

Rojas stands up and waves to yeo to follow him.
yeo throws a head kick that misses

and Rojas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
yeo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yeo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

yeo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rojas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
yeo is trying to keep Rojas in close.

yeo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas trying to stand up but can't free himself from yeo's guard.
Rojas won't allow yeo to get back to his feet.
Rojas trying to control but yeo is working from the bottom.

yeo looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rojas prevents yeo from getting a body triangle.
yeo misses with a punch to the head.
yeo throws strikes from the back but Rojas rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Rojas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

yeo clinches with his opponent.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rojas just stands there and leans against the cage.

yeo manages to break the clinch.
yeo throws a right and a left that both miss.
yeo wants to clinch but Rojas slips to the side

and Rojas counters with a shoot takedown. yeo fights it but they end up in guard.

yeo has an active guard here but Rojas has managed to pass into half guard.
Rojas trying to control from half guard but yeo is working away.
Rojas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rojas prevents yeo from improving his position.
Rojas slows the pace down in half guard.
yeo trying to get back to full guard but Rojas takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rojas wants to control the pace but yeo is squirming around nicely.

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.
yeo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
yeo has hold of Rojas's hands but Rojas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rojas wants to lay and pray for a moment but yeo keeps working.
yeo wants to get back to his feet.
Rojas working yeo over with strikes.
Rojas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but yeo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo gets back to full guard.
yeo keeping moving, preventing Rojas from controlling successfully.
yeo is looking to stand up but Rojas isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
yeo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojas tries to sprawl out of it but yeo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rojas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has yeo pinned against the cage. yeo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
yeo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rojas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
yeo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tono yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas with a lazy takedown attempt

and yeo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by yeo.

Rojas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yeo slips nicely into half guard.
yeo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
yeo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

yeo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
yeo wants to get back to his feet.
yeo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rojas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rojas is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Rojas!