PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matheo Rojas (ranked 2278 p4p, 262 weight class) and Andy Bogard (ranked 2572 p4p, 297 weight class). 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.

Rojas
vs
Bogard

182 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

171 cm
24
150 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas is looking to chop away at Bogard's legs.
Bogard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rojas lands with a good body shot.
Bogard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bogard wants to clinch.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas connects with a body shot that sends Bogard's belly button to the back.
Bogard slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogard.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas lands with a hook. Bogard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bogard shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojas tries to sprawl out of it but Bogard 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a jab to the body
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rojas pinned against the cage. Rojas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rojas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rojas connects with a single shot there.
Rojas throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
Rojas sets himself, and Bogard steps forward looking for the clinch! Rojas avoids it this time.
Bogard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rojas's calf.
Bogard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogard walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
Rojas slips under a jab from Bogard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bogard's calf.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Bogard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rojas.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Bogard saw that one coming.
Rojas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bogard tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Bogard throws a right hand that misses
and Rojas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bogard thinking.
Bogard misses with a shot to the body
and Rojas counters with a leg kick.
Bogard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rojas counters with a nice body kick.
Bogard moves out of range of the leg kick from Rojas.
Rojas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck for Bogard with that takedown attempt.
Matheo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bogard.
Rojas drops his hands momentarily and Bogard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bogard swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses
and Rojas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a low kick, looking for Rojas's leg but Rojas calmly moves out of range.
Rojas slips a jab from Bogard.
Rojas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rojass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard wants to land a leg kick but Rojas is out of range.
Bogard thows a body kick. Rojas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Bogard moved out of range.
Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojas throws a counter high kick but Bogard was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bogard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogard.
And Rojas counters with a quick kick to the body but Bogard blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Rojas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas cracks a nice hook into Bogard's ribs.
Bogard thows a leg kick but Rojas checks it
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas cracks the inside of Bogard's front leg.
Rojas checks the leg kick.
Bogard throws a leg kick
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.

Bogard gets a clinch.
Bogard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rojas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bogard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rojas's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Bogard.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Bogard blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheo Rojas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bogard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rojas wants it to stay on the feet.
Bogard defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogard checks it well.
Bogard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
Bogard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas throws a low kick but Bogard moves out of range easily.
Matheo Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rojas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bogard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard lands with a right hand.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a left hand
and Bogard counters with a nice leg kick.
Bogard wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Bogard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogard tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Rojas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bogard is out of range and Rojas settles back down.
Rojas wants to slow Bogard down by chopping away at his legs.
Bogard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rojas with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bogard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas throwing a counter right hand but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Bogard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bogard misses with a straight left.
Rojas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Bogard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries to clinch up
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas scores with a hook.
Bogard misses with a body shot
and Rojas counters with a good low kick that Bogard was not able to check.
Bogard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rojas throws a leg kick
and Bogard counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogard lands a body shot.
Bogard connects with a single shot there.
Rojas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bogard checks a low kick from Rojas.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Bogard moves his leg out of the way.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bogard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bogard blocks the low kick.
Bogard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bogard misses with a hook.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Rojas.
Rojas scores with a nice strike.
Bogard tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Rojas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Rojas throws out a powerful jab.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogard can do to turn this around?
Bogard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Bogard knows he should have avoided that one.

Bogard drives through and clinches with Rojas against the cage.
Rojas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Rojas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bogard has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Rojas cracks Bogard with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rojas.
Bogard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bogards head.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Rojas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rojas stalling in the clinch.
Bogard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bogard throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bogard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.

Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheo Rojas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Bogard lands the left hand.
Bogard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bogard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rojas misses with a hook.

Bogard has managed to clinch.
Rojas lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Matheo Rojas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bogard misses with the head strike.
Bogard blocks a body shot from Rojas.

Rojas breaks the clinch.
Bogard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bogard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas scores with a nice right hand.
Bogard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bogard tries to clinch up.
Rojas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogard. Bogard obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard walks into a jab.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bogard moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Bogard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Bogard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Bogard didn't see that one coming.

Bogard is rocked!
Bogard wants to clinch.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Bogard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas digs a good body shot into Bogard's ribs.
Rojas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Matheo Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Bogard tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rojas.
Bogard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojas.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogard blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries to clinch
and Rojas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andy Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Rojas lands a really nice looking cross but Bogard seems unphased.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rojas counters with a leg kick.
Bogard tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Bogard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Bogard closes the distance and pushes Rojas back into the cage.
Bogard has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a combination. Bogard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bogard moves into the clinch successfully.

Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bogard's head.
Bogard is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bogard seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogard misses the shot to the body.
Bogard throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogard swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rojas counter with a right hand.
Bogard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bogard with a jab.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Bogard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheo Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheo Rojas!
After winning the bout, Matheo Rojas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.