PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Rojas (ranked 2418 p4p, 284 weight class) and Sergey Chernishev (ranked 2637 p4p, 303 weight class). Chernishev has chosen MC Hovanskiy - Father in the building as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rojas
vs
Chernishev

175 cm
30
168 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

173 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Chernishev!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown but Rojas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chernishev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rojas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernishev on the side of the head.
Rojas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chernishev. Chernishev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rojas defending well as Chernishev loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Chernishev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chernishev scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Chernishev's body.
Rojas throws a hook but Chernishev avoids it easily.
Chernishev connects with a body shot.
Chernishev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernishev throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas misses with a hook. Chernishev ducked under it nicely.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chernishev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Chernishev moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Chernishev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
And Chernishev tries to counter it with a takedown but Rojas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Chernishev knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Chernishev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a few strikes there.
Chernishev lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojas takes a swing at Chernishev's ribcage but misses.
Chernishev with the counter takedown but Rojas avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Chernishev.
Rojas jabs Chernishev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chernishev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chernishev.
Chernishev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rojas rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Chernishev sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernishev is just out of range.
Rojas misses with a left hand

and Chernishev counters with a single leg into guard. Rojas didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernishev trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Rojas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rojas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernishev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rojas wants to stand up but Chernishev is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Chernishev defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Chernishev needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chernishev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chernishev wants to land a leg kick but Rojas is out of range.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chernishev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chernishev slips a straight right by Rojas.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernishev throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chernishev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Chernishev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernishev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Chernishev moved out of range nicely.
Rojas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernishev scores with a nice right hand.
Chernishev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernishev.
Sloppy strikes from Rojas. Those never looked like landing.
Chernishev fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas with a hook.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chernishev.
Chernishev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernishev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojas swings for the body but Chernishev moves out of range.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Chernishev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rojas scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chernishev lands with an overhand left.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Chernishev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Chernishev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rojas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Rojas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rojas with a nice cross.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernishev feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Rojas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chernishev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernishev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chernishev can do to turn this around?
Chernishev just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernishev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas tries to work over Chernishev's front leg with a kick but Chernishev checks it.
Chernishev with the counter takedown but Rojas avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chernishev misses with an uppercut.
Emilio Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernishev throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Chernishev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRojas.
Rojas misses with a head 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!
Chernishev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
Chernishev throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
Chernishev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojas takes a swing at Chernishev's ribcage but misses.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Rojas.
Chernishev moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Chernishev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chernishev misses with a jab to the body
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Chernishev or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas, which made it look bad.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chernishev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Rojas counters with a quick kick to the body but Chernishev blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev darts in looking for a takedown but Rojas gets double underhooks and turns Chernishev into the cage.
Emilio Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Chernishev.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chernishev walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Chernishev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Chernishev avoids the punch easily.
Rojas throws a push kick but Chernishev slaps the foot to one side.
Chernishev feints the counter takedown.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Chernishev saw that one coming.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Chernishev tries to land a leg kick but Rojas saw it coming and moves away.
Chernishev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chernishev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Chernishev is out of range.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas slips a straight right by Chernishev.
Chernishev blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Chernishev's head back.
Chernishev misses with a straight right.
Chernishev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Chernishev throws a leg kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas moves out of range as Chernishev throws a body kick.
Chernishev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Rojas. Beautiful body shot.
Chernishev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Crunch! Rojas slams his shin into Chernishev's torso.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Chernishev checks it.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chernishev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chernishev misses with a low kick as Rojas jumps back.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Chernishev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lunges at Chernishev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chernishev's hand.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernishev.
A leg kick checked by Rojas.
Chernishev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rojas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chernishev connects with a solid leg kick.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chernishev defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Chernishev moves out of range.
Rojas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernishev.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernishev.
Chernishev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Rojas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Chernishev moves away and avoids it.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Chernishev. Beautiful body shot.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Chernishev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chernishev lands with a straight right. Rojas didn't see that one coming.
Rojas throws a jab when Chernishev was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chernishev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chernishev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rojas throws a jab when Chernishev was well out of range.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chernishev's knee momentarily.
Chernishev cracks the inside of Rojas's front leg.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tests Chernishev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernishev lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chernishev misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chernishev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas jabs Chernishev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
Chernishev moves forwards but Rojas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas defending well as Chernishev loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Chernishev slips under a jab.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Chernishev moves out of range.
Chernishev cracks Rojas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rojas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rojas wants it to stay on the feet.
Rojas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chernishev tries to land a leg kick but Rojas saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chernishev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chernishev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rojas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sergey Chernishev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev scores with punches from side control.
Chernishev lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rojas sneaks out the side door and pushes Chernishev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Chernishev.
And Chernishev tries to counter it with a takedown but Rojas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas throws a body punch but Chernishev moves out of range.
A jab from Chernishev does it's job there.
Chernishev staying out of range there.
Chernishev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas throws a hook but Chernishev avoids it easily.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Emilio Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Rojas tries to sprawl but Chernishev drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Rojas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Chernishev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chernishev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rojas backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas's corner calls for a 1-2. Rojas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Chernishev didn't see that one coming.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Chernishev moves away and avoids it.
Chernishev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Chernishev slips the punch.
Rojas tries a low kick but Chernishev avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
A slow jab from Chernishev misses its intended target.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Chernishev.
Rojas lands a head shot.
Chernishev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas's corner calls for a 1-2. Rojas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chernishev misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas checks a low kick from Chernishev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Chernishev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Rojas!
Emilio Rojas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.