PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Ecklar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen Real O.G. - Conejo as his entrance music. 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 Rafael Rojas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ecklar
vs
Rojas

178 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Ecklar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecklar stuns Rojas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ecklar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ecklar throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Ecklar throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Ecklar.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ecklar misses with a straight left.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas throws a combination that misses
and Ecklar counters with a stiff right hand.
Ecklar tried to score with a low kick but Rojas checks it.
And Rojas tries to counter it with a takedown but Ecklar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Ecklar misses with a takedown attempt - Rojas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ecklar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ecklar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rojas, pushing him back against the ropes.

Ecklar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ecklar looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.

Ecklar instigates a clinch.

Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ecklar misses with a combination
and Rojas counters with a left right combination that sends Ecklar crashing to the mat - Rojas wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ecklar out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Rojas!
Rafael Rojas took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.