PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Johnson (ranked 2644 p4p, 3319 weight class) and Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 293 p4p, 376 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
Rodrigues

190 cm
19
280
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
247
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigues ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigues.
Johnson throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodrigues is working Johnson over against the cage.
Rodrigues gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodrigues lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

It looks like Fedor Johnson has been cut.
A short right from Rodrigues on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Rodrigues.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Rodrigues on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Rodrigues lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Rodrigues finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rodrigues!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adilson Rodrigues!
After winning the bout, Adilson Rodrigues thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.