PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Buckley (ranked 3216 p4p, 24472 weight class) and Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 432 p4p, 726 weight class). Joaquin Buckley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buckley
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
28
200
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
215
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Savage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Buckley wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.

Buckley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buckley lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.

It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Buckley has double underhooks.
Buckley connects with a knee to the head.
Buckley lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Santiago Rodriguez's cut even more.
Buckley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckley working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Buckley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

The cut above Santiago Rodriguez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckley .
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Buckley scores with a hook to the body.
Buckley lands a damaging elbow.

Santiago Rodriguez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buckley stalling in the clinch.
Buckley has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
Buckley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Buckley lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buckley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage.
Buckley crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Buckley presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckley .

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santiago Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joaquin Buckley !