PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinski Grang (ranked 3760 p4p, 3909 weight class) and Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 460 p4p, 481 weight class). Grang comes to the cage accompanied by JID - 151 Rum. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Grang
vs
Rodriguez

186 cm
31
215
6 - 9 - 0

186 cm
23
215
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jinski Grang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Grang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut.
Grang misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Grang avoids it easily.
Grang is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Grang's head but Grang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Grang seems unphased.
Grang with a jab.
Grang's corner calls for a 1-2. Grang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Grang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Grang.
Grang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grang lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grang throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grang blocks a jab.
Grang throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grang looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodriguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grang's head.
Grang misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Grang avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Grang.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Grang misses the target.
Grang throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grang misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Grang lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Grang slips the punch.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grang in his tracks.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grang scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grang swinging wildly here.
Grang blocks a jab.
Rodriguez cracks Grang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grang.
Grang swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Grang.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grang.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez. Rodriguez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grang staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grang.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Grang's shoulder, as Grang tries to avoid the shot.
Grang moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Grang misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grang.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Grang ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Grang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Grang should have avoided that one.
Grang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Grang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Grang throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grang counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Grang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grang slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Grang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Grang ducked under it nicely.
Grang throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santiago Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Grang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Grang misses with a straight right.
Grang throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Grang misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Grang moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grang. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grang misses with a wild body shot.
Grang lands with a nice body punch.
Grang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left and a right from Grang both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Grang ducks down to avoid it.
Grang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Grang right on the button with a cross.
Grang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grang lands with a good body shot.
Grang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Rodriguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Grang catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grang finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
Grang throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Grang is out of range.
Grang looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Grang moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grang.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Grang.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Grang avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Grang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Grang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Grang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grang walks into a jab.
Rodriguez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Grang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grang.
Jinski Grang is winning the standup battle so far.
Grang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Grang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grang throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Grang defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Grang throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez tries to move into range but Grang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Grang avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grang circles away quickly and effectively.
Grang throws an off balance right hand
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Grang throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grang misses with a wild body shot.
Grang moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Grang's shoulder, as Grang tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grang dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Grang throws a big counter combination but Rodriguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Grang saw that one coming.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Grang's head.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Grang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Grang's shoulder, as Grang tries to avoid the shot.
Grang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grang.
Grang with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Grang.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grang's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jinski Grang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Grang misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Grang.
Grang throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Grang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grang misses with a wild body shot.
Grang slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Grang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Grang.
Grang throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grang has time to react.
Grang just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Grang slips the punch.
Grang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Grang's head back.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Grang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grang.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Grang throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grang blocks a jab.
Grang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Grang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Grang throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez cracks Grang with a good jab.
Grang misses with a hook to the body
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grang looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Grang.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grang throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grang.
Grang missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Grang misses its intended target.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriguez finds it's way round the side to connect with Grang's head.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grang throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Grang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Grang slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Grang cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Grang is out of range.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Grang is out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grang misses the jab.
Grang misses with a straight right.
Grang scores with a nice right hand.
Grang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grang misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grang ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Grang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Grang's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grang thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Grang misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Grang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Grang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Grang moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Grang slips the punch.
Grang misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
A big right from Grang misses.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Grang takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!