PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 5869 p4p, 5443 weight class) and Dan Rodriguez (ranked 503 p4p, 479 weight class). Dan Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Banner's chin.

Banner
vs
Rodriguez

189 cm
19
255
1 - 1 - 0

166 cm
19
135
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big heart

Great elbows
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Rodriguez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Banner lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Rodriguez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
Banner lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Banner.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banner scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Banner with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Banner pushes Rodriguez away with a front kick.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Banner - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Banner is having none of it.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner connects with a crisp jab.
Banner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banner to score with a decent uppercut.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
A left lands for Banner.
A big left from Banner misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banner.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Rodriguez unleashes a big counter combination but Banner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Banner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Banner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner works the jab nicely.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner scores with a three punch combo!
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Banner misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Banner.
Rodriguez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Banner scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banner clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruce Banner is winning the standup battle so far.

Banner closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat! Rodriguez uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Dan Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banner with a jab.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Banner.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Banner.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Banner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banner connects with a quick right hand that sends Rodriguez tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Banner!