PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rah Rah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody's entrance music is Can't tell me nothing-Kanye West. A fine choice. Dylan Cody has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cody
vs
Rah

172 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rah Rah!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rah moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Rah throws a head kick that misses.
Cody tries a head kick but it misses.
Rah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rah.
Rah wants to clinch up but Cody keeps it at a distance.

Rah rushes Cody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Cody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rah has him pressed against the cage.
Rah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cody blocks it with crossed arms.
Rah prevents Cody from breaking the clinch.
Rah scores with a knee to the head.
Cody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cody tries to score a body lock takedown but Rah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody has Rah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Cody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rah tries to land knees in the clinch but Cody avoids the damage to the body.
Rah blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody is looking to break free of the clinch but Rah has double underhooks.
Cody has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cody tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rah misses with a knee strike.
Rah keeps control of Cody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cody drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rah keeps the fight on the outside.
Rah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cody darts in trying to clinch
and Rah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cody is breathing heavily.

Rah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Rah misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rah lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rah.
Rah landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rah lands a knee to the body.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Rah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cody jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rah walks away with a smile on his face. Cody gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rah cracks the inside of Cody's front leg.

Rah gets a clinch.
Cody tries to pull guard but Rah holds him up against the cage and eventually Cody drops back down to his feet.
Rah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cody being controlled against the cage.
Rah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rah connects with a knee to the head.
Rah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rah is struggling to control the position.
Rah continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cody being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rah.
Rah is pushing Cody up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rah Rah.
Cody shoots in for a double leg but Rah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rah Rah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rah has Cody up against the cage in a clinch.
Rah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rah crunches a lovely knee into Cody's ribcage.
Rah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rah.
Rah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cody's face.
Rah leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rah tries to land a knee to the head but Cody blocks with his arms.
Cody tries to pull guard but Rah holds him up against the cage and eventually Cody drops back down to his feet.
Rah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown by Cody or perhaps it was just good defense by Rah which made him look bad.
Cody shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rah as he avoids it easily.
Cody misses with a takedown attempt
and Rah counters with a body kick that stops Cody in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Cody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rah misses with a head kick.
Rah connects with a high kick.

Cody tries to keep at a distance but Rah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rah with a knee to the head.
Rah landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rah gets underhooks to prevent Cody's takedown attempt.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rah has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rah crunches a lovely knee into Cody's ribcage.
Rah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cody's face.
Rah prevents the takedown attempt.
Cody has Rah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rah connects with a knee to the head.
Rah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Rah.
Rah landing knees to the head.
Cody throws an elbow but it misses.
Cody can't break the clinch.
Rah with a knee to the head.
Rah lands a knee to the body.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Cody wants to break free but Rah has control.
Cody jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rah walks away with a smile on his face. Cody gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cody misses with a takedown attempt - Rah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cody with a poor takedown
and Rah counters with an outside leg kick.
Cody swats away the attempt to clinch by Rah.
Cody blocks a head kick by Rah.
Rah tries to clinch up but Cody circles away and keeps his distance.
Cody tries to clinch but Rah is having none of it.
Cody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cody shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rah but Rah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cody blocks a head kick by Rah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rah but Rah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cody looks for a takedown but Rah sprawls well.
Rah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cody's head.
Rah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cody misses with a two punch combination.
Cody swats away the attempt to clinch by Rah.
Rah misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rah throws a lazy head kick
and Cody counters with a left and a right that stings Rah.
Cody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rah throws a head kick that misses.
Rah throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Cody with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by Rah misses
and Cody counters with a series of strikes. Rah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rah avoids the head kick by Cody.
Rah wants to clinch
and Cody counters with a three punch combo that has Rah backing up. Rah nods at Cody to acknowledge the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cody. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cody shoots in for a double leg but Rah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rah throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rah Rah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cody shoots for a takedown but Rah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rah Rah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters circling a little - Rah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rah throws a nice head kick!
Cody shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rah as he jumps to the side.
Cody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rah is fending him off so far but Cody persists. Nope, Rah circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Cody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rah moves into the clinch successfully.
Rah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rah landing knees to the body.
Cody changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rah stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rah. That's going to slow Cody down.
Rah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cody throws a series of punches but Rah moves out of range.
Rah throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cody.
Rah throws a nice head kick!
Rah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rah blocks a head kick by Cody.

Rah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rah avoids the elbow strike from Cody, against the cage.
Rah lands a knee to the body.
Rah stops a takedown attempt from Cody.
Cody being controlled against the cage.
Rah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cody tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rah smiles and moves away.
Rah throws a lazy head kick
and Cody counters with a two punch combo.
Cody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rah is fending him off so far but Cody persists. Nope, Rah circles away and we're back to standing.
Cody throws a lazy head kick

and Rah counters by moving into the clinch.
Rah effectively controlling the action here.
Rah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rah just leaning against Cody, taking a breather.
Cody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rah lands a nice knee to the body.
Cody tries for a takedown but Rah manages to get underhooks.
Cody tries to score a body lock takedown but Rah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cody tries to break the clinch but Rah is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rah.
Rah lands a knee to the body.
Rah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cody is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cody is trying to break free.
Rah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rah Rah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cody is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cody tries to pull guard but Rah holds him up against the cage and eventually Cody drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rah connects with a knee to the head.
Cody is working for takedown but Rah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dylan Cody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rah avoids a wild elbow strike from Cody.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rah Rah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rah 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rah Rah!