PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Metal Angel (ranked 3682 p4p, 3712 weight class) and Rodney Derek (ranked 238 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Angel
vs
Derek

172 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Metal Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Derek!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel wants to clinch.
Angel swings for the body but Derek moves out of range.
Angel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDerek.
Angel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angel throws a jab when Derek was well out of range.
Angel throws a big shot that misses.
Derek scores with a spinning back kick!
Angel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angel tries to clinch there but Derek circles away.
Derek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Angel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Angel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Derek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Derek moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Derek walks away with a smile on his face. Angel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Derek keeps the fight on the outside.
Derek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Angel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Derek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angel misses with a left hand
and Derek counters with a three punch combo that has Angel backing up. Angel nods at Derek to acknowledge the strikes.
Derek moves out of range as Angel strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Derek. Those never looked like landing.
Derek throws a sloppy head kick and Angel moves out of range easily.
Angel tries to clinch but Derek is having none of it.
Angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Derek slips a jab from Angel.
Angel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Derek counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derek throws out a leg kick but Angel moves out of range and Derek only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Derek.
Derek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angel was well out of range. Poor timing from Derek.
Derek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angel.
Angel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Derek counters with a straight right hand.
Angel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Angel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Derek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Angel misses with the combination.
Derek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Angel looks to land a combination but Derek avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Angel.
Derek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Angel swinging wildly here.
Derek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Derek misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Derek.
Angel tries to bum rush Derek with a series of wild strikes but Derek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Derek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice combination there by Derek.
Angel tries to clinch but Derek moves out of range.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Derek's shoulder, as Derek tries to avoid the shot.
Derek jabs Angel right on the nose. Angel blinks but takes it well.
Derek feints and then cracks Angel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angel down.
Derek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel throws a right hand that misses
and Derek counters with a low kick, right behind Angel 's knee.
Angel tries to clinch up but Derek circles away and keeps his distance.
Derek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel walks into a stiff left hand from Derek.
Derek throws a low kick but Angel avoids it.
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angel.
Derek thuds his shin into the meat of Angel's side.
Derek lands with a hook. Angel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Angel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Derek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Angel throws a combination that misses
and Derek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Derek thumps Angel with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Derek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Angel is looking to clinch but Derek is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Derek. Angel shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derek lands a two punch combo.
Angel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Derek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Derek connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Derek dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Derek closes the distance and pushes Angel back into the cage.
Angel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Derek walks away with a smile on his face. Angel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Angel misses with a series of wild punches.
Angel misses with a series of wild punches.
Derek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Derek tries a head kick but it misses.
Derek misses the shot to the body.
Angel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Derek manages to circle out of the way.
Angel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angel misses with a straight left.
Derek works Angel's body with a nice hook.
Derek throws a nice looking combination but Angel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angel.
Angel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Angel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Angel looks to clinch
and Derek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angel misses with an uppercut
and Derek counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Derek.
Angel just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Derek swats away the attempt to clinch by Angel.
Derek lands a high kick!
Derek misses the shot to the body.
Derek throws a front kick aimed at Angel's knee but Angel avoids it well.
Angel throws a hook but Derek avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel throws a combination that misses
and Derek counters with a left and a right that stings Angel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Angel has time to react.
Rodney Derek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Angel misses the body punch
and Derek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Derek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Derek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Derek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Angel misses with a double jab.
Angel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derek looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A cross from Angel lands.
Angel lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derek circles away quickly and effectively.
Angel slips a jab and a cross from Derek.
Angel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Angel throws a shot to the body.
Angel cracks a nice hook into Derek's ribs.
Angel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angel is looking to clinch.
Derek just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Angel misses
and Derek counters with a one-two to the body.
Derek throws a head kick but Angel moves out of range.
Derek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Sloppy strikes from Derek. Those never looked like landing.
Angel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derek thuds his shin into the meat of Angel's side.
Angel throws a looping overhand right but Derek ducks down to avoid it.
Derek thinks about the counter body kick.
Derek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Derek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Derek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angel blocks a head kick by Derek.
Derek is looking to score with low kicks.
Angel tries to clinch but Derek moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Metal Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angel takes a swing at Derek's ribcage but misses.
Angel misses with a right hand
and Derek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Derek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Derek misses with a body kick.
Angel tries to clinch there but Derek circles away.
Derek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Derek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Derek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Derek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Derek slips a jab from Angel.
Angel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derek circles away quickly and effectively.
Derek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Angel scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Angel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Angel wants to clinch up but Derek keeps it at a distance.
Derek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Angel as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Angel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Angel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derek circles away quickly and effectively.
Derek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Angel momentarily.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Angel back to the cage. Derek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Angel throws a big shot that misses.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Derek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Angel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Derek scores with a jab.
Derek misses with the combination.
Derek looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
Angel is looking for a counter combo.
Derek throws a sloppy head kick and Angel moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel misses with a hook
and Derek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derek keeps the fight on the outside.
Angel avoids the head kick by Derek.
Angel wants to clinch up but Derek keeps it at a distance.
Angel just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Derek slips a jab from Angel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angel darts in trying to clinch
and Derek counters with an inside leg kick.
Angel misses with a right hand
and Derek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Nice body kick from Derek.
Angel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Metal Angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derek tries to land a front kick but Angel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Derek throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Derek does no damage.
Angel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derek.
Angel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Derek.
Angel throws a combination that misses
and Derek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Derek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angel at a distance.
Derek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Derek counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Derek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derek throws a sloppy head kick and Angel moves out of range easily.
Angel tries to clinch but Derek is having none of it.
Angel misses with a lunging right hand
and Derek counters with a nice body shot.
Derek slips a straight right by Angel.
Metal Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Derek.
A jab from Angel misses.
Derek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Angel with a body shot.
Angel slips a jab and a cross from Derek.
Angel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Angel misses.
Rodney Derek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Derek lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Derek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Derek 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Derek!