PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into the arena with Dialecto Caliche blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Alejandro Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodriguez
vs
Bordes

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Bordes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Bordes circles away.

Bordes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bordes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bordes is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

Bordes is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordes misses with the ground and pound.
Bordes is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bordes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bordes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rodriguez is avoiding damage well.
Bordes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Bordes is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.

Bordes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Bordes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bordes throws a strike aimed at the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez avoids it well.

Bordes is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.

Bordes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bordes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bordes dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Bordes's head and hops out.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bordes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bordes connects with a decent elbow.
Bordes in side control, throwing shots but Rodriguez defends.

Bordes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bordes cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks Bordes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bordes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rodriguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez defending against the ground and pound.
Bordes landing strikes.
Bordes working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.

Bordes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rodriguez is trying to escape and Bordes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rodriguez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bordes! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Bordes!