PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Liberate. Mayer has chosen Dansa Med Vapen as his entrance music. Philip Mayer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Mayer

178 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Nutrition 101

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayer on the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Mayer off the cage and back into rage.
Rodrigues stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayer. Mayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigues cracks Mayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues thuds a left hand into Mayer's body.
Rodrigues ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodrigues's waist but Rodrigues gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayer off to one side.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.
Rodrigues throws a combination. Mayer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodrigues.
A punch lands to the side of Mayer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Mayer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigues slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayer looks gassed!

Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rodrigues scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayer in his tracks.
Philip Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayer misses with a takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Mayer is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Mayer misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mayer's head backwards.
Rodrigues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodrigues throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigues scores with a takedown into Mayer's guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mayer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodrigues scores with a nice strike.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rodrigues seems to be working for a kimura but Mayer defends the submission attempt.

Rodrigues wants to work for an arm triangle but Mayer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigues is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mayer looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Rodrigues there.

Rodrigues stands up and beckons Mayer to join him on the feet.
Mayer misses with a takedown

so Rodrigues counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodrigues controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rodrigues stands up from Mayer's guard - Rodrigues perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rodrigues throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigues doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigues manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mayer is working an open guard so Rodrigues takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues clinches up with Mayer and pushes him back against the cage.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch.
Rodrigues connects with a jab.
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rodrigues dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
Mayer misses with a takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a left to the body.
Mayer takes one on the button.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Gabriel Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat.

Rodrigues looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rodrigues stands up and waves to Mayer to follow him.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodrigues scores with a four punch combination!

Rodrigues takes the fight into the clinch.

Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues has managed to clinch.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigues lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rodrigues counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodrigues.

Rodrigues stands up and waves to Mayer to follow him.
Rodrigues tests Mayer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabriel Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mayer in his tracks.
Rodrigues lands a nice hook to Mayer's body. Mayer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Mayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues scores with a takedown into Mayer's guard.

Mayer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rodrigues uses it to pass to side control.

Rodrigues decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues is working the combinations to good effect here.

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayer, pushing him back against the cage.

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Rodrigues.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodrigues. That snapped Mayer's head back.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodrigues.
Mayer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodrigues lands a with a good body shot.
Mayer shoots and misses
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.

Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rodrigues stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rodrigues rushes Mayer and presses him up against the cage.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Rodrigues counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rodrigues stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rodrigues both land. Nice combination.
Rodrigues scores with a hook.
Rodrigues lunges at Mayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mayer's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that Mayer semi-blocks.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combo that has Mayer backing up. Mayer nods at Rodrigues to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.

Rodrigues manages to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mayer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodrigues manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mayer has Rodrigues in his guard.

Rodrigues stands and steps away. Mayer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rodrigues connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot.
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Mayer needs to keep his hands up - Rodrigues had a free shot at his head there.
Mayer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rodrigues is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mayer.
Rodrigues with a hook.
Mayer has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigues counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rodrigues pushes Mayer up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues prevents a takedown attempt there.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mayer is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodrigues.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mayer is just riding it out for now. Rodrigues eventually gives up the hold.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Mayer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Mayer actively working from the bottom here.

Rodrigues stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a two punch combo.
Philip Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodrigues!
Mayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gabriel Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Mayer.

Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.

Rodrigues decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mayer tries for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away easily
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Mayer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodrigues.
Mayer fails with the takedown
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer moves forwards but Rodrigues connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigues.
Mayer is looking to reverse the position.

Rodrigues stands up.
Mayer walks into a straight right hand from Rodrigues.

Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayer tries to get to full guard but Rodrigues has control of the leg.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayer defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Mayer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mayer moves into full guard.

Mayer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rodrigues is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mayer.
Mayer is trying to improve his position.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodrigues's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rodrigues!