PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gal Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dove has chosen The Stranglers - Peaches as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodriguez
vs
Dove

184 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gal Dove!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Dove moves out of range.
Dove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dove checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dove gets caught flat footed, as Rodriguez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dove looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Dove trying to control the position.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Dove keeps moving.

Dove looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Dove actively working from the bottom here.
Dove trying to control here.

Dove looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dove is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Dove won't let him.
Rodriguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dove looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dove's head.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.
Rodriguez distracts Dove with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dove has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.
Dove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rodriguez stands and steps away. Dove gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dove moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Dove swinging wilding here.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Dove tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.

That's four 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.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dove but Dove pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dove regains full guard. Nicely done.

Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dove has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Dove's legs - danger averted.

Dove has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Dove has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Dove looks gassed!
Dove controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez cracks Dove with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rodriguez dominated that round.
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.

Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dove sprawls well. Dove wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dove slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Dove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Dove circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Dove throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dove throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Dove tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dove throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Dove is avoiding it.
Dove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Dove circles away.
Dove stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dove wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dove lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jose Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Dove misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.

Dove gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodriguez to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dove looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dove wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.

Dove looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Dove's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dove is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriguez drops an elbow to the side of Dove's head.
Rodriguez is thwarting Dove's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dove looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dove is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Rodriguez drops an elbow to the side of Dove's head.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Dove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriguez pulls his head out easily.

Dove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriguez pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Dove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriguez pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodriguez connects with a nice short shot to Dove's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Dove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dove is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez is looking to slow Dove down with leg kicks.
Dove misses with a straight left.
Gal Dove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Dove pushes him off.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dove uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Dove circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gal Dove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dove counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Dove counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Dove sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dove throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Dove circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dove counters with a left to the body.

Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Dove blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands an elbow inside.
Dove dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodriguez scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch but Dove improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dove drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dove blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Dove.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.

Dove manages to break the clinch.
Dove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Dove misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Dove makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Dove keeps it at a distance.
Dove tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Dove to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dove connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Dove cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Dove circles away easily
and Dove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Dove's leg but Dove calmly moves out of range.
Dove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dove counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dove counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dove lands with an overhand left.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Dove cracks Rodriguez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rodriguez falls backwards against the cage. Dove follows up with more strikes that drop Rodriguez to his knees. Dove keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rodriguez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gal Dove!