PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heke's entrance music is She Hates Me. A fine choice. The key to victory for Jake Heke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Heke
vs
Rodriguez

187 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Heke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heke misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Heke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Heke circles away.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez defending well as Heke loads up on a big left hand.
Heke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Heke takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Heke misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Jose Rodriguez has been cut.
Heke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodriguez at a distance.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Heke keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heke but Heke pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the head but Heke blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Heke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heke managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez.
Heke takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heke dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Heke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heke tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Heke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heke blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heke's brow.
Heke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heke blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a knee to the head.

Heke breaks from the clinch.
Heke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heke but Heke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jake Heke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Heke moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heke stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Heke lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Rodriguez can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Heke and Rodriguez drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Heke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Heke!
Jake Heke retains his light heavyweight title!