PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nate towles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rhodes
vs
towles

185 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
177 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, nate towles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes misses with the combination.
A jab from Rhodes finds it's way through towles's defenses.
A combination from Rhodes does no damage.
towles slips a straight right by Rhodes.
Rhodes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhodes scores with a kick to the midsection.
towles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
towles doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhodes circles away.
Rhodes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhodes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rhodes digs a good hook to towles's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from towles.
towles moves forwards but Rhodes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
towles looks gassed!
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes connects with a body shot.
Rhodes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cody Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rhodes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
towles trying to control but Rhodes postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rhodes in particular looking to stall.
Rhodes wants to stand but towles has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

towles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhodes pulls his head out easily.
Rhodes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Rhodes escapes and gets back to his feet.
towles takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rhodes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
towles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhodes content just to control the position here.
towles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Rhodes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but towles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes works towles's body with a nice hook.
towles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rhodes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
towles is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to stand but can't do so whilst towles controls his leg.
Rhodes content to control rather than advance.

towles with the active half guard here but Rhodes passes nicely into side control.

Rhodes stands up and beckons towles to his feet.

That's two 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.
Rhodes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cody Rhodes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
towles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rhodes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhodes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rhodes lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rhodes does no damage.
Rhodes is looking to land body kicks.
Rhodes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but towles moves away.
Rhodes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rhodes there.
Rhodes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
towles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhodes can pounce on him.
Rhodes lands with a right hand.
Rhodes swings for the body but towles moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a two punch combination.
Rhodes swings for the body but towles moves out of range.
Rhodes lands a nice looking kick to the body. towles takes a step back to recover.
towles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rhodes lunges at towles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by towles's hand.
Nice jab there from Rhodes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhodes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Rhodes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rhodes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
towles misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhodes counters with a nice low kick that buckles towles's knee momentarily.
towles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rhodes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhodes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cody Rhodes is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Rhodes scores with a four punch combination!
Rhodes is looking to wear down towles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhodes lands a right hook to the body.
towles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes looks to land a combination but towles avoids it well.
towles avoids the head kick by Rhodes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
towles shoots and misses

and Rhodes counters with a takedown into side control.
towles stops Rhodes from passing to mount.
towles regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rhodes's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rhodes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

towles actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes prevents towles from improving his position.
towles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
towles wants to control the action here but instead Rhodes manages to pass to full mount!
towles is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes content just to control the position here.
towles is looking to improve his position but Rhodes isn't that keen on the idea.
Rhodes looking to control and managing it successfully.
towles is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rhodes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rhodes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that towles can do to turn this around?
Rhodes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
nate towles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cody Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Rhodes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhodes 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Rhodes!