PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Roller Coaster of Love. Rood has chosen Enter Sandman, by Metallica as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Porter
vs
Rood

178 cm
25
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Porter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rood avoids the body shot from Porter.
Rood looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.

Rood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Porter is looking to get to half guard.
Rood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rood thowing shots but they're missing.
Rood raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Matt Porter has been cut.

Rood goes for an armbar but Porter turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Porter.
Rood is pulling down on Porter's head. It's preventing any offense from Porter, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood is trying to keep Porter in close.

Porter stands and steps away. Rood gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rood.
Rood in side control lands a decent elbow.

Rood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Porter, who protects the arm well.

Porter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Matt Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Rood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Rood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porter misses with a hook.
Rood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Porter scoring well with a low kick there.
Rood lands a nice looking body shot.
Rood moves away from the strike by Porter.
Porter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Porter misses with a hook. Rood ducked under it nicely.
Rood takes one to the side of the head.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Rood.
Porter throws and low kick but Rood moves out of range easily.

Rood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rood throws a strike aimed at the side of Porter's head but Porter avoids it well.
Porter regains half guard, as Rood was trying to land strikes.
Rood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter working to try and regain half guard.
Rood scoring with strikes but Porter is staying in there.

Matt Porter's cut is getting worse.
Porter is squirming around, avoiding Rood's attempts to control the action.
Rood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Porter's face.

Matt Porter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rood working Porter over with strikes here.

Jeez, Matt Porter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Porter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brad Rood!
Brad Rood is the new welterweight champion!