PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vijzera Wangva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Rodrigues has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wangva
vs
Rodrigues

178 cm
25
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Cage Wars Nutrition
Cage Wars Nutrition

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 Hilo, Vijzera Wangva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues swinging wildly here.
Wangva dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wangva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Wangva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wangva!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodrigues looking to control but Wangva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodrigues avoids the attempt from Wangva to control.
Rodrigues prevents Wangva from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangva is working hard here to advance position.
Rodrigues trying to control but Wangva is having none of it.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wangva has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wangva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wangva managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodrigues won't allow Wangva to sweep him here.
Wangva seems keen to control Rodrigues's posture.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wangva is proving hard to escape from.
Wangva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but instead Wangva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wangva wanted to stand there but Rodrigues had control of the position.
Wangva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Wangva gets to his feet. Rodrigues looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

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.
Wangva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
Wangva thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
Wangva scoring well with a low kick there.
Wangva thuds his right hand into Rodrigues's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wangva.
Wangva lands a front kick.
Wangva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wangva connects with a high kick.

It looks like Fabio Rodrigues has been cut.
A good leg kick by Wangva.
Wangva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wangva. Wangva obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Wangva.
Wangva lands a lovely overhand right.
Wangva lands a nice looking body kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vijzera Wangva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijzera Wangva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Rodrigues's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wangva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wangva.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wangva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wangva!
Wangva lands a nice looking body kick.
Wangva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wangva throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangva scores with a push kick.
Rodrigues takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wangva. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Fabio Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wangva connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wangva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Wangva.
Wangva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangva cracks the inside of Rodrigues's front leg.
Wangva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wangva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wangva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.

Wangva drives through and clinches with Rodrigues against the ropes.
Wangva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wangva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodrigues has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wangva.
Wangva lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
Wangva managing to block the knees to the body from Rodrigues.
A knee to the head by Wangva.
Wangva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wangva.
Rodrigues is looking to control Wangva's arms but Wangva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigues has his back to the ropes.
Wangva with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Wangva.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Wangva is controlling him.
Wangva lands a body shot.
Rodrigues tries to stall but Wangva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangva connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wangva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Wangva gets through Rodrigues's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangva avoids the damage to the body.
Wangva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigues up against the ropes.
Wangva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues is looking to control Wangva's arms but Wangva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigues has his back to the ropes.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues tries to circle away but Wangva has him pinned against the ropes.
Come on Rodrigues - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from Wangva.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Wangva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangva lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wangva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Wangva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wangva tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wangva to the ground. Wangva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigues takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wangva counters with a low kick, right behind Rodrigues 's knee.
Wangva scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Vijzera Wangva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Rodrigues.
Wangva jabs Rodrigues right on the nose. Rodrigues blinks but takes it well.
Vijzera Wangva is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Wangva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Wangva.
Wangva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wangva tries a head kick but it misses.
Wangva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wangva scores with a spinning back kick!
Wangva throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Wangva darts in and clinches Rodrigues up against the ropes.
Wangva avoiding damage as Rodrigues throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wangva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vijzera Wangva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Rodrigues's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wangva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigues 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Wangva.
Rodrigues fails to land the takedown.
Wangva throws a combination that misses

and Rodrigues decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wangva's guard.
Rodrigues wants to get up but he can't break Wangva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Wangva uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangva feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Rodrigues has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Wangva.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wangva.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wangva. Wangva obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wangva.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wangva.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Wangva clinches with his opponent.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangva gets an underhook and turns Rodrigues into the ropes.
Wangva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wangva avoiding damage as Rodrigues throws knees to the body.
Wangva connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva pushes Rodrigues back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wangva lands a knee to the head.
Wangva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangva avoids the damage to the body.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Wangva looking to throw knees to the head but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Wangva managing to block the knees to the body from Rodrigues.
Wangva lands a body shot.
Wangva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Wangva lands a nice uppercut.
Wangva scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Wangva has double underhooks.
Wangva controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

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

Rodrigues feints and as Wangva raises his hands in defense, Rodrigues changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wangva is on top in guard.

Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fabio Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Rodrigues throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vijzera Wangva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wangva wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wangva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vijzera Wangva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wangva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijzera Wangva!