PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Osvaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osvaldo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rihanna - Rude boy. Travis Osvaldo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rodrigues
vs
Osvaldo

192 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Osvaldo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodrigues closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osvaldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rodrigues controls the position.
Osvaldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rodrigues taking a breather here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodrigues seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Osvaldo for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osvaldo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rodrigues controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bruno Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Osvaldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Bruno Rodrigues has been cut.
Osvaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osvaldo wants to clinch

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodrigues is controlling the pace.
Osvaldo looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osvaldo is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
Rodrigues passes to side control.
Rodrigues taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues advances to full mount.
Rodrigues controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Rodrigues .

Rodrigues looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osvaldo tries to kick Rodrigues off but Rodrigues keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodrigues content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodrigues 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno 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.

Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodrigues slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bruno Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Osvaldo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Osvaldo!
Osvaldo really wants to buck Rodrigues off and get back to his feet.
Rodrigues sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues leaning against his opponent.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Osvaldo has double underhooks.
Rodrigues has Osvaldo pushed against the cage.
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osvaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osvaldo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Rodrigues scores with a takedown into Osvaldo's guard.
Rodrigues not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues passes into half guard.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but Osvaldo defending well.
Rodrigues is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodrigues looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodrigues is taking a breather. Osvaldo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Osvaldo looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruno Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.

Rodrigues drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rodrigues advances nicely into full mount.
Rodrigues looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodrigues has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno 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. This is the final round!

Rodrigues clinches with his opponent.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
Rodrigues pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Osvaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rodrigues works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rodrigues controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodrigues passes Osvaldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the pace.
Osvaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodrigues is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues controlling from mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two 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.

Bruno Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Osvaldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodrigues to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodrigues is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osvaldo can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues is pushing down on Osvaldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Osvaldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodrigues has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodrigues controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Osvaldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodrigues to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodrigues stays in close to Osvaldo's body and controls the position.
Bruno Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodrigues , 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Rodrigues !