|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudirez comes to the cage accompanied by Turbonegro "Prince Of The Rodeo" . Power has chosen Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix as his entrance music. Marco Rudirez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
|
185 cm
27
183 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Rudirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudirez misses with the body kick
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Rudirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power throws the left hand but Rudirez avoids the punch easily.
Rudirez throws a body kick the misses
and Power makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Rudirez misses
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rudirez throws a lazy head kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudirez throws a leg kick
and Power makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rudirez really felt that one!
Rudirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Power shoots in and gets a takedown into Rudirez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudirez pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Power trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rudirez is trying to control the position but Power postures up.
Rudirez keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Rudirez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Power doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Power manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rudirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Power looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Power working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rudirez's head.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rudirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power wants to control from the top but Rudirez keeps moving.
Rudirez pulls Power in close to prevent any damage.
Power wants to control from the top but Rudirez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudirez has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though.
Rudirez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Power postures up in Rudirez's guard and throws a big left but Rudirez blocks it.
Power passes Rudirez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rudirez has his hands clasped together around Power's back. He's all about the action.
Power is looking for a kimura but Rudirez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Power to get the leverage.
Power tries to pass to full mount but Rudirez defends it.
Power scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Power stops Rudirez from getting back to his feet.
Rudirez is defending against the submission attempts here by Power.
Rudirez trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
Rudirez trying to control but Power postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power trying to mount his opponent but Rudirez defends it.
Power is thwarting Rudirez's attempts to control the position.
Power wants to control but Rudirez is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Power content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rudirez throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a shoot takedown. Rudirez fights it but they end up in guard.
Power trying to control but Rudirez is working from the bottom.
Rudirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Power trying to move into half guard but instead Rudirez has managed to sweep!
Power is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Rudirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
Rudirez trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Rudirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rudirez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Power's guard.
Power is controlling Rudirez's trapped leg to prevent Rudirez from advancing to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rudirez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rudirez's back!
Rudirez trying to control the hands but Power won't let him.
Power throwing sloppy strikes.
Rudirez turns into Power and is now in his guard.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Power controls Rudirez momentarily but Rudirez frees himself.
Rudirez throwing strikes but missing.
Rudirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power is trying to keep Rudirez in close.
Power looking for a guillotine here but Rudirez defends easily.
Power looks gassed!
Power has Rudirez pulled in close to control his posture.
Rudirez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Power pulls Rudirez in close to prevent any damage.
Rudirez trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Power looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rudirez is one step ahead there.
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Rudirez is proving a slippery customer.
Power keeping moving, preventing Rudirez from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power.
Rudirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Power slips under a jab.
Rudirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rudirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Rudirez coming out on top.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rudirez counter with a right hand.
Power misses with a double jab
and Rudirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Power won't be happy with that.
Rudirez working the ground and pound but Power is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rudirez. Power shrugs it off though.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power moves away from the strike by Rudirez.
Rudirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Rudirez pushes Power away with a front kick.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Power is breathing heavily.
Rudirez misses with a hook to the body
and Power counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rudirez won't be happy with that.
Rudirez sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rudirez trying to control from the bottom.
Rudirez is looking to improve his position.
Max Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Power trying to control from half guard but Rudirez is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rudirez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rudirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rudirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rudirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rudirez shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.
Power lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rudirez.
A shot to the body from Power misses
and Rudirez counters with a leg kick.
Rudirez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Power sprawls well. Power wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rudirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Rudirez misses
and Power counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rudirez is not content to let Power control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is thwarting Rudirez's attempts to control the position.
Rudirez moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rudirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rudirez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Power looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rudirez working for submissions but it's allowed Power to get to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rudirez sees it coming and defends easily.
Power is stalling here. Rudirez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Power seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rudirez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rudirez working away.
Rudirez is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rudirez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez working away.
An elbow from Rudirez crashes against the mat.
Rudirez is chipping away with strikes.
Power manages to get back to half guard.
Rudirez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Power has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rudirez is working away from the top position though.
Power is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rudirez is staying active.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rudirez lands a nice short elbow.
Power is trying to control but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez winds up and cracks Power with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rudirez working Power over with strikes.
Rudirez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Power tries to get to full guard but Rudirez has control of the leg.
Power is trying is best to control the position here.
Rudirez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rudirez looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rudirez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Power has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Power wants to hold on but Rudirez pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Power keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Power regains half guard.
Power avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rudirez.
Power trying to control from the bottom.
Rudirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rudirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rudirez prevents Power from improving his position.
Rudirez winds up and cracks Power with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Power sees it coming and defends easily.
Power with the active half guard here but Rudirez passes nicely into side control.
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
Rudirez working the head with strikes.
Rudirez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Power is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Rudirez will probably get the nod.
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!
Rudirez throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Power misses
and Rudirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Rudirez moves away and avoids it.
Rudirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rudirez throws a lazy head kick
and Power counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Power has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Rudirez.
Power attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rudirez thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power counters with a slapping leg kick.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Power.
Rudirez misses with an uppercut
and Power makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rudirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rudirez stuffs the takedown attempt from Power. Power gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rudirez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Power takes a step back to recover.
Rudirez looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Rudirez throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power scores with a nice body kick.
Marco Rudirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudirez.
The fighters circling - Rudirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power misses with a hook
and Rudirez counters with a head kick. That will keep Power thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rudirez throws a head kick that misses
and Power makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Rudirez misses
and Power counters with a slapping leg kick.
Power pushes Rudirez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power wants a takedown but no success here.
Rudirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Rudirez missing with knees to the body.
Rudirez lands a shoulder strike.
Rudirez misses with a knee to the head.
Rudirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Power tries to break free but Rudirez pushes him back against the cage.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudirez avoids the damage to the body.
Rudirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Power blocking some punches.
Rudirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rudirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power throws a low kick but Rudirez avoids it.
Rudirez takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Rudirez 's knee.
Power moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rudirez fails to land.
A short uppercut from Power.
Power manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Power misses
and Rudirez counters with a low kick, right behind Power 's knee.
Power stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Power wants it to stay on the feet.
Rudirez tries to clinch up
and Power counters with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Power clobbers Rudirez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Rudirez off balance momentarily.
Max Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rudirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudirez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Power shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rudirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Marco Rudirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Rudirez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rudirez checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Rudirez misses
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rudirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rudirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rudirez doesn't seem phased though.
Rudirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power swings for the body but Rudirez moves out of range.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rudirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Power as Rudirez shoots in.
A lazy body kick from Rudirez
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Rudirez lands a nice looking body kick.
Rudirez shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.
Rudirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Power shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez wants to control but Power is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Power wants to pass to mount but Rudirez is defending the position.
Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rudirez defending well though.
Rudirez tries to get to full guard but Power has control of the leg.
Power is trying to control. Rudirez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Power content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rudirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Power is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Max Power!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Max Power!
Max Power wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
