PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen Zangief's Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hurley Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodriguez
vs
Zangief

194 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

213 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurley Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zangief moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zangief leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Zangief instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Zangief has control.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Zangief keeps him there for the moment.
Zangief prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.

Zangief successfully pulls guard.
Zangief keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Rodriguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zangief looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zangief looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zangief!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zangief taking a breather here.
Zangief works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Zangief content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Zangief scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodriguez to see if he's OK.
Zangief slows the pace down.
Zangief has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is working Rodriguez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zangief scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zangief lands some shots froms side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zangief working the head with strikes.
Zangief controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangief lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zangief has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief controls the position from side control.

Zangief is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zangief looks up at the clock and then as Rodriguez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zangief smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zangief just content to control the position.
Rodriguez tries to escape but Zangief is in control.
Rodriguez is not content to let Zangief control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez taking a bit of punishment here - Zangief scoring with strikes.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Zangief controls the position.
Zangief working the ground and pound from side control.
Zangief controls the position.
Zangief's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is not content to let Zangief control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Viktor Zangief was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Zangief fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.

Zangief manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zangief ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zangief no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rodriguez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zangief dives on top into guard.
Zangief advances position into side control!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zangief scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zangief just content to control the position.
Zangief grinds an elbow into Rodriguez's temple.
Rodriguez is not content to let Zangief control the position.
Zangief working the ground and pound from side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zangief moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodriguez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zangief is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rodriguez's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to his feet.
Zangief moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodriguez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zangief in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zangief cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand but Rodriguez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face as Zangief controls the position.
Zangief grinds an elbow into Rodriguez's temple.
Zangief scoring with punches and elbows.
Zangief grinds an elbow into Rodriguez's temple.
Zangief is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zangief taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Zangief dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zangief avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Zangief avoids a punch combination nicely.

Zangief gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zangief tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodriguez just stands there and leans against the cage.

Zangief manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Zangief ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Zangief misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Zangief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zangief sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zangief looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Zangief's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zangief pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurley Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Zangief.

Zangief has managed to clinch.

Zangief has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rodriguez uses from the top position.
Zangief is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zangief looking for a sweep. Not yet Zangief, not yet.
Zangief has his hands on Rodriguez's head, controlling the position.
Zangief is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zangief working over Rodriguez with some ground and pound. Rodriguez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zangief content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zangief connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Ground and pound from Zangief.
Zangief takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief moves nicely into side control.

Zangief is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here.
Zangief wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Zangief in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zangief controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Zangief has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rodriguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zangief is controlling him well.
Zangief staying calm.
Zangief lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodriguez down.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zangief cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand but Rodriguez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rodriguez is pushing Zangief's head away, looking to escape. Zangief manages to hold on to the position though.
Zangief scoring with punches from side control.
Zangief lands an elbow.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Zangief has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zangief is controlling him well.
Zangief is staying tight to Rodriguez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zangief looks up at the clock and then as Rodriguez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zangief smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zangief lands a strong strike to the head of Rodriguez. That's dazed him! Zangief looking to finish here. Rodriguez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Zangief lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Zangief!