PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tamong Kodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kodo
vs
Rodriguez de Lima

170 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR $6 and Laundering 90%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamong Kodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez de Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Kodo misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez de Lima feints and then cracks Kodo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kodo down.
Kodo tests Rodriguez de Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to clinch up but Kodo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez de Lima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez de Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kodo misses with a hook to the body

and Rodriguez de Lima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kodo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez de Lima prevents a body shot from Kodo.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to land knees to the body.
Kodo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kodo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodriguez de Lima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez de Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Rodriguez de Lima.
Kodo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kodo manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kodo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kodo. Rodriguez de Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez de Lima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kodo circles away.
Tamong Kodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima shoots in and drives through. Kodo sprawls well.
Rodriguez de Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kodo.
Kodo throws a body punch but Rodriguez de Lima moves out of range.
Kodo throws a jab when Rodriguez de Lima was well out of range.
Rodriguez de Lima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kodo eats them both and turns towards Rodriguez de Lima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tamong Kodo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kodo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez de Lima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez de Lima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kodo leaning against his opponent.
Rodriguez de Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Kodo won't allow it.
Rodriguez de Lima is trying to maintain a safe position but Kodo gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez de Lima into the cage.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kodo manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima ducks under a wild hook from Kodo.
Kodo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez de Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez de Lima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rodriguez de Lima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodriguez de Lima wants to control the pace but Kodo is squirming around nicely.
Rodriguez de Lima throwing strikes here but Kodo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rodriguez de Lima fails to take his opponent's back.
Rodriguez de Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rodriguez de Lima has hold of Kodo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kodo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Rodriguez de Lima dominated that round.
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.

Rodriguez de Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
Kodo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez de Lima counters with an outside leg kick.
Kodo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez de Lima. Rodriguez de Lima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez de Lima moves away.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to clinch there but Kodo circles away.
Kodo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez de Lima. Rodriguez de Lima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Rodriguez de Lima is rocked!
Kodo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rodriguez de Lima's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kodo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamong Kodo!