PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brad Rood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Max
vs
Rood

190 cm
31
214 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

182 cm
27
183 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rood.
Rood throws a leg kick
and Max counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Max lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rood throws an overhand right that lands on Max's shoulder, as Max tries to avoid the shot.
Rood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Max.
That kick from Max tenderised Rood's leg. Rood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Max misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rood checks a leg kick.
Rood avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Max.
Rood misses with an uppercut.
Rood throws a push kick but Max slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rood connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rood defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Rood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rood lands with a cross.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Rood shows good takedown defense.
Brad Rood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rood defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Rood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rood ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Rood throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rood misses with a body kick.
Rood slips a jab from Max.
Max fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Max takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Max throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Max.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Max takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Max rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Max counters with a good low kick that Rood was not able to check.
Max takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Max digs a good hook to Rood's body.
Rood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rood defending well as Max loads up on a big left hand.
Max slips a straight right by Rood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max fails to land with a series of punches.
Rood avoids the head kick by Max.
Rood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Max throws a hook but Rood blocks it.
Rood swings for the body but Max moves out of range.
Rood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Max moves away from the strike by Rood.
Rood throws a looping overhand right but Max ducks down to avoid it.
Rood throws a poor cross that misses
and Max makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Max throws an overhand right that lands on Rood's shoulder, as Rood tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rood. Max does a little dance to reset his feet.
Max tries for a takedown but Rood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Max attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rood cracks Max with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rood thows a leg kick but Max checks it
and Max counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Max throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Rood.
Max throws a wild body kick that Rood sees coming a mile off.
Max misses with a hook.
Max moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Rood does no damage.
Rood cracks Max with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rood misses with a hook. Max ducked under it nicely.
Rood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Max tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brad Rood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Max under the eye.
Max goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rood loads up on a big right hand but Max slips the punch.
Max throws a hook to the side of Rood's head but Rood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rood lands a jab to Max's midsection.
Rood throws a solid leg kick but Max takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rood.
Max throws out a loose jab but Rood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rood throws a leg kick but Max sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rood scores with a jab to the body.
Rood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Max counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rood thinking.
Rood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rood cracks a nice hook into Max's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brad Rood seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Max drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Max tries to stand but Rood is controlling his head.
Rood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rood gets full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rood looking for a sweep. Not yet Rood, not yet.
Max has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rood is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rood is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to control from the top but Rood keeps moving.
Rood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Max.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Rood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Max just wasn't active enough.
Rood ducks under a wild hook from Max.
Max takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Max decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Max pulls his head out easily.
Rood is staying active underneath Max, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rood is trying to get back to full guard.
Max trying to control from Rood's half guard. Rood has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Max looking to sit in guard and control but Rood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Max controls Rood momentarily but Rood frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max keeping moving, preventing Rood from controlling successfully.

Rood drops back, looking for a kneebar! Max looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Max looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Max!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rood dodges the ground and pound from Max.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Rood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rood.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max is defended easily by Rood.
Nice takedown defense from Rood. No joy for Max on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Max.
Rood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rood.
Max walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good shot there by Rood.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rood.
Good standup being displayed there by Rood as he connects with a hook.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rood.
Rood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rood misses with a left hand
and Max counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Rood misses.
Rood cracks Max with a good jab.
Rood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Max is rocked!
Rood lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Max is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rood engages and cracks Max with a massive lead left hook - Max tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rood is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad Rood!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Brad Rood made sure he mentioned Hellbent - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.