PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julius Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laban Pylse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pylse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crack Addict. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rodrigo
vs
Pylse

170 cm
18
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Laban Pylse!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pylse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigo circles away quickly and effectively.

Rodrigo has Pylse up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pylse prevents it.
Rodrigo tries a body shot but Pylse blocks it.
Rodrigo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pylse is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Pylse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pylse prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Rodrigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pylse working hard to break the clinch.
Pylse gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigo's takedown attempt.

Pylse manages to break the clinch.
Pylse throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rodrigo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodrigo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodrigo stops Pylse from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo prevents Pylse from standing back up.
Rodrigo is taking a breather. Pylse 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julius Rodrigo.
Pylse checks a low kick from Rodrigo.
Pylse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pylse tries to clinch but Rodrigo is having none of it.
Pylse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pylse throws a series of punches but Rodrigo avoids them all with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodrigo keeps control of Pylse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pylse prevents the takedown attempt.
Pylse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pylse can't break the clinch.
Pylse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylse wants to break free but Rodrigo has control.
Rodrigo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pylse as Rodrigo tries to tie him up.
Pylse gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigo's takedown attempt.

Rodrigo breaks from the clinch.

Rodrigo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pylse is trying to stand up here but Rodrigo is controlling him well.
Pylse has hold of Rodrigo's hands but Rodrigo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodrigo stops Pylse from getting back to his feet.
Pylse looks gassed!
Well, if Rodrigo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodrigo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo works his way into full mount!
Rodrigo controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigo with shots to the head and body - Pylse looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigo content just to control the position here.
Rodrigo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pylse tries to buck Rodrigo off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo breaks from Pylse's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodrigo with shots to the head and body - Pylse looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigo with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodrigo breaks from Pylse's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Pylse is rocked!
Rodrigo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pylse is still in real trouble! Can Rodrigo finish him?
Rodrigo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rodrigo controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodrigo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pylse in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pylse to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Rodrigo!
During a confident post fight interview, Julius Rodrigo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.