PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System of a down - This cocaine make me feel like I'm on this song. Kane Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wade
vs
Rodriguez

186 cm
28
195 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

185 cm
32
201 lbs
17 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Wade seems unphased.
Wade tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Wade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez misses the jab.

Wade shoots in and bounces Rodriguez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Wade wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Wade throws a big elbow that misses.
Wade 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.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wade closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Wade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Wade's head.
Wade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wade has time to react.
Rodriguez defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Wade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Rodriguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Wade's head.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wade.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Wade defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wade misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Wade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Wade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Wade throwing strikes here but Rodriguez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wade connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to buck Wade off but he can't manage it.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodriguez working to try and regain half guard.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rodriguez?
Wade wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Wade prevents Rodriguez from getting the reversal.
Wade looking to ground and pound but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!
Wade landing strikes from the mount.

Rodriguez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Wade finish him?
Wade lands a heavy elbow.
Wade connects with a bit shot that sees Rodriguez covering up! More strikes from Wade and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wade is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Wade!
Kane Wade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.