PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko has chosen Stemm - Face the pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodriguez
vs
Veljko

190 cm
31
215 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

184 cm
24
201 lbs
8 - 3 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a jab when Veljko was well out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Veljko closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Veljko pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Veljko circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Veljko avoids the punch easily.
Veljko throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.

Veljko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez tries to kick Veljko off but Veljko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Veljko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Veljko is looking to advance position but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veljko.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Veljko keeps him under control.
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 keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Veljko passes to full mount!
Veljko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Veljko isn't that keen on the idea.
Veljko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodriguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Veljko avoids the attempt from Rodriguez to control.
Veljko working Rodriguez over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Veljko isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Veljko.
Veljko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Veljko wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Rodriguez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Veljko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veljko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Veljko wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Veljko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodriguez wants to control but Veljko is having none of it.
Rodriguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodriguez wants to control but Veljko is having none of it.
Veljko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodriguez working to try and regain half guard.
Veljko wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko lands a big elbow.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Veljko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rodriguez because Veljko loaded up on that one.
Veljko punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Veljko is looking to advance position but Rodriguez won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veljko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Veljko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinisa Veljko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Rodriguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veljko's defenses.
Veljko tries for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks.
Veljko can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez is working Veljko over against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a body punch.
Veljko takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Rodriguez.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodriguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veljko backwards.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Veljko is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veljko's defenses.
Mickey Rodriguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veljko takes a shot to the head.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Veljko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veljko.
Sinisa Veljko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veljko moves away.
Rodriguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez works Veljko's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down Veljko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veljko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez feints a jab promting Veljko to slip. Rodriguez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Veljko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Veljko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Veljko ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Veljko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veljko in his tracks.
Mickey Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Veljko looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Veljko is just out of range.
Veljko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Veljko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veljko closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Veljko pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mickey Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinisa Veljko.
Veljko cracks a nice hook into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez throws a solid leg kick but Veljko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Veljko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veljko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veljko checks a leg kick nicely.
Veljko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodriguez as he jumps to the side.
Veljko throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez cracks Veljko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veljko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veljko misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a thumping low kick.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Veljko misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Veljko needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodriguez.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Veljko right on the button with a cross.
Mickey Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez lands an overhand right.
Veljko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Veljko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Veljko's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Veljko's head but Veljko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veljko throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez fakes the leg kick and cracks Veljko in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Veljko should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez connects with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Veljko fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veljko's hands.
Veljko throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Veljko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Veljko.
Veljko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Veljko misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Veljko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veljko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez is looking to slow Veljko down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veljko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Veljko avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veljko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko staying out of range there.
Veljko swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Veljko misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mickey Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veljko scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Veljko blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veljko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Veljko should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Veljko.
Veljko misses with the combination.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veljko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez cracks the inside of Veljko's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veljko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Veljko gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez. Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rodriguez!