PBP Commentary

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

Rodriguez
vs
Concrete

175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Concrete!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Concrete at a distance.
Concrete throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Concrete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Concrete somewhat.

Rodriguez gets a clinch.

Rodriguez has picked Concrete up - he's going for a ride! Rodriguez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Concrete on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Concrete trying to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Concrete is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Concrete tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Concrete wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete wants to get back to full guard.
Concrete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Concrete holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rodriguez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodriguez wants to control the pace but Concrete is squirming around nicely.
Concrete is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
Concrete really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a head shot.
Concrete tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Concrete?
Concrete is working to get back to half guard.

Rodriguez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick. That will keep Concrete thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Concrete shoots in for a double leg but Rodriguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Concrete thows a body shot but no joy.
Benny Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Benny Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Concrete.
Concrete wants to clinch.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Concrete on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Concrete avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Benny Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Concrete moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Rodriguez misses

and Concrete counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rodriguez's guard now.

Concrete drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodriguez dives on top into guard.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Concrete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Rodriguez seems to be working for a kimura but Concrete defends the submission attempt.
Rodriguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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 trying to control the action in half guard but Concrete is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is taking a breather. Concrete 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriguez's back!
Rodriguez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Concrete working for a submission but Rodriguez is keeping him at bay.
Rodriguez is looking to get to half guard.
Concrete trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Concrete looking to ground and pound but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Rodriguez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Concrete throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Concrete controlling from the full mount.
Benny Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Concrete has a good base and remains in mount.
Concrete misses with a head shot.
Rodriguez regains half guard.
Rodriguez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Rodriguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Concrete can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Concrete stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Concrete postures up.
Concrete wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Concrete might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rodriguez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Concrete postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Clint Concrete hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck for Concrete with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Benny Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Concrete closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Concrete pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Concrete moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Concrete shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez throws the kick towards the body but Concrete avoids it.
Concrete fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
Benny Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Concrete.
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Concrete fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Concrete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Concrete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Concrete seems unphased.
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Clint Concrete has been cut.

Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Concrete is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Concrete.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Concrete's head.

Rodriguez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Concrete tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Concrete trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing Concrete from standing up.
Concrete throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Concrete is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to hit a switch here but Concrete passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rodriguez there!
Rodriguez is squirming around, avoiding Concrete's attempts to control the action.

Concrete is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rodriguez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Rodriguez gets back to half guard.

Concrete is trying to work for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has his hands on Concrete's head, controlling the position.
Concrete looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Clint Concrete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Concrete stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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