PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strong Condition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rodriguez
vs
Condition

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armando Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Strong Condition!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condition slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Condition, right into the meat.
Condition walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.

It looks like Strong Condition has been cut.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.

Condition has managed to clinch.

Condition breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Condition tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Condition clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condition landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Condition forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Condition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Condition.

Condition's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Condition.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Condition.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Conditions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Condition thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Condition's hands.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Condition slips to the side
and Condition counters with a body kick that stops Rodriguez in his tracks momentarily.

Condition gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Condition breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condition uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
A head kick from Condition lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Condition counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.

Condition rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Condition unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condition slowing the pace effectively.

Condition's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Condition circles away from the clinch attempt
and Condition counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Condition ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Condition lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Condition fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Condition counters with a slapping leg kick.
Condition walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Condition.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Condition counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodriguez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Condition.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Condition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Condition.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Condition has him pinned against the cage.
Condition stalling against the cage.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Strong Condition dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Strong Condition's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Condition clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Condition scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Condition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condition just stands there and leans against the cage.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.

Condition escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Condition. Rodriguez shrugs it off though.
Strong Condition is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Condition.
Condition moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Condition throws a head kick that Rodriguez semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Condition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condition defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Condition.
Rodriguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Condition.
Strong Condition seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Condition keeps the fight on the outside.
Condition throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Condition avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Condition tries a head kick but it misses.
Condition is breathing heavily.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Rodriguez there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Condition looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.

Condition moves into the clinch.
Condition crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Condition.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Condition is controlling the position.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condition misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Condition turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Condition.

Condition's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Condition is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Condition uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Condition is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Condition slips the punch.
Rodriguez moves to clinch but Condition breaks away

and Condition counters by clinching up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Condition prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Condition is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Condition into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Condition takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Condition to keep the fight standing.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Condition has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Condition controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Condition.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Condition breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Condition has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Condition just stands there and leans against the cage.

Condition breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Condition gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Condition goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Strong Condition will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Strong Condition's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Condition slips under a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Condition doesn't seem phased though.
Condition defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Condition throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
Condition chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Condition throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez catches Condition with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Condition avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Condition's head but Condition sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Condition saw that one coming.
Condition pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Condition takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Condition has taken the fight into the clinch.

Condition breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Condition.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Condition sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Condition uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.

Condition has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Condition walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Condition uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.

Condition instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condition connects with a knee to the head.
Condition effectively controlling the action here.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Condition.

Rodriguez gets control of Condition's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Condition doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rodriguez is tightening it up a little... Condition has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Condition reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Condition taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rodriguez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armando Rodriguez!