PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brittany Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Bad to the Bone as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rodriguez
vs
Rose

180 cm
27
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brittany Rose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rose is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rodriguez's half guard.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Rodriguez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Rodriguez throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
Louis Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodriguez as he jumps to the side.
Rodriguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Decent striking displayed by Rodriguez there.
Rodriguez lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Rose.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Rose is rocked!

Rose moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Rose throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez lands an overhand right.
Rose throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rose throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.

Rose instigates a clinch.

Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Louis Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brittany Rose.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Rose looks gassed!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rodriguez wants to clinch

and Rose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rose wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rodriguez wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Rose takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Rose is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rodriguez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brittany Rose!
A very excited looking Brittany Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.