PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Futuristic Sex Robotz - If I Ruled The World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibson
vs
Rodriguez

177 cm
34
177 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 11 - 3

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gibson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Gibson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez punishes Gibson's body with a nice straight punch.

Rodriguez pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Gibson tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez is working Gibson over against the cage.
Gibson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibson wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body.

Rodriguez jumps into guard, dragging Gibson to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to control but Gibson wriggling away.
Rodriguez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Jack Gibson has been cut.
Rodriguez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gibson is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez tries to control but Gibson wriggling away.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Rodriguez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gibson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gibson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodriguez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gibson is trying to escape the mount.
Gibson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gibson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson trying to control from the bottom.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a solid left hand.
Gibson 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.
Rodriguez trying to control but Gibson is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Gibson misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Gibson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gibson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Gibson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.

Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.

Jack Gibson's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodriguez is trying to stall.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gibson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Gibson controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Gibson keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gibson's guard.
Rogelio Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Gibson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gibson is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gibson trying to control here.
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gibson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gibson moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez pushing down on Gibson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Gibson is a slippery customer.
Gibson is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Gibson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogelio Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Gibson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gibson slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a right hook to the body.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez cracks Gibson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gibson 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.
Gibson lands a body shot.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibson takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Jack Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Gibson counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Gibson looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Gibson, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Gibson against the cage but Gibson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibson misses the shot to the body.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Rodriguez stuns Gibson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Gibson swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez lands a jab to Gibson's midsection.
Rogelio Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez works Gibson's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Gibson.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogelio Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Rogelio Rodriguez!

Rogelio Rodriguez wins by unanimous decision!