PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalieno Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Daniels (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.

Rodrigo
vs
Daniels

200 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalieno Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodrigo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jalieno Rodrigo has been cut.
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!
Rodrigo misses with a hook.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Rodrigo avoids them all with ease.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dan Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodrigo at a distance.
Rodrigo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodrigo defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigo is just out of range.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Rodrigo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigo takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Rodrigo.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daniels throws a head kick that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a nice body kick.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Daniels misses
and Rodrigo counters with a good low kick that Daniels was not able to check.
Rodrigo misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo keeps Daniels at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodrigo. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Daniels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodrigo rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodrigo scores with a leg kick.
Rodrigo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigo throws a shot to the body.
Rodrigo with a hook.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodrigo scores with a punch to the head.
A solid body kick from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigo is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Rodrigo - just one landing.
Rodrigo avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Rodrigo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigo throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Rodrigo avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Rodrigo dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Rodrigo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodrigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels cracks Rodrigo with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigo checks a leg kick nicely.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigo lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigo counters with a nice leg kick.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodrigo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jalieno Rodrigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jalieno Rodrigo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigo. Rodrigo obviously looking to wear him down.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodrigo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daniels takes a step back to recover.
Rodrigo lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigo with a jab.
Rodrigo lands a body shot.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigo scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodrigo lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigo.
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rodrigo.
Daniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Rodrigo.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigo moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo lands with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Daniels might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rodrigo has got the better of the exchanges.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Rodrigo thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodrigo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodrigo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodrigo connects with a nice looking jab.
Rodrigo thumps Daniels with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigo sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigo. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigo blocks the body kick.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels misses with a body shot
and Rodrigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daniels thinking.
Daniels misses with a hook. Rodrigo ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a combination
and Rodrigo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Rodrigo avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Rodrigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodrigo checks it well.
Rodrigo thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigo.
Rodrigo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Rodrigo lands.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Daniels tries to bum rush Rodrigo with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodrigo swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Rodrigo blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Rodrigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Rodrigo throws a good cross that connects.
Rodrigo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a shot to the body
and Rodrigo counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dan Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jalieno Rodrigo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jalieno Rodrigo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daniels tries to bum rush Rodrigo with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodrigo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigo moves away.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Rodrigo lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigo throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Rodrigo jabs at Daniels's body.
Rodrigo digs a good body shot into Daniels's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels tries to move into range but Rodrigo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Rodrigo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to bum rush Rodrigo with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Rodrigo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Rodrigo's legs.
Rodrigo lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
Rodrigo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Daniels cracks Rodrigo with a good jab.
Daniels lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigo circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigo dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rodrigo!
Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo scores with a push kick.
Jalieno Rodrigo is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigo moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Rodrigo lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Rodrigo dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels throws a head kick but Rodrigo moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigo swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigo seems unphased.
Rodrigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rodrigo counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head.
Jab from Rodrigo.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Rodrigo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigo moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodrigo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigo moves away and avoids it.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigo ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
Rodrigo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigo avoids the body shot from Daniels.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Rodrigo moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels wants to slow Rodrigo down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigo lands with a nice body punch.
Rodrigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dan Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jalieno Rodrigo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodrigo scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jalieno Rodrigo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalieno Rodrigo!