PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rua Amiliano (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
Amiliano

193 cm
20
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Dr Feelgoods Magic Pills

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 Montreal, Wanderlei Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rua Amiliano!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Amiliano.
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiliano is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Amiliano wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.

Amiliano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez postures up in Amiliano's guard and throws a big left but Amiliano blocks it.
Amiliano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Amiliano keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amiliano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amiliano has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! Amiliano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Amiliano manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into Amiliano's guard.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amiliano is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Amiliano shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Amiliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Amiliano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Amiliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua Amiliano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Amiliano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Amiliano avoids nicely.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Amiliano moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Amiliano tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Amiliano wants to clinch.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Amiliano moves into the clinch successfully.
Amiliano looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Amiliano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amiliano keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amiliano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amiliano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amiliano trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
Amiliano lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Amiliano won't allow it.
Amiliano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amiliano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiliano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amiliano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amiliano tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Amiliano looking to stall.
Amiliano lands a nice elbow.
Amiliano looking to slow down the pace here.
Amiliano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amiliano lands a damaging elbow.
Amiliano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Amiliano prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiliano wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rua Amiliano.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiliano swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiliano is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Amiliano wants to clinch.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amiliano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amiliano is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amiliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amiliano tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiliano ducks into an uppercut from Rodriguez and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Rodriguez!