PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamal Abahalani Kampur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamal Abahalani Kampur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Abahalani Kampur

175 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

167 cm
27
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kamal Abahalani Kampur!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abahalani Kampur thuds his right hand into Rodrigues's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A cross from Abahalani Kampur lands.

Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodrigues stays in close to Abahalani Kampur's body and controls the position.
Rodrigues stops Abahalani Kampur from standing up.
Rodrigues landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodrigues stays in close to Abahalani Kampur's body and controls the position.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Abahalani Kampur is keeping the position.

Guilherme Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Abahalani Kampur gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abahalani Kampur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigues is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodrigues controls the pace.
Abahalani Kampur wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling the position.
Rodrigues sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Guilherme Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abahalani Kampur.

Abahalani Kampur gets caught napping as Rodrigues dives in and scores a takedown. Abahalani Kampur manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodrigues sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigues's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.

Rodrigues closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodrigues lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues stops Abahalani Kampur from standing up.
Rodrigues is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Rodrigues wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abahalani Kampur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodrigues on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abahalani Kampur!
Abahalani Kampur lands a slapping body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abahalani Kampur.
Abahalani Kampur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodrigues momentarily.
Abahalani Kampur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abahalani Kampur slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.

Rodrigues drives through and clinches with Abahalani Kampur against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodrigues pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rodrigues pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues is controlling Abahalani Kampur's posture.
Abahalani Kampur throwing strikes but missing.
Rodrigues controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abahalani Kampur throws an elbow that misses. Rodrigues uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abahalani Kampur's guard. Nice move by Rodrigues!
Abahalani Kampur wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigues is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Rodrigues dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rodrigues closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodrigues lands in his opponent's guard.
Abahalani Kampur wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling the position.
Rodrigues is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abahalani Kampur is looking to stand up but Rodrigues isn't so interested in that idea.

Rodrigues stands up and waves to Abahalani Kampur to follow him.
Abahalani Kampur misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Jab, jab by Abahalani Kampur - just one landing.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abahalani Kampur lands with a shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigues.
Abahalani Kampur is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodrigues has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Rodrigues decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abahalani Kampur to his feet.
A cross from Abahalani Kampur lands.
Kamal Abahalani Kampur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rodrigues shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodrigues showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abahalani Kampur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigues.
Abahalani Kampur is looking to get back to is feet but Rodrigues passes into side control.
Rodrigues scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abahalani Kampur to see if he's OK.
Abahalani Kampur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Abahalani Kampur is breathing heavily.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abahalani Kampur has escaped the position, nice work there.
Abahalani Kampur is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rodrigues controls the position.

Rodrigues looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rodrigues scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Rodrigues is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abahalani Kampur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here.
Guilherme Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abahalani Kampur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rodrigues decides to stand back up.
A punch combination from Abahalani Kampur misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Rodrigues dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rodrigues tries to move into range but Abahalani Kampur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abahalani Kampur connects with a body shot.
Abahalani Kampur throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Abahalani Kampur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Nice uppercut lands for Abahalani Kampur. That snapped Rodrigues's head back.
Abahalani Kampur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.

Rodrigues drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rodrigues remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Rodrigues tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodrigues has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodrigues content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Abahalani Kampur explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rodrigues shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abahalani Kampur pinned against the cage. Abahalani Kampur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Rodrigues throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Abahalani Kampur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodrigues is in Abahalani Kampur's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abahalani Kampur is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodrigues dives into side control.

Rodrigues decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abahalani Kampur to his feet.
Abahalani Kampur throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.
Abahalani Kampur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rodrigues has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Abahalani Kampur regains guard immediately.

Rodrigues decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Abahalani Kampur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abahalani Kampur sprawls well. Abahalani Kampur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abahalani Kampur.
Abahalani Kampur connects with a nice looking jab.
Abahalani Kampur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abahalani Kampur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abahalani Kampur jabs Rodrigues to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Abahalani Kampur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abahalani Kampur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abahalani Kampur.
Abahalani Kampur scores with a shot to the body.

Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.
Abahalani Kampur is pushing Rodrigues's head away, looking to escape. Rodrigues manages to hold on to the position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rodrigues looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abahalani Kampur is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodrigues has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kamal Abahalani Kampur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guilherme Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abahalani Kampur has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodrigues, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Rodrigues!