PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodriguez
vs
Taylor

183 cm
28
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

185 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Taylor.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.

Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rodriguez.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Taylor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez thows a body kick. Taylor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taylor throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Taylor throws a front kick that sends Rodriguez stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodriguez throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Brick Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Taylor checks it.
Lucas Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.

Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Taylor keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Taylor taking a breather.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Brick Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez motions for Taylor to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Taylor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Taylor tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Rodriguez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lucas Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Taylor throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Taylor scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Rodriguez!