PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jewtuszko
vs
Rodriguez

183 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 London, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jewtuszko.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jewtuszko slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Jewtuszko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez . Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Jewtuszko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Rodriguez .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jewtuszko as Rodriguez shoots in.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Jewtuszko has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.

Rodriguez successfully pulls guard.
Jewtuszko tries to stand but Rodriguez is controlling from the bottom.
Rodriguez pulls Jewtuszko in close to prevent any damage.
Jewtuszko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodriguez is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Samuel Rodriguez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jewtuszko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jewtuszko tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez jumps into guard, dragging Jewtuszko to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Jewtuszko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Rodriguez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rodriguez working for a triangle but Jewtuszko defends it easily.
Rodriguez tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing Jewtuszko from standing up.
Jewtuszko stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jewtuszko is aware though and is defending well.
Rodriguez has Jewtuszko pulled in close to control his posture.
Jewtuszko wanted to stand there but Rodriguez had control of the position.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jewtuszko wanted to stand there but Rodriguez had control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Jewtuszko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Samuel Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Jewtuszko, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Jewtuszko against the cage but Jewtuszko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Rodriguez .
Jewtuszko blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jewtuszko counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Jewtuszko moves out of range.
Maciej Jewtuszko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Jewtuszko keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez shoots in but Jewtuszko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jewtuszko checks a leg kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Jewtuszko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciej Jewtuszko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and Jewtuszko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jewtuszko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jewtuszko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Jewtuszko shows good takedown defense.

Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jewtuszko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rodriguez lands a takedown into guard.
Jewtuszko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rodriguez manages to pass to side control.

Rodriguez seems to be working for a kimura but Jewtuszko defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Jewtuszko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Jewtuszko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jewtuszko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jewtuszko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Samuel Rodriguez has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Jewtuszko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rodriguez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jewtuszko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jewtuszko goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez shoots in but Jewtuszko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Rodriguez .
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Jewtuszko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jewtuszko avoids a kick to the body.
Jewtuszko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jewtuszko as Rodriguez shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Jewtuszko which made him look bad.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Jewtuszko circles away.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Jewtuszko stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez . Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Jewtuszko gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.

Rodriguez jumps guard.
Jewtuszko wants to stand and escape but instead Rodriguez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodriguez trying to control but Jewtuszko is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Jewtuszko is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

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