PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voices - Rev Theory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy Orton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Orton

190 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
229 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adilson Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Orton avoids nicely.

Orton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but Orton is having none of it.

Orton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodrigues, up you get!
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Orton avoids nicely.

Orton gets a clinch.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Orton has him pressed against the cage.
Orton tries for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks.

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Adilson Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orton there as he acknowledges the shot.

That has opened up Randy Orton's cut even more.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Orton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodrigues to the mat! Rodrigues manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orton is stalling in the full guard.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton won't allow Rodrigues to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orton forces his way into half guard.
Orton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton dominating with strikes here.
Orton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodrigues wants to try and get back to his feet.
Orton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Rodrigues that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodrigues wants to try and get back to his feet.
Orton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Orton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orton raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Rodrigues is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rodrigues is bucking up trying to escape but Orton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Orton with a couple of short strikes.
Orton breaks from Rodrigues's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rodrigues that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodrigues tries to buck Orton off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Orton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Orton.
Rodrigues is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Orton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Orton won't let Rodrigues get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Orton lands a big shot there that rocks Rodrigues but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orton lands a heavy elbow.
Orton working Rodrigues over with strikes here.
Orton is landing with some decent strikes but Rodrigues is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Orton raining down shots from the mount!
Orton landing strikes from the mount.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Orton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rodrigues's face.
Oh Rodrigues is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton with shots to the head and body - Rodrigues looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Rodrigues that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodrigues trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
Orton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orton on the ground.
Orton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Orton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Orton raining down shots from the mount!
Rodrigues is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orton with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Orton scores with a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Orton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
Rodrigues 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.
Randy Orton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Orton lands a nice short elbow.
Orton passes to full mount!
Orton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodrigues is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Orton landing strikes from the mount and Rodrigues is in trouble!
Orton dominating with strikes here.
Rodrigues really wants to buck Orton off and get back to his feet.
Orton is landing with some decent strikes but Rodrigues is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Rodrigues really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Orton with shots to the head and body - Rodrigues looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Rodrigues really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Orton controlling from the full mount.
Rodrigues is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Orton controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Rodrigues is in a horrible position here. Orton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodrigues wants to try and get back to his feet.
Orton raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Orton breaks from Rodrigues's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodrigues tries to buck Orton off but he can't manage it.
Orton controlling from mount.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rodrigues takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodrigues's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Orton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orton lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four 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.
Orton working Rodrigues over with strikes here.
Rodrigues is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Orton working the ground and pound effectively.
Orton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Rodrigues really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Orton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rodrigues's face.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
Orton lands a big shot there that rocks Rodrigues but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton breaks from Rodrigues's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Orton! Rodrigues is hurt baaadly! Orton is firing away with more strikes - Rodrigues is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randy Orton!