PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rodriguez
vs
William

180 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
268 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake William!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
William avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.

William pulls guard effortlessly.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but William is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. William is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Rodriguez.
William shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but William circles away.
William looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
William looks winded!

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by William after a bit of a struggle.

William manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with William, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes William against the cage but William circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. William just stands there and leans against the cage.
William wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.

Rodriguez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodriguez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Rodriguez pushes William off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.

William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rodriguez drives through and clinches with William against the cage.
Rodriguez has William pressed against the cage, preventing William from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez prevents William from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Rodriguez keeps control of William as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez gets control of William's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez is trying to keep William in close.
William really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
William throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in William's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!

Rodriguez stands and steps away. William gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs William's left leg, looking for a takedown. William pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
William takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Jake William has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez goes for a double leg but William avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as William continues to drive forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rodriguez pulls guard.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.

Rodriguez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows William to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
William is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez is pulling down on William's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William postures up.
Rodriguez pulls William in close to prevent any damage.
Rodriguez controls William momentarily but William frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Rodriguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

William breaks the clinch.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
William blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rodriguez pulls guard effortlessly.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.

William got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, William has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
William looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as William shoots in.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination. William sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from William.

Rodriguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with William, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake William's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged William in a clinch.
William fails to pull guard.

Rodriguez gets control of William's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodriguez is trying to keep William in close.
Rodriguez pulls William in to control the position.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rodriguez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Rodriguez just wasn't active enough.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

William tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rodriguez pulls guard successfully.

Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
William wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as William tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as William accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
William chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents William from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguez drops back down to his feet.
William has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William wants a takedown.
Chris Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake William.

Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez motions for William to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. William tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. William manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but William sprawls well.

William looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
William would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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