PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Macintosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Macintosh
vs
Roads

192 cm
38
212 lbs
25 - 19 - 2

193 cm
30
214 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macintosh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Macintosh misses with a few strikes there.
Roads takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roads avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macintosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macintosh looks for a takedown but Roads sprawls well.
Roads misses the shot to the body.
Bud Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macintosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macintosh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Macintosh with a jab.
Macintosh loads up on a big right hand but Roads slips the punch.
Roads drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macintosh avoids the body shot from Roads.
Roads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Macintosh throws a hook but Roads blocks it.
Roads thuds his right hand into Macintosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads thuds his right hand into Macintosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Roads.
Macintosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roads.
Roads bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macintosh's head backwards.
Macintosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macintosh moves away.
Good exchange - Macintosh coming out on top.
Macintosh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roads defends well and Macintosh ends up having to push Roads into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roads wants to break free but Macintosh has control.
Macintosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roads working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roads lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads working hard to break the clinch.
Macintosh goes for a takedown attempt but Roads pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Macintosh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Macintosh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads seems a little lost for a moment, as Macintosh dominates the positioning.
Macintosh trying to control the action but Roads is working from the bottom.
Roads parries the strikes from Macintosh easily there. Macintosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roads to escape.
Macintosh trying to control the position but Roads is working away.

Roads is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Macintosh take his back! Uh oh - Macintosh has got a rear naked choke here! Roads is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bud Macintosh!
Bud Macintosh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.