PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KaiaK Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima
vs
Rodrigues

193 cm
24
273 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KaiaK Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Enrike Lima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodrigues finds it's way round the side to connect with Enrike Lima's head.

Enrike Lima forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Enrike Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the cage.
Rodrigues swings wildly with an uppercut but Enrike Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Enrike Lima keeps control of Rodrigues as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Enrike Lima could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Enrike Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with a light punch inside.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.

Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Enrike Lima.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enrike Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enrike Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enrike Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enrike Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Enrike Lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enrike Lima is out of range.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Enrike Lima.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.

Rodrigues drives through and clinches with Enrike Lima against the cage.
Rodrigues is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Enrike Lima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodrigues pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodrigues has a couple of punches blocked by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Enrike Lima working Rodrigues over with knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enrike Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodrigues's brow.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues throws a solid leg kick but Enrike Lima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodrigues.
Rodrigues 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.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Enrike Lima backpedaling.

It looks like Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima has been cut.
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!
Enrike Lima tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Enrike Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that Enrike Lima also avoids with ease.
Enrike Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Enrike Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KaiaK Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A left lands for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Enrike Lima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodrigues closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enrike Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Enrike Lima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Enrike Lima has double underhooks.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Rodrigues tries to break free but Enrike Lima pushes him back against the cage.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Enrike Lima is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrike Lima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Rodrigues tries to stall but Enrike Lima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enrike Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodrigues's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Rodrigues manages to break the clinch.

Enrike Lima instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigues blocks the elbow strike.
Rodrigues leaning his opponent against the cage.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Enrike Lima is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands a damaging elbow.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigues leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Enrike Lima blocks an uppercut.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rodrigues's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Enrike Lima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.

Enrike Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch but Enrike Lima is avoiding it.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Nice cross by Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Enrike Lima on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KaiaK Rodrigues showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
That's time! Enrike Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Enrike Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enrike Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enrike Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination. Enrike Lima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enrike Lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodrigues can pounce on him.
Enrike Lima dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Enrike Lima backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Rodrigues lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enrike Lima doesn't seem phased though.
Enrike Lima tries a head kick but it misses.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Rodrigues shrugs off.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodrigues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enrike Lima's elbow.
Rodrigues misses with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigues looking to stall.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enrike Lima tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enrike Lima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enrike Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enrike Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Enrike Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues tries a body shot but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Enrike Lima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Enrike Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enrike Lima's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Enrike Lima.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Enrike Lima pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rodrigues! Enrike Lima unloads with more strikes and Rodrigues sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!