PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter's entrance music is All you need is love. A fine choice. Rodrigo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord- $O$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Potter
vs
Lee Rodrigo

188 cm
36
217 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

194 cm
32
223 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lee Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigo moves away.
Rodrigo throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
Potter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigo. Rodrigo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Rodrigo takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Robert Lee Rodrigo has been cut.
Rodrigo scores with a shot to the body.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigo misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Rodrigo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigo is just out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo throws a combination that misses
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Potter tests Rodrigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodrigo moves away from the strike by Potter.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodrigo scores with a four punch combination!
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
Potter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potter lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigo's head back.
Rodrigo slips under a jab from Potter.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodrigo momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Potter under the eye.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigo ducks down to avoid it.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigo moves away.
Rodrigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Potter takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo scores with a nice right hand.
Rodrigo lands a head shot.
Potter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodrigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick but Potter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potter checks a leg kick.
Potter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Rodrigo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potter doesn't seem phased though.
Potter lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rodrigo looks winded!
Nice shot by Potter.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Potter looks to throw the jab but Rodrigo is out of range.
Rodrigo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodrigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That has opened up Robert Lee Rodrigo's cut even more.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigo.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potter throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Potter throws a hook but Rodrigo avoids it easily.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter misses with a straight left.
Potter swings for the body but Rodrigo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee Rodrigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Potter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodrigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Rodrigo misses with a looping left.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Rodrigo misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Rodrigo walks into a left hand.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Nice defenses there by Potter.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Rodrigo avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Potter lands.
Potter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Rodrigo scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Rodrigo lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigo looks to land a right hand but Potter moved out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.
Potter cracks Rodrigo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Potter slips under a jab from Rodrigo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Rodrigo lands a jab to the nose.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Potter.

The cut above Robert Lee Rodrigo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Potter lands a left and a right that send Rodrigo crashing to the mat, dazed. Potter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rodrigo is rocked!
Rodrigo walks straight into a right hand from Potter - that's dropped him! Potter jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rodrigo from any more punishment! Rodrigo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Potter!
Harry Potter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Robert Lee Rodrigo spoke after the fight, saying 'This will be a huge learning experience, going through all this. I will do my best to avoid this again in the future...'.