PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Micheli
vs
Rodriguez

191 cm
28
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

225 cm
29
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Micheli tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Micheli tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.

Micheli closes the distance and clinches.
Micheli 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.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franco Micheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Rodriguez.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Micheli prevents it.
Micheli looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Micheli tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Micheli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Micheli landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Micheli drops Rodriguez with a big knee straight up the middle! Rodriguez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Micheli clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez's coach down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Micheli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Micheli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Micheli finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Micheli lands a big elbow that drops Rodriguez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rodriguez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franco Micheli!
Franco Micheli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.