PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rodecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos a la playa. Rodecker has chosen Flying Lotus - The Diddler as his entrance music. Divock Origi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Origi
vs
Rodecker

187 cm
18
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

AnonymouS

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Rodecker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodecker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Origi.

Origi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Origi is struggling to control the position.
Rodecker blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Origi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodecker throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Origi - that landed with a thud.
Origi pushes Rodecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Rodecker has been cut.
Rodecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Rodecker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodecker blocks a body shot from Origi.
Origi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Origi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodeckers head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Origi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Origi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Origi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Origi is stalling here.
Rodecker can't break the clinch.
Origi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodecker is trying to break the clinch but Origi has him pressed against the cage.
Origi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodecker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Origi is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Origi has Rodecker pressed against the cage.
A short left from Origi.
Origi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodecker is trying to break the clinch but Origi has him pressed against the cage.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Origi pushes Rodecker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodecker prevents a body shot from Origi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Origi avoiding damage.
Origi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodecker prevents a body shot from Origi.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodecker.
Rodecker is trying to break free.
Origi lands a shoulder strike.
Rodecker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Origi pushes Rodecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Origi effectively controlling the action here.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodecker backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodecker blocks an uppercut.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodeckers head.
Origi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodeckers head.
Origi lands with a short shot to the head.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Origi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Rodecker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Origi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Origi.
Origi stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Divock Origi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Rodecker's cut.
That's time! Origi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Origi wants to clinch.
Rodecker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodecker cracks Origi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Origi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodecker can do to turn this around?

Origi clinches up against the cage.
Origi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Origi lands with a right to the head.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodecker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Divock Origi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Origi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Origi.
Stalling in the clinch from Origi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodecker backwards.
Rodecker blocks an uppercut.
Rodecker blocking some punches.
Origi lands a left hand.
Rodecker tries to break free but Origi pushes him back against the cage.
Origi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Origi.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodecker wants to break free but Origi has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Origi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Origi drops Rodecker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rodecker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Rodecker is rocked!

That has opened up Michael Rodecker's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Origi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Origi has Rodecker pressed against the cage, preventing Rodecker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodecker is trying to force a seperation but Origi has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Origi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Origi tries to work over Rodecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi working aggressively here.
Origi is pushing Rodecker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Origi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodecker.
Rodecker misses with some punches.
Origi can't find room to land a body shot as Rodecker controls the action.
Rodecker blocks a body shot from Origi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Origi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Origi.
Rodecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Origi.
A nice left hand lands by Origi.
Origi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodecker looking to stall.
Origi is stalling here.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi working aggressively here.
Origi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Origi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Origi just leaning against Rodecker, taking a breather.
Origi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodecker's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Origi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Divock Origi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Rodecker's cut.
That's time! Origi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Origi ducks under a wild hook from Rodecker.
Origi moves in looking to clinch but Rodecker pushes him off.
Rodecker scores with a jab. Origi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodecker throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Origi misses its intended target.
Origi throws out a loose jab but Rodecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi throws a body shot but no joy.
Origi throws a body punch but Rodecker moves out of range.
Rodecker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Rodecker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Origi looks to land a right hand but Rodecker moved out of range.
Rodecker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodecker digs a good body shot into Origi's ribs.
Rodecker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Origi.

Origi moves into range and clinches up with Rodecker.
Rodecker can't break the clinch.
Origi misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodecker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Origi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodecker has had enough of the clinch but Origi keeps him there for the moment.
Rodecker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Origi leaning against his opponent.
Origi throws a head punch that misses.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi has Rodecker pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodecker tries to break free but Origi pushes him back against the cage.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Origi is struggling to control the position.
Origi tries to work over Rodecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Origi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodecker backwards.
Origi stalling in the clinch.
Rodecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi stalls.
A short right from Origi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Origi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Origi lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Origi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Rodecker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodecker wants to break free but Origi has control.
Origi tries to work over Rodecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodecker prevents a body shot from Origi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Origi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Origi tries a body shot but Rodecker blocks it.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Michael Rodecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Divock Origi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Origi.
Rodecker misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Divock Origi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Origi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divock Origi!
Divock Origi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.