PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knight Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warrior
vs
Rodriguez

178 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knight Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Warrior quickly recovers to half guard.
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Rodriguez grinds an elbow into Warrior's temple.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but Warrior manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rodriguez tries to bench press Warrior off him but Warrior keeps the position.
Warrior in the domination position with Rodriguez hanging on.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Warrior off him but Warrior keeps the position.
Rodriguez gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez keeping hold of Warrior's head, controlling as best he can.

Warrior seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is doing well to control the position and prevent Warrior from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Warrior's head to control him but Warrior postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Warrior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Warrior's head to control him but Warrior postures up.
Warrior wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warrior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warrior's back!
Rodriguez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Warrior doesn't escape.
Rodriguez punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior trying to control but not successfully.
Warrior really is a fat lump.
Rodriguez struggling to land strikes to the head as Warrior covers up.
Warrior is trying to remain composed but Rodriguez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Warrior is taking damage to the body and head.
Rodriguez thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rodriguez landing with strikes.
Rodriguez missing with punches from the back.
Warrior covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez is not going to allow Warrior to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is riding his opponent, not letting Warrior buck him off.
Rodriguez cracks Warrior with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Warrior from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rodriguez punishes Warrior with strikes from the back mount.
Warrior just trying to survive but Rodriguez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rodriguez is punishing Warrior with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rodriguez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Warrior to escape the position.
Rodriguez lands punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rodriguez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Warrior.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior trying to control the position but Rodriguez manages to sink in the hooks.
Rodriguez lands punches and elbows.
Rodriguez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rodriguez.
Warrior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Warrior tries to escape the position.
Warrior trying to control the hands but Rodriguez won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Warrior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Warrior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warrior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Warrior blocks nicely.
Roberto Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warrior is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Rodriguez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Warrior is trying to defend but Rodriguez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Warrior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Warrior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Warrior is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Warrior to regain full guard.
Warrior working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez works over Warrior with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warrior controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Warrior blocks nicely.

Warrior is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warrior trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Warrior's half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodriguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Warrior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Warrior down.
Warrior is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rodriguez lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Warrior with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rodriguez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Warrior is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rodriguez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.