PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhefersson Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uber Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rodrigues
vs
Reem

225 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

193 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhefersson Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uber Reem!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodrigues clinches up with Reem and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodrigues is stalling here.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reem walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reem misses with a hook
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick by Reem misses
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Reem falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rodrigues counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues goes for a takedown attempt but Reem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reem sprawls and moves away.
A slow jab from Reem misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reem throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.

Reem instigates a clinch.
Reem missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodrigues no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Rodrigues is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reem is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigues has Reem pulled in close to control his posture.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Rodrigues manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Reem breaks the clinch.
Reem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodrigues checks it well.
Rodrigues misses with a wild combination.
Reem fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodrigues checks it well.
Reem tries to land a body kick
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodrigues looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Reem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodrigues throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reem misses with a left hand

and Rodrigues counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Reem stands there with Rodrigues around his waist. Rodrigues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhefersson Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reem lands a shoulder strike.
Rodrigues is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Reem turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodrigues drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigues really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reem taking a breather.
Reem lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to get back to striking at distance but Reem won't allow it.

Rodrigues jumps into guard, dragging Reem to the mat.

Rodrigues has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reem off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Reem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigues.
Reem is looking to clinch.
Reem is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.

Rodrigues gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Reem.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Reem manages to break the clinch.
Reem wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reem as he jumps to the side.

Reem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodrigues, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodrigues changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reem moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Reem tries a low kick but Rodrigues avoids it.
Reem misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reem, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodrigues managing to block the knees to the body from Reem.
Reem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigues blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodrigues blocking some punches.
Reem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhefersson Rodrigues dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reem, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Reem.

Reem breaks the clinch.

Reem takes the fight into the clinch.

Rodrigues decides to pull guard.
Reem tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
Reem working some strikes from top position.
Reem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues wants to sweep here but Reem controlling him for the moment.
Reem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Rodrigues is looking for a triangle but Reem pushes his legs off easily.
Rodrigues is pulling down on Reem's head. It's preventing any offense from Reem, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Reem has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodrigues as Reem tries to tie him up.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Reem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the cage.
Rodrigues just leaning against Reem, taking a breather.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Reem manages to get underhooks.
Reem working aggressively here.
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Reem.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Reem manages to break the clinch.

Rodrigues tries to keep at a distance but Reem has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodrigues blocking some punches.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Reem has double underhooks.
Reem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodrigues's efforts to push away.
Rodrigues looking to slow down the pace here.
Reem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Reem has him pressed against the cage.
Reem misses with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is working for takedown but Reem is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhefersson Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigues blocks it with crossed arms.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.

Reem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Reem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
It looked like Rodrigues was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues shoots in but Reem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reem.
Rodrigues appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reem.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reem thows a leg kick but Rodrigues checks it
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
A low kick from Reem is predictable there
and Rodrigues counters with a nice body shot.
Jhefersson Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reem defends it nicely.
Rodrigues sets himself, and Reem steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodrigues avoids it this time.
Uber Reem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Reem closes the distance and pushes Rodrigues back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Reem manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues blocks a leg kick.

Reem has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
Rodrigues has Reem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodrigues pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reem throws an elbow that misses.
Rodrigues lands an uppercut.

Rodrigues manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodrigues trying to control the position.
Reem being controlled here momentarily.
Rodrigues will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reem won't allow Rodrigues to sweep him here.
Reem looking to sit in guard and control but Rodrigues gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Reem working a defensive guard but Rodrigues passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reem is refusing to be controlled, as Rodrigues sits in half guard.
Reem is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
Reem tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodrigues has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rodrigues throwing strikes here but Reem is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigues prevents Reem from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jhefersson Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhefersson Rodrigues!