PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ted Leblanc has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ted Leblanc seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Leblanc
vs
Rodriguez

183 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ted Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hector Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leblanc momentarily.

It looks like Ted Leblanc has been cut.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leblanc. Leblanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Leblanc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Leblanc shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leblanc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Leblanc with a series of wild strikes but Leblanc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leblanc tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Leblanc as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leblanc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Leblanc avoids it well.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leblanc.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leblanc feinted with a counter takedown.
Leblanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a right and another and another! Leblanc is in big trouble! Rodriguez lands again and this time it's lights out for Leblanc! A quality knockout there for Rodriguez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hector Rodriguez!
An intense looking Hector Rodriguez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Another one.'.