PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaddie Defensor Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaddie Defensor Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodgers
vs
Defensor Iii

170 cm
21
157 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Defensor Iii!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defensor Iii tries to clinch up but Rodgers circles away and keeps his distance.
Defensor Iii tries to clinch there but Rodgers circles away.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers stalks Defensor Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Defensor Iii's face. Defensor Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Defensor Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodgers lands a two punch combo.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Defensor Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Defensor Iii is looking to clinch.
Defensor Iii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodgers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Defensor Iii shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense.
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Defensor Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defensor Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers scores with a one two! Defensor Iii had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodgers's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodgers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Rodgers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Defensor Iii to the ground. Rodgers is now in Defensor Iii's guard.
Defensor Iii wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Rodgers has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rodgers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Defensor Iii's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers is working Defensor Iii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodgers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Defensor Iii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodgers is aware though and is defending well.
Defensor Iii has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodgers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Defensor Iii has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Defensor Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodgers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Defensor Iii working a defensive guard here.
Rodgers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defensor Iii can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodgers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodgers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodgers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Rodgers there.
Rodgers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Rodgers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to pass the guard but Defensor Iii is defending well.
Defensor Iii is looking for a sweep. Rodgers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodgers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodgers working the head and body with strikes.
Rodgers slips a nice elbow through Defensor Iii's hands, connecting with Defensor Iii's forehead.
Rodgers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Defensor Iii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodgers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Defensor Iii with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Defensor Iii is rocked!
Defensor Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Rodgers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Defensor Iii is still in real trouble! Can Rodgers finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodgers connects with a nice short shot to Defensor Iii's temple.
Rodgers lands a big elbow - Defensor Iii is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Rodgers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Rodgers!
Aaron Rodgers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.