PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thaddeus Proctor enters the cage!

Rodriguez
vs
Proctor

172 cm
28
200 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
211 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proctor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Proctor misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez defending well as Proctor loads up on a big left hand.
Proctor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Proctor duly obliges.
No joy there for Proctor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Proctor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Proctor avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Proctor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Proctor misses.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proctor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Proctor.
Rodriguez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Proctor scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Proctor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Proctor lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Proctor.
Proctor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Proctor.
Proctor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Proctor.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Proctor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Proctor's corner calls for a 1-2. Proctor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Proctor throws a head kick that half lands.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Proctor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Proctor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proctor throws a body shot but no joy.
Proctor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Proctor lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Proctor strikes.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Proctor. Proctor obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Proctor throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rodriguez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Proctor counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Proctor with a series of wild strikes but Proctor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Proctor misses.
Proctor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Proctor defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Proctor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rodriguez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Proctor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Proctor looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Proctor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proctor tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Proctor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Proctor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
Proctor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Proctor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Proctor lands with a shot to the body.
Proctor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Proctor lands a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Proctor.
Proctor lands an overhand right.
Rodriguez gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
Proctor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proctor moves away.
Proctor connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Proctor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Proctor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Proctor.
Nice uppercut lands for Proctor. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Proctor.
Proctor throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor scores with a jab to the body.
Proctor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Proctor connects with a solid leg kick.
Proctor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez throws a wild body kick that Proctor sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Proctor ducks under and follows up with a left that Proctor also avoids with ease.
Proctor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodriguez drops his hands momentarily and Proctor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Proctor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Rodriguez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Proctor lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
Proctor misses with a hook.
Proctor moves out of range of the strikes.
Proctor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Proctor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Proctor scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Proctor thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Proctor misses the jab.
Rodriguez throws a push kick but Proctor slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Proctor scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Proctor throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez is looking to counter punch.
Proctor misses with a hook.
Thaddeus Proctor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Proctor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Proctor moves out of range.
Proctor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Proctor.
Proctor throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Proctor.
Proctor works Rodriguez's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proctor misses with a head kick.
Proctor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Proctor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Proctor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Proctor thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Proctor misses with a body shot.
Proctor throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Proctor feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Proctor lands with an overhand left.
Proctor throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Proctor can pounce on him.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Proctor counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Proctor looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Proctor eats them both and turns towards Rodriguez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Proctor throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodriguez defending well as Proctor loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Proctor throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Proctor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Proctor connects with a leg kick. Rodriguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Proctor just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Proctor moved away.
It seemed like Proctor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Proctor.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Proctor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Proctor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Proctor circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proctor.
A little feinted left hand from Rodriguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proctor.
Mark Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Proctor.
Proctor just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Proctor connects with a nice looking jab.
Proctor sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Proctor there.
Good standup being displayed there by Proctor as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proctor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Proctor throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Proctor scores with a body shot.
Proctor misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proctor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Rodriguez - just one landing.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Proctor.
Proctor lands with a nice combination. Rodriguez backs away looking to recover.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Good shot there by Proctor.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Proctor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Proctor avoids the punch easily.
Proctor cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Proctor.
Proctor thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor lands with a right that hurts Rodriguez. Rodriguez looks to clinch but Proctor throws a short knee that drops Rodriguez. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Thaddeus Proctor!