PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 1047 p4p, 142 weight class) and Markus Kray (ranked 1464 p4p, 194 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rodrigues
vs
Kray

187 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
173 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Paradise Health and Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kray has managed to clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Kray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Kray tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Samuel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Kray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Kray won't allow it.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kray trying to land knees to the body.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigues's face.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Kray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
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 Kray walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Kray lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigues won't want to take too many of those.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodrigues tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Kray.
Kray landing knees to the body.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Kray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Samuel Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Kray lands a damaging elbow.

Samuel Rodrigues's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kray just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Rodrigues has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Rodrigues decides to pull guard.
Kray tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
Kray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Rodrigues has his feet on Kray's thighs here. He's pushed Kray off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kray screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Rodrigues!
Samuel Rodrigues 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.