PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 493 p4p, 1344 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 61 p4p, 162 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rodriguez
vs
Patriot

175 cm
22
155
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
161
6 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Patriot counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patriot tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.

Patriot moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot throws a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Patriot.

Patriot has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Patriot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Patriot.
Patriot lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriot presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patriot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Patriot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Patriot.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patriot misses with a low kick.
It looked like Rodriguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patriot just manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Patriot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot throws a good cross that connects.

Patriot has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Patriot is controlling him.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Patriot clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Patriot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Patriot gets a clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Patriot is controlling him.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Patriot has him pinned against the cage.
Patriot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patriot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patriot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patriot lands a nice uppercut.
Patriot scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Patriot.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patriot has him pressed against the cage.
Patriot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Patriot throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Patriot scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patriot is looking to clinch.
Patriot lands with a good body shot.

Patriot moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patriot keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patriot can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Patriot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patriot swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot throws a head punch that misses.
Patriot misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patriot.
Patriot tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A short left from Patriot.
Patriot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Patriot.
Patriot tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A short uppercut from Patriot.
Patriot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A good leg kick by Patriot.
Rodriguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patriot takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Patriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Patriot instigates a clinch.
Patriot tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez gets through Patriot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patriot blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Patriot keeps him there for the moment.
Patriot tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Patriot back against the cage.
Patriot misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Patriot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patriot lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Patriot keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Patriot.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Patriot is controlling him.
Patriot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patriot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Patriot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Patriot has control.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Patriot pushes him back against the cage.
Patriot prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patriot fails to land.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Patriot.
Patriot has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez takes one to the side of the head.

Patriot moves into the clinch successfully.
Patriot misses with a punch on the inside.
Patriot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Patriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patriot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Patriot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Patriot as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patriot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patriot creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rodriguez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rodriguez drops to his knees and Patriot pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.