PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 202 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Xavier Lane (ranked 25 p4p, 243 weight class). Xavier Lane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rodrigues
vs
Lane

187 cm
28
170
13 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
163
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Savage Fightwear
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Brooklyn Apothecary

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 13 - 1 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Lane!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lane has Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Rodrigues has been working on his balance at AdvancedX, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lane.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Lane won't allow it.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lane taking a breather.

Rodrigues successfully pulls guard.
Lane wants to get up but he can't break Rodrigues's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Rodrigues has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lane doesn't defend quickly enough and Rodrigues has managed to lock this one up! Can Lane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rodrigues on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samuel Rodrigues!
After the fight, Samuel Rodrigues was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.