PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 878 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 101 p4p, 163 weight class). Scooter Bob has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rodrigues
vs
Bob

187 cm
30
170
17 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
169
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 17 - 4 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Bob throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Samuel Rodrigues has been cut.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bob manages to circle out of the way.
Rodrigues tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rodrigues pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Bob turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues wants to clinch.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Rodrigues seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Bob is looking for the big counter here.

Rodrigues fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bob, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Bob stands there with Rodrigues around his waist. Rodrigues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bob to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Bob turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Bob turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Bob turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bob manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown. Bob tries to sprawl out of it but Rodrigues keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bob manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bob throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Scooter Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rodrigues wants to clinch.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
Rodrigues is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scooter Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodrigues eats them both and turns towards Bob to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Rodrigues is rocked!

Samuel Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Bob is pawing at Rodrigues, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Rodrigues's nose. Rodrigues is badly hurt! Bob pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Rodrigues tries desperately to hold on but Bob is relentless in his assault! As Rodrigues receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Bob away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooter Bob!
Scooter Bob took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.