PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 2324 p4p, 723 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 288 p4p, 89 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodrigues
vs
Merel

187 cm
31
170
18 - 8 - 0

171 cm
24
152
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Conviction

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Samuel Rodrigues has been cut.

Rodrigues clinches with his opponent.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
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 Merel walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rodrigues rushes Merel and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Merel smiles and moves away.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Merel slips to the side
and Merel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigues shoots and misses
and Merel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodrigues looks to clinch
and Merel counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Merel circles away and keeps his distance.

Rodrigues gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merel lands with a short shot to the head.
Merel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Merel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Merel smiles and moves away.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Merel moves to the side
and Merel counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodrigues tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Merel counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Rodrigues! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Merel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Merel!
Anthony Merel thanked the fans post fight for their support.