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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rodriguez (ranked 5300 p4p, 5957 weight class) and Roman Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruben Rodriguez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Richards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Ruben Rodriguez has been cut.
Richards clinches with his opponent.
Richards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Rodriguez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Richards tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Richards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richards is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richards prevents it.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richards.
Ruben Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Richards gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez gets control of Richards's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez has his foot on Richards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richards works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Richards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Richards rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richards is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez jumps guard and drags Richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards stands up from Rodriguez's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roman Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Richards has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Richards tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez manages to get full guard.
Richards controlling from the top position.
Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Richards leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Richards misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a thumping low kick.
Richards thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Richards leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richards dives in and scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richards has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodriguez is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Richards decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguez, up you get!
Richards scores with a head kick.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Richards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Rodriguez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Richards manages to circle out of the way.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rodriguez blocks a leg kick.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position.
Richards looking to stall.
Richards is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richards has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards is trying to trip Rodriguez. He has hold of a leg but Rodriguez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Richards persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Richards stays in close to Rodriguez's body and controls the position.
Richards stands and steps away. Rodriguez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
Richards tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roman Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Richards throws a head kick that half lands.
Richards rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards leaning against his opponent.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards looking to score a takedown here. Rodriguez is defending well but Richards drives through and ends up in Rodriguez's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Richards decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguez, up you get!
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruben Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Richards trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is looking to stand up but Rodriguez won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez pulls Richards in close to his closed guard and prevents Richards from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roman Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Rodriguez backs away looking to recover.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Richards staying out of range there.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruben Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Richards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richards.
Rodriguez gets the takedown into side control.
Richards throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards darts in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez gets double underhooks and turns Richards into the cage.
Ruben Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Richards.
Richards clinches.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez gets caught napping as Richards dives in and scores a takedown. Rodriguez manages to retain guard.
Richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards has a takedown stuffed.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Richards's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Richards!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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