PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 679 p4p, 680 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 45 p4p, 46 weight class). Granes comes to the cage accompanied by 敢不敢. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Granes
vs
Rodrigues

167 cm
31
140
22 - 15 - 0

170 cm
28
140
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Granes moves out of range.
Granes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodrigues as he jumps to the side.
Rodrigues is looking for the big counter here.
Granes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Granes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granes.
Granes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Granes is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Granes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granes connects with a solid leg kick.
Granes misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues flicks out a counter leg kick but Granes steps away.
Granes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Granes is just out of range.
Granes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Granes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.
Granes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Granes misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Rodrigues. Beautiful body shot.
Granes stalks Rodrigues and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigues's face. Rodrigues staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granes moves away.
Granes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Granes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granes tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Granes throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues throws a looping overhand right but Granes ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Granes moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Good shot there by Rodrigues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
Rodrigues is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Granes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodrigues thuds a left hand into Granes's body.
Rodrigues is looking to slow Granes down with leg kicks.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigues.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Granes rather than just go for the knockout.
Granes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granes.
Rodrigues tries to counter with a clinch but Granes shakes him off and moves away.
Rodrigues throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues lands the left hand.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy body shot
and Granes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Granes avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Granes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granes circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy head kick and Granes moves out of range easily.
Granes throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rodrigues. Beautiful body shot.
Granes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Rodrigues misses
and Rodrigues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Granes misses with a looping left.
Granes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues defending well as Granes loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granes's head.

It looks like Keenwah Granes has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Granes right on the button. Granes goes down! Rodrigues follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rodrigues gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rodrigues!