PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Rodney (ranked 5533 p4p, 25429 weight class) and Metyl Handz (ranked 514 p4p, 547 weight class). Handz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Mind Tricks - I Who Have Nothing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Rodney
vs
Handz

170 cm
25
205
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
211
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Rodney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Metyl Handz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handz slips under a jab from Rodney.
Handz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Handz misses.
It looked like Rodney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A lazy left from Rodney finds it's target.
A jab from Rodney does it's job there.
Handz throws a big shot that misses.
Handz throws a right hand that Rodney ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodney also avoids with ease.
Handz throws a hook to the side of Rodney's head but Rodney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Handz looks to move away, Rodney throws a big counter combo but Handz just gets out of the way.
Handz moves away from the strike by Rodney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handz misses with a hook. Rodney ducked under it nicely.
Rodney misses with the combination.
It seemed like Handz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Handz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Handz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodney scores with a hook to the body. Handz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Handz misses.
Rodney throws a big counter combination but Handz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodney ducks under a wild hook from Handz.
Rodney just misses with a punch to the body.
Handz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handz manages to avoid it.
Rodney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handz to score with a decent uppercut.

Handz drops Rodney with a beautiful combination! Rodney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Handz is looking for the KO!

It looks like Derek Rodney has been cut.
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!
Rodney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Handz coming out on top.
Handz misses with a looping left.
Rodney throws a body punch but Handz moves out of range.
Handz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handz thuds his right hand into Rodney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Handz misses with a double jab
enabling Rodney to counter with a crisp jab.
Handz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodney's hands.
Handz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodney scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handz throws the left hand but Rodney avoids the punch easily.
Rodney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Handz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Rodney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Handz misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Rodney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Handz.
Handz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Handz misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodney takes one on the button.

Rodney drives through and clinches with Handz against the cage.

Handz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Handz misses with an uppercut.
Rodney slips a straight right by Handz.
Handz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handz.

Rodney moves into range and clinches up with Handz.
Rodney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodney gets through Handz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodney swings wildly with an uppercut but Handz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handz can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rodney.

Handz breaks from the clinch.
Handz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Handz misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Handz. That snapped Rodney's head back.
Some wild striking there from Rodney.
Rodney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodney missing with a left hand there. Handz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodney slips under a jab from Handz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Metyl Handz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Rodney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Handz lands with a straight right. Rodney didn't see that one coming.
Rodney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handz throws out the jab.
Handz scores with a shot to the body.
Handz misses with a hook. Rodney ducked under it nicely.
Handz throws a hook to the side of Rodney's head but Rodney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodney scores with a jab.
Rodney moves out of range of the strikes.
Handz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodney.
Handz misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodney counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handz.
Rodney throws a series of strikes that have Handz backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Handz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handz.
Handz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Handz misses the jab.
Rodney lands a nice hook to Handz's body. Handz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Handz misses
and Rodney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handz throws a hook to the side of Rodney's head but Rodney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handz.
Rodney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Handz in his tracks.
Rodney throws an overhand right that lands on Handz's shoulder, as Handz tries to avoid the shot.
Rodney throws a jab but it's blocked by Handz.
Rodney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodney lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Metyl Handz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodney slips under a jab.
Handz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodney.
Rodney just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Handz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodney is looking to clinch.
Handz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodney eats them both and turns towards Handz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Handz misses with a wild body shot.
Rodney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Rodney both land. Nice combination.
Handz throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Handz has knocked Rodney down with a huge combo! Handz steps away and waves a wobbly Rodney back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rodney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handz.
Handz throws a counter combo.
Handz looks to land a left hand but Rodney moved out of range nicely.
Rodney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Handz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handz jabs at Rodney's body.
A big left from Handz misses.
A little feinted left hand from Rodney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Rodney moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodney misses with a punch to the body.

Rodney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Handz misses the jab.
Handz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodney looks to throw the jab but Handz is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Handz misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodney misses with a few strikes there.
Handz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handz. Rodney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodney.
Rodney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handz finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodney's head.
Decent striking displayed by Handz there.
Rodney throws a right hand that Handz ducks under and follows up with a left that Handz also avoids with ease.
Derek Rodney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodney staying out of range there.
Rodney needs to keep his hands up - Handz had a free shot at his head there.

Rodney clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Metyl Handz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derek Rodney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Handz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derek Rodney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handz.
Rodney misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Handz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Handz drops his hands momentarily and Rodney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodney shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Handz eats them both and turns towards Rodney to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handz.
Handz unleashes a big counter combination but Rodney bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodney misses the shot to the body.
Handz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodney moves out of range of the strikes.
Handz throws an off balance right hand
and Rodney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Handz.
Rodney throws the left hand but Handz avoids the punch easily.
Handz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodney on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Handz throws a looping overhand right but Rodney ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodney. Handz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handz lands with a hook. Rodney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Handz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Handz throws a body shot but no joy.
Handz misses with a looping right.
Rodney feints a jab promting Handz to slip. Rodney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Handz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Handz throws a looping overhand right but Rodney ducks down to avoid it.
Handz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Handz looks to land a left hand but Rodney moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Handz misses.
Handz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Handz misses with a hook
and Rodney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handz.
Rodney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodney throws an off balance right hand
letting Handz counter with a right hand.

Rodney pushes Handz up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Rodney breaks from the clinch.
Rodney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rodney drives through and clinches with Handz against the cage.
Handz blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Handz scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodney struggles to land a body shot inside as Handz controls his hands.
Rodney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Handz pushes Rodney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Handz blocks a body shot from Rodney.
Handz is trying to break the clinch but Rodney has him pressed against the cage.
Rodney swings wildly with an uppercut but Handz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handz is trying to push Rodney away but Rodney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Handz is trying to stall.
Handz can't find room to land a body shot as Rodney controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handz wants to break free but Rodney has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Handz.
Rodney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Handz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Handz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handz blocks an uppercut.
Rodney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Handz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodney's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handz.
Handz misses with a punch on the inside.
Handz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Rodney.
I think Handz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metyl Handz!
A victorious Metyl Handz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.