PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Blue (ranked 962 p4p, 1473 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 122 p4p, 182 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Rodriguez

187 cm
26
192
12 - 10 - 1

175 cm
31
193
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodriguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blue cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blue lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue lands with a kick to the temple. Rodriguez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blue definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Blue gets a clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodriguez's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blue struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands a left hand.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Blue is controlling him.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blue working aggressively here.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blue lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue letting Rodriguez take a breather here.
Blue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blue pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Blue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Blue lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Blue.
Blue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Blue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Blue.
Blue misses with some punches.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Rodriguez Rodriguez has been cut.
Good body shot from Rodriguez.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blue smiles and moves away.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Blue wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Blue moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodriguez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blue counters with a nice uppercut.
Blue misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Rodriguez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blue tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Blue avoids the strikes from Rodriguez.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez has his opponent's back but Blue is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Rodriguez.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Blue lands a jab.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Blue counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Blue's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blue pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Blue.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to move into range but Blue moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Blue pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Blue darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Blue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Blue blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Blue gets through Rodriguez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Blue avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez stalling.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blue smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
As Rodriguez backs away, Blue returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Blue.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue lands with a cross.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Blue is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Blue against the cage but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blue paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lloyd Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blue defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Blue lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blue counter with a right hand.
Blue lands with a cross.
Blue lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Rodriguez can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Blue and Rodriguez drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Blue.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lloyd Blue!
Lloyd Blue decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.