PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kimchi Master (ranked 3488 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Angelo Rodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Master
vs
Rodia

225 cm
25
130
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

âš”ï¸Conquest Nutritionâš”ï¸

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimchi Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Rodia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Master did well to prevent Rodia getting side control.
Master wants to get back to his feet.
Rodia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Master is trying to stand up here but Rodia is controlling him well.
Rodia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodia slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodia working the head and body with strikes.
Master on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Master looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Master wants to get back to his feet.
Rodia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Master is looking to escape.
Rodia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Master tries to kick Rodia off but Rodia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodia slows the pace down in half guard.
Master tries to kick Rodia off but Rodia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodia lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodia stops Master from getting back to his feet.
Rodia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Master looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodia controlling the action here.
Master wants to get back to his feet.
Rodia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Master with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to kick Rodia off but Rodia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodia controlling the action here.
Master pushes Rodia off looking to stand but Rodia dives back in and keeps control.
Rodia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Master that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Master is in a horrible position here. Rodia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodia unloading with bombs!
Master is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Rodia looking to secure an arm triangle but Master defends it well.

Master has left one of his arms exposed and Rodia doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Master screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angelo Rodia!