PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rob Green
vs
Luis Rodriguez

225 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
268 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Luis Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Green moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Green has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green is trying to stall.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Rodriguez looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Green keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez wants to clinch
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with the punch.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rodriguez if he has to take too many more of those.
Green scores with a head kick.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Rodriguez's side.

Green gets a clinch.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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

Rodriguez is rocked!

It looks like Jose Luis Rodriguez has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Green! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rob Green!
Rob Green retains his heavyweight title!