PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gale Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Rodriguez (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.

Tempest
vs
Rodriguez

175 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gale Tempest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tempest scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Tempest lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tempest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tempest scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davi Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Tempest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Tempest was well out of range.
Tempest slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Tempest moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Tempest slips to the side
and Tempest counters with a left to the body.
Rodriguez closes the distance but Tempest moves to the side
and Tempest makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Tempest.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Tempest circles away easily
and Tempest counters with a three punch combo that has Rodriguez backing up. Rodriguez nods at Tempest to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Tempest misses with the combination.
Tempest punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tempest scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Tempest.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tempest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tempest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tempest makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tempest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a three punch combo that has Tempest backing up. Tempest nods at Rodriguez to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tempest scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tempest misses with a two punch combination.
Tempest scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Tempest connects with a nice cross there... Rodriguez is looking wobbly and Tempest recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Rodriguez to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tempest jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gale Tempest!