PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chosto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Get Up and Dance by Jan Thomas as his entrance music. The key to victory for Chosto Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodriguez
vs
Thomas

193 cm
21
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chosto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez drops Thomas with a big left hand and mounts him. Thomas is in big trouble!

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Jan Thomas has been cut.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound.
Rodriguez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodriguez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rodriguez unloads with some shots from mount but Thomas bucks and avoids them well.
Thomas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodriguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound.
Rodriguez thowing shots but they're missing.
Rodriguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thomas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodriguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rodriguez throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Rodriguez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rodriguez looking to finish with strikes here!
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thomas moves into full guard.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Rodriguez is in no mood to give up.
Rodriguez is trying to stand.

Thomas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rodriguez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.

Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rodriguez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rodriguez?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.

Thomas has hold of Rodriguez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rodriguez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas breaks from Rodriguez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thomas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rodriguez is surviving well by controlling Thomas's body position as best he can.
Rodriguez is in all sorts of trouble here.

Thomas is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rodriguez is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Thomas!