PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Ricardo Rodrigues will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brook
vs
Rodrigues

177 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

205 cm
25
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Virtual Fighter Clothing

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brook misses with a few strikes there.
Brook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Brook misses.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brook lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Brook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Brook forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Brook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Brook lands a nice shot to the body.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Brook.
Brook slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Rodrigues changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Brook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigues looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Ricardo Rodrigues has been cut.
Brook throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Brook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donny Brook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brook looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Brook fails to land with a series of punches.

Brook closes the distance and clinches.
Brook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Brook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigues.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brook breaks from the clinch.
Brook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook connects with a body shot.
Brook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Brook.
Brook tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Brook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Brook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Brook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues slips under a jab from Brook.
Brook missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brook defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Brook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brook is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rodrigues.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brook forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Brook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues wants a takedown.
Brook effectively controlling the action here.

Brook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brook moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brook clinches.
Brook gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigues's takedown attempt.
Brook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brook lands a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues looking for a takedown.
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brook lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brook's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Brook - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brook lands a shot to the body.
Brook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brook slows down the pace here.
Brook is leaning against Rodrigues and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Brook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rodrigues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodrigues slips under a jab.
Brook misses with a series of wild punches.
Brook missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brook defends it nicely.
Brook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.

Brook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brook digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brook.
Rodrigues is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
Brook lands a damaging elbow.
Brook lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brook.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brook controlling the action here for a moment.
Brook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brook digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Brook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donny Brook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook lands a body shot.
Brook is leaning against Rodrigues and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Brook.
Brook scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues tries to score a body lock takedown but Brook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodrigues or not.
Brook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Brook presses Rodrigues against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brook gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Brook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Brook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brook as the two fighters clinch.
Brook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Brook.

Brook breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brook.

Brook instigates a clinch.
Brook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Brook breaks from the clinch.
Rodrigues takes one on the button.
Brook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brook tries to work over Rodrigues's front leg with a kick but Rodrigues checks it.
Donny Brook is winning the standup battle so far.
Brook tries to land a leg kick but Rodrigues saw it coming and moves away.
Brook lands a two punch combo.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Brook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Brook stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook's corner calls for a 1-2. Brook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Brook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brook as he avoids it easily.
Brook scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brook circles away.
Brook works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Brook. That snapped Rodrigues's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Brook does no damage.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Brook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Brook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brook swinging wildly here.
Rodrigues takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodrigues closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brook circles away.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
A punch combination from Brook misses.
Brook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brook.
Nice shot lands for Brook.
Brook works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brook with a hook.
Donny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rodrigues drives through with a takedown into guard.

Rodrigues drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rodrigues as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Brook screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rodrigues! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ricardo Rodrigues!