PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodrigues might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reno. Rudirez has chosen Turbonegro "Prince Of The Rodeo" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodrigues
vs
Rudirez

178 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
26
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Rodrigues is predictable there
and Rudirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rudirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues misses with a leg kick

and Rudirez counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rudirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to break free.
Rudirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rudirez walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rudirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rodrigues takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rudirez gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Rodrigues counter with a right hand.
Rudirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rudirez misses with a body shot.
Rudirez connects with a leg kick. Rodrigues looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudirez clobbers Rodrigues with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Gabriel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab
and Rudirez counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rudirez thumps Rodrigues with a low kick.
Rudirez cracks Rodrigues with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rudirez. Rodrigues shrugs it off though.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.

Rudirez has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
Rudirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rudirez lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rudirez.
Rudirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rudirez scores with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rudirez lands an elbow that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks for a moment.
Rudirez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rudirez lands an elbow that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks for a moment.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Rodrigues letting Rudirez take a breather here.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rudirez walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rudirez scores with a decent looking hook.

Rudirez drives through with a takedown into Rodrigues's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rudirez postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Rodrigues covers up, he's hurt! Rudirez keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rudirez and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rudirez can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Rudirez!