PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke The ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

The ripper
vs
Rodriguez

182 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke The ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The ripper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The ripper throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a straight right. The ripper didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Luke The ripper has been cut.
The ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The ripper shoots in for a double leg but Rodriguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodriguez cracks The ripper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The ripper is rocked!
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but The ripper slips the punch.
Oh The ripper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The ripper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The ripper fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke The ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The ripper throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
The ripper slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
The ripper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
The ripper shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed The ripper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The ripper shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The ripper slips under a jab.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez slow jab from The ripper misses its intended target.
The ripper swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
The ripper moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez connects with a nice cross there... The ripper is looking wobbly and Rodriguez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send The ripper to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rodriguez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bender Rodriguez!