PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hymen Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Rodrigues

191 cm
27
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

187 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hymen Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigues lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunter's head.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigues cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Rodrigues's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodrigues duly obliges.
Hunter scores with a kick to the body.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter lands a front kick.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rodrigues lands with a right hand.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues lands a right hook to the body.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter is looking to land body kicks.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.

Hunter rushes Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Rodrigues 's eye.

Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the body kick from Hunter.
A shot to the body from Rodrigues misses
and Hunter counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Hunter scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodrigues swivels and escapes.
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodrigues scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues lands a jab.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues connects with a body shot.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body punch from Rodrigues.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodrigues tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunter defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigues lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Jake Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues stalks Hunter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunter's face. Hunter staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Jake Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Rodrigues cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Hunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Rodrigues. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodrigues.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues lands with a nice combination. Hunter backs away looking to recover.
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!
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigues sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Hunter's body.
Decent striking displayed by Rodrigues there.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues jabs Hunter right on the nose. Hunter blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Hunter tries to land a front kick but Rodrigues steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodrigues is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Rodrigues circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodrigues's waist but Rodrigues gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hymen Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Rodrigues has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Rodrigues.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodrigues paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodrigues feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodrigues lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodrigues fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination. Hunter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigues scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues misses with a straight right.
A cross from Rodrigues lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rodrigues showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodrigues throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodrigues is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Rodrigues misses its intended target.
Rodrigues throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a body kick.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut

and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to push Hunter away but Hunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunter is keeping busy.
Hunter throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodrigues is trying to push Hunter away but Hunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunter has double underhooks.
Rodrigues blocks the elbow strike.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Rodrigues around his waist. Rodrigues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigues dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Rodrigues misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jake Rodrigues has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
Rodrigues is trying to break free.
Hunter is looking to control Rodrigues's arms but Rodrigues gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage.
Rodrigues wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodrigues is trying to break free.
Hunter keeps control of Rodrigues as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Hunter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the cage.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigues leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Rodrigues tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Rodrigues avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunter has double underhooks.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter stalls.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rodrigues tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter tries to work over Rodrigues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hymen Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunter into the cage.

Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodrigues checks a leg kick.
Jake Rodrigues is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigues scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
Rodrigues with a nice cross.
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!
Hunter misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunter slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Rodrigues.
I've got Rodrigues winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rodrigues!