PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodriguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Label Society - Overlord. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rodriguez
vs
Ericson

175 cm
27
165 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

181 cm
24
167 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Ericson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Ericson scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Ericson is out of range.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ericson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Ericson counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Ericson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
Ericson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ericson digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Ericson slams his shin into Rodriguez's torso.
Ericson connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ericson is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Ericson counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
Ericson misses with a low kick.
Ericson scores with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ericson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Ericson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson connects with a leg kick. Rodriguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ericson throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ericson throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Ericson coming out on top.
Ericson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericson checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ericson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ericson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Ericson keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Ericson's head but Ericson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ericson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ericson throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ericson.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leif Ericson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericson throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leif Ericson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ericson lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericson.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Ericson circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ericson tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
Ericson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ericson scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ericson.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Ericson wants to clinch.
Ericson is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Ericson.
Ericson tries to land a front kick but Rodriguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ericson misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ericson.
Leif Ericson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ericson scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Good work by Ericson as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ericson.
A bone on bone clash there as Ericson blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Ericson misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Ericson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ericson sprawls well initially but Rodriguez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ericson trying to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodriguez prevents Ericson from improving his position.
Ericson wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leif Ericson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ericson throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ericson misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ericson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ericson - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ericson. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ericson clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericson.
Ericson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Ericson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Ericson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Ericson.
Rodriguez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Ericson is having none of it.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Ericson is out of range.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Ericson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ericson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ericson lands a left hand.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Ericson avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Ericson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez pushes Ericson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Ericson.
Ericson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Ericson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ericson fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ericson lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ericson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez pushes Ericson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ericson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leif Ericson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ericson throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Ericson lands a high kick!
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Ericson.
Ericson avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Ericson looks to throw a body kick
and Ericson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Ericson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Ericson is avoiding it.
Ericson walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.
Ericson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ericson is looking to land body kicks.
Ericson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ericson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Ericson slips the punch.
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ericson throws a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Ericson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ericson throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ericson scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Ericson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ericson throws out a leg kick but Rodriguez moves out of range and Ericson only half commits.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ericson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ericson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ericson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ericson to work.
Ericson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Ericson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ericson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ericson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericson.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ericson.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Ericson letting Rodriguez take a breather here.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nines Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Ericson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericson blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
A shot in the inside from Rodriguez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to work over Ericson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ericson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Ericson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ericson blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Ericson blocks it.
Ericson lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Ericson - that landed with a thud.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Ericson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ericson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leif Ericson.
I've got Ericson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leif Ericson!