PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wain comes to the cage accompanied by Bring the Noise. Lucas Rodriguez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wain
vs
Rodriguez

196 cm
26
204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

BioPharm Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Wain misses its intended target.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.

Wain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Wain is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rodriguez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rodriguez!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Wain's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wain wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Wain won't let him.
Wain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Wain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wain tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Wain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wain looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wain has his hands on Rodriguez's head, controlling the position.

Lucas Rodriguez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Wain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Rodriguez clinches up with Wain and pushes him back against the cage.
Wain working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Wain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wain wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Wain has him pinned against the cage.
Wain stalling in the clinch but Rodriguez improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Wain.
Wain is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wain has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wain or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Wain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Wain tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.

Wain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez jabs Wain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wain counters with a right hand to the body.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Wain leaning against his opponent.
Wain has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Wain.
Wain wants a takedown.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wain's elbow.
Wain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wain can't break the clinch.
Wain misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez gets underhooks to prevent Wain's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
Wain is trying to pull guard but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Wain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodriguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wain throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike from Wain.
Wain goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wain wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wain drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Wain off! Wain jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
Wain throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Wain wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wain prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Wain from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Wain is controlling him.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing Wain from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
John Wain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rodriguez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wain has Rodriguez in his guard.

Wain looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Wain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wain keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wain dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like John Wain has been cut.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Wain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wain off to one side.
Wain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez pushes Wain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Wain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wain prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Wain misses with the head strike.
Wain lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Wain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Wain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Wain jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Wain around his waist. Wain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wain misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
Wain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rodriguez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Wain.
Wain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wain misses with the head strike.
Wain tries to pull guard but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wain is looking to control Rodriguez's arms but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wain has his back to the cage.
Wain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Wain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wain.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wain.
Wain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John Wain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodriguez throws a chopping leg kick but Wain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodriguez lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Wain goes down and covers up as Rodriguez starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Rodriguez!