PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Eel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Eel
vs
Rodriguez

165 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Rodriguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Eel's head to control him but Eel postures up.
Rodriguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Eel is fighting to break Rodriguez's control of his arms but Rodriguez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eel wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Eel wanted to stand there but Rodriguez had control of the position.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Eel just wasn't active enough.

Eel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eel trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Eel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eel trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Eel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.

Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eel keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Rodriguez 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.

Rodriguez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Eel keeps moving.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Eel controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Eel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alex Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eel looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eel wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez prevents Eel from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Eel has wrist control.

Eel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez postures up in Eel's guard and throws a big left but Eel blocks it.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodriguez forces his way into half guard.
Rodriguez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rodriguez looking to finish Eel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eel!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eel's face.
Eel taking shots to the head.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez tries to control but Eel wriggling away.
Rodriguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodriguez lands a big elbow.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez breaks from Eel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eel is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodriguez landing punches.
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eel's face.
Eel tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Eel is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eel wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez raining down shots from the mount!
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount and Eel is in trouble!
Eel is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriguez landing shots from mount.
Eel is in a horrible position here. Rodriguez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eel tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eel looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.

Eel is rocked!
Eel slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Eel. Eel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Eel circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eel swivels and escapes.
Eric Eel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rodriguez.
Good shot there by Eel.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Eel shoots in.

Eel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has Eel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Eel to the mat but Eel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Eel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Eel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eel controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Eel 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 wants to control from the top but Eel keeps moving.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriguez is working Eel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rodriguez is now in half guard.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Eel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Eel is blocking nicely.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eel is trying to stand.
Eel wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Rodriguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodriguez working over Eel with some ground and pound. Eel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez drops an elbow to the side of Eel's head.
Rodriguez working Eel over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez working Eel over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Eel is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodriguez!