PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherlock Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherlock Holmes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Rodriguez's chin.

Rodriguez
vs
Holmes

169 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

WatercoloR - 90% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sherlock Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Rodriguez works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes looks winded!
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.

Holmes is rocked!
Rodriguez cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Holmes's coach down at Rob's Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holmes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Rodriguez drops Holmes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Holmes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holmes to his knees! Rodriguez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rodriguez!
A victorious Carlos Rodriguez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.