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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mord Atlas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mord Atlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues pushes Atlas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atlas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atlas gets through Rodrigues's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands an elbow inside that Atlas shrugs off.
Rodrigues unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atlas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atlas's face.
Rodrigues crunches a lovely knee into Atlas's ribcage.
Rodrigues landing knees to the body.
Atlas is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues crunches a lovely knee into Atlas's ribcage.
Rodrigues landing knees to the head.
Rodrigues landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodrigues lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues lands a knee to the body.
Rodrigues landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atlas takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodrigues connects with a nasty looking knee right to Atlas's face.
Atlas lands a takedown into guard.
Atlas wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to clinch.
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atlas's sensitive parts.
Atlas is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Felipe Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atlas tries to keep at a distance but Rodrigues has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atlas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atlas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodrigues fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigues darts in trying to clinch
and Atlas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Atlas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rodrigues to get to his feet.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Atlas moves to the side
and Atlas counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Rodrigues lands but Atlas takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Felipe Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atlas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atlas is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Atlas tries to stand and escape but Rodrigues actually recovers to full guard.
Atlas is looking to stand up but Rodrigues won't let him.
Rodrigues pushes Atlas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rodrigues connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues closes the distance but Atlas moves to the side
and Atlas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to stand up but Atlas isn't so interested in that idea.
Atlas wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Atlas is controlling the position.
Atlas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Atlas tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
Atlas wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodrigues stands up and waves to Atlas to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Atlas or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Atlas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodrigues scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Rodrigues.
Atlas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atlas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atlas has hold of one of Rodrigues's legs. Rodrigues is fighting the takedown attempt but Atlas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Atlas is controlling the position.
Atlas wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodrigues won't allow Atlas to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atlas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlas is looking to stand back up but Rodrigues counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Atlas.
Atlas is looking to get back to is feet but Rodrigues passes into side control.
Atlas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodrigues asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rodrigues throws a one two combo.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Atlas avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to keep at a distance but Atlas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rodrigues.
Atlas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodrigues fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Atlas circles away and keeps his distance.
Atlas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Atlas tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atlas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues sneaks out the side door and pushes Atlas away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Atlas is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Atlas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodrigues lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Atlas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodrigues to the mat! Rodrigues manages to get full guard.
Atlas wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his posture from full guard.
Atlas gets to his feet. Rodrigues looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Rodrigues. Beautiful body shot.
Atlas clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
Atlas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodrigues prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rodrigues scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodrigues lands an elbow inside that Atlas shrugs off.
Rodrigues scores with a knee to the head.
Atlas tries for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mord Atlas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rodrigues.
A body shot lands from Atlas.
Atlas throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodrigues with a knee to the head.
Atlas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodrigues lands an elbow that stopped Atlas in his tracks for a moment.
Rodrigues with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues blocks an uppercut.
Atlas tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodrigues shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodrigues connects with a knee to the head.
Atlas is trying to drag Rodrigues to the mat but Rodrigues just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mord Atlas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Atlas circles away from the clinch attempt
so Atlas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atlas wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Atlas is looking to stand back up but Rodrigues counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Atlas.
Atlas wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atlas scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Rodrigues manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlas tries to buck Rodrigues off but Rodrigues takes his back!
Rodrigues struggling to keep hold of the position.
Atlas wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rodrigues struggling to keep hold of the position.
Atlas trying to get back to his feet but Rodrigues is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlas is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atlas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mord Atlas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atlas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mord Atlas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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