PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eric Rodriguez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodriguez
vs
crack

173 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock crack!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has crack pinned against the cage. crack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from crack.
Rodriguez connects with a vicious head kick that knocks crack to the floor! Rodriguez dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Brock crack has been cut.

crack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
crack preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
crack is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rodriguez jumps into side control!
crack wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
crack is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but crack keeps working.
crack tries to improve position but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
crack shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
crack looks gassed!
crack moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
crack throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
crack looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
crack moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
crack fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but crack circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but crack swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that crack semi-blocks.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but crack keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
crack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick. That will keep crack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez has crack up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
crack wants a takedown.
crack takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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.

Rodriguez pulls guard.
crack wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but crack postures up.
crack wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. crack manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock crack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but crack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodriguez knocks crack to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

crack is rocked!
crack wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez wants to control but crack is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
crack tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
crack tries to escape but Rodriguez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to control crack but crack is wriggling around and keeping busy.
crack tries to break free.
crack trying to control the hands but Rodriguez won't let him.
Rodriguez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Rodriguez is trying to control but crack is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
crack tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control the pace but crack is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Rodriguez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but crack is having none of it.
crack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez lands a head kick. crack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Brock crack's cut even more.
Rodriguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brock crack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
crack looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick. That will keep crack thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

crack clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
crack is trying to break free.

Rodriguez jumps guard and drags crack to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
crack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriguez is on top in guard.
crack pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
crack trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock crack's cut.
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!

Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but crack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
crack throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps crack thinking.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking kick to the body. crack takes a step back to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but crack circles away and keeps his distance.
crack throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rodriguez counters with a big head kick but crack shrugs it off.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? crack is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, crack circles away and we're back to standing.
crack throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodriguez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crack tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from crack.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but crack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez keeps control of crack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriguez taking a breather.

Rodriguez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodriguez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
crack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing crack from standing up.
crack looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stops crack from standing up.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but crack keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
crack is looking to stand back up but Rodriguez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by crack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
crack wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Eric Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but crack is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
crack tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez lands a head kick. crack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brock crack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.

crack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

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