PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriguez (ranked 3462 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 102 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodriguez
vs
Tomson

190 cm
31
220
13 - 14 - 0

185 cm
30
220
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tomson throws a lazy uppercut

and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Tomson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez stops Tomson from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Tomson misses its intended target.

Rodriguez forces Tomson back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez gets through Tomson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Tomson is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Tomson from breaking the clinch.
Tomson stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Tomson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomson takes a shot to the head.
Tomson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tomson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez is looking to control Tomson's arms but Tomson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Tomson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tomson pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Rodriguez forces Tomson back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomson working hard to break the clinch.

Tomson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Tomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomson misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Tomson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomson tries to land a body kick

so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez prevents Tomson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Tomson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Rodriguez regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Tomson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Tomson.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Tomson avoids nicely.

Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tomson's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
Tomson is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Tomson is in trouble now - Rodriguez has advanced to mount!

That's two 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Rodriguez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez misses with a head shot.
Tomson blocking the ground and pound.
Tomson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rodriguez unloads with some shots from mount but Tomson bucks and avoids them well.
Nick Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez unloads with some shots from mount but Tomson bucks and avoids them well.
Rodriguez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tomson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodriguez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomson wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rodriguez thowing shots but they're missing.
Tomson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound but Tomson is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tomson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Rodriguez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomson as he connects with a hook.
Tomson scores with a jab to the body.
Tomson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodriguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Tomson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
A little jabbing left from Tomson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomson throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Tomson manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow.

Tomson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomson is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Tomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Tomson knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomson walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.
Tomson lands a hook that stumbles Rodriguez back into the cage. Tomson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rodriguez to the canvas! Tomson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rodriguez has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Tomson!
Tom Tomson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.