PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rees kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soulfly-Frontlines. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rees
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brutal Rees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Brutal Rees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rees needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rees at a distance.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Rees throws a body kick.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rees tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Rees backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Rees.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Rees takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rees throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rees throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Mickey Rodriguez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rees throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rees.
Rees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rees has time to react.
Rees throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Rees moves out of range.
Rees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rees throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
A big left from Rees misses.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Rees.
Rees fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Rees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Rees avoids nicely.
Rees takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez works Rees's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez lands a head shot.
Rees on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rees wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rees missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rees throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rees closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rees misses with a looping left.
Rees throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez defending well as Rees loads up on a big left hand.
Rees takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez scores with a nice strike.
Rees avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Rees throws knees to the body.
Rees with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rees is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez has Rees pushed against the cage.
Rees throws an elbow that misses.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands a body punch.
Rees is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Brutal Rees has been cut.
Rees takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodriguez.
Rees lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.

Rees is rocked!
Rodriguez gets through Rees's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Rees is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Rees throws knees to the body.
Rees takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rees! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rodriguez is unloading with more strikes now! Rees drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Rodriguez!