PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodrigo
vs
Huynh

170 cm
26
153 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Huynh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigo avoids it.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huynh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodrigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huynh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huynh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.
Huynh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huynh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodrigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huynh lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigo seems unphased.
Huynh slips a jab from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huynh.
A jab from Rodrigo misses.
Huynh stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigo. Rodrigo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigo throws an overhand right that lands on Huynh's shoulder, as Huynh tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigo misses with a hook. Huynh ducked under it nicely.
Huynh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huynh scores with a kick to the body.

Huynh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Huynh has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Huynh looking to control but Rodrigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Huynh prevents Rodrigo from getting the reversal.
Rodrigo is just holding on here. Huynh manages to take his back.
Well, with Huynh on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rodrigo is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Rodrigo trying to control the hands but Huynh breaks the grip.

Rodrigo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

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.
Huynh has the hooks in. Rodrigo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Rodrigo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rodrigo trying to get back to his feet but Huynh is in full control for now.
Will Huynh go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Huynh is persistently looking for the submission but Rodrigo is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh is looking to control Rodrigo but Rodrigo is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Rodrigo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Huynh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rodrigo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rodrigo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rodrigo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rodrigo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four 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.
Rodrigo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Huynh is working away from the top position though.
Huynh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodrigo is trying to stand.
Rodrigo is refusing to be controlled, as Huynh sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A lazy left from Huynh finds it's target.
Huynh misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Huynh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huynh scores with a hook.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigo throws a jab but it's blocked by Huynh.
Huynh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigo tries to avoid it but Huynh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigo to the ground. Rodrigo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigo missing with a left hand there. Huynh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogerio Rodrigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huynh misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Huynh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodrigo's knee momentarily.
Huynh moves out of range of the strikes.
Huynh swinging wildly here.
Huynh cracks Rodrigo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huynh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodrigo cracks Huynh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogerio Rodrigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigo swings for the body but Huynh moves out of range.
Rodrigo throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huynh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huynh. That's going to slow Rodrigo down.
Rodrigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huynh counters with a nice body kick.
Rodrigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Huynh counters with a body kick.
Rodrigo leaves Huynh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Huynh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huynh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodrigo's hands.
Rodrigo throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huynh can pounce on him.
Huynh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huynh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodrigo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huynh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huynh. That's going to slow Rodrigo down.
Rodrigo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huynh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodrigo on the side of the head.
Huynh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huynh. That's going to slow Rodrigo down.
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!
Huynh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigo.
Huynh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huynh ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigo.
Huynh throws a head kick that Rodrigo semi-blocks.
Huynh scores with a leg kick.
Rogerio Rodrigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huynh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huynh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henry Huynh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huynh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huynh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigo throws out the jab.
Huynh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodrigo.
Huynh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodrigo.
Huynh fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigo in the body.
Huynh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigo tries to avoid it but Huynh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigo to the ground. Rodrigo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogerio Rodrigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Huynh.
Rodrigo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rodrigo misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo takes one to the chin there.
Rodrigo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Huynh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodrigo's calf.
Huynh moves out of range as Rodrigo strikes.
Rodrigo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab
and Huynh counters with a body kick.
Rodrigo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huynh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodrigo throws a sloppy body shot
and Huynh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodrigo takes one on the button.
Good leg kick by Huynh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huynh delivers a nice body kick.
Huynh throws a shot to the body.
Huynh throws a leg kick which misses Rodrigo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodrigo tries to avoid it.
Huynh scores with a head kick.
Huynh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh scores with a leg kick.
Rodrigo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huynh thows a body kick. Rodrigo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Huynh - that will leave a mark!
Huynh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huynh is looking to slow Rodrigo down with leg kicks.

Huynh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Huynh wants to pass to mount but Rodrigo is defending the position.
Huynh moves into full mount! Rodrigo won't be happy about that!
Huynh controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huynh looking to control but Rodrigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Huynh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodrigo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huynh thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigo's side.
A slow jab from Rodrigo misses its intended target.
Huynh ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigo.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigo misses the target.
Rodrigo misses with a shot to the body
and Huynh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Huynh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Huynh throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigo moves out of range easily.
Rodrigo misses with a hook.
A left lands for Huynh.
Rodrigo looks to throw the jab but Huynh is out of range.
Huynh lands with a hook. Rodrigo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodrigo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huynh on the side of the head.
Huynh slips under a jab from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodrigo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Huynh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huynh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodrigo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodrigo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huynh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Huynh is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodrigo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Huynh trying to control the position but Rodrigo is working away.

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 asks Huynh politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Huynh prefers to stall for the moment though.
Huynh tries to advance to mount but Rodrigo instead regains half guard.

Huynh is looking for a kimura but Rodrigo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huynh to get the leverage.
Huynh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodrigo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huynh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huynh looking to control but Rodrigo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo working to try and regain half guard.
Huynh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodrigo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigo is controlling Huynh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodrigo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodrigo trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigo is staying active underneath Huynh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodrigo tries to get to full guard but Huynh has control of the leg.
Huynh is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Huynh wants to control from the top but Rodrigo keeps moving.
Huynh stops Rodrigo from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodrigo throws a shot from downtown. Huynh moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huynh counters with a straight right hand.
Rogerio Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huynh is looking to slow Rodrigo down with leg kicks.
Rodrigo misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Huynh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huynh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Huynh!