PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Erskine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Erskine
vs
Rodriguez

190 cm
27
216 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

187 cm
23
219 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Erskine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erskine looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erskine swivels and escapes.
Erskine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erskine swivels and escapes.

Erskine gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez. Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Erskine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Erskine breaks the clinch.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Erskine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Owen Erskine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Erskine pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodriguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Erskine.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erskine is defending well for now.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erskine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Erskine pushes him back against the cage.
Erskine lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Erskine blocks it.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Erskine blocks it.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erskine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erskine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Erskine dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
Rodriguez moves out of range as Erskine strikes.
Erskine checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erskine. Erskine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erskine.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Erskine.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erskine leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erskine lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erskine scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Erskine throws a one two combo.
Owen Erskine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erskine misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Erskine misses the target.
Erskine slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Erskine throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Erskine shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erskine lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erskine manages to avoid it.
Owen Erskine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine motions for Rodriguez to come forward. Erskine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Erskine down.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erskine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Erskine missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erskine checks the leg kick.
Erskine lands an overhand right.
Erskine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Erskine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erskine throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Erskine misses.
Erskine fails to land with a series of punches.
Erskine misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Erskine moved out of range.
Erskine misses with a few strikes there.
Erskine misses with a looping left.
Erskine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Erskine's shoulder, as Erskine tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Erskine misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Erskine throws a leg kick
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Erskine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Erskine moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erskine throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Erskine misses the target.
Erskine connects with a jab.
A big right from Erskine misses.
Erskine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erskine avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Erskine.
Erskine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Erskine misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Erskine misses with the head strike.
Erskine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Erskine has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Erskine avoids the damage to the body.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Erskine's ribs.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Erskine misses.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Erskine.
Erskine defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Erskine throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Erskine connects with a single shot there.
Erskine throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Erskine does no damage.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erskine throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Erskine.
Erskine avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Erskine throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Erskine looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Erskine takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Erskine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Erskine's ribs.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erskine.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Erskine moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Erskine misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Erskine misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Erskine cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erskine.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erskine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Erskine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erskine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Erskine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Erskine slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Erskine lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Erskine ducks under and follows up with a left that Erskine also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Erskine is just out of range.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Erskine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Erskine looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erskine throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Erskine pushes him off.
Erskine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Erskine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Erskine.
Erskine lands an overhand right.
Erskine slips under a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Erskine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Erskine as Rodriguez shoots in.
Owen Erskine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses
and Erskine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Erskine.

Rodriguez pushes Erskine up against the cage in a clinch.
Erskine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Erskine blocks it.
Erskine avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Erskine stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erskine has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erskine scores with a shoulder strike.
Erskine avoiding damage.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez has Erskine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Erskine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erskine.
Nice body punch from Erskine.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Erskine.
A big left from Erskine misses.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Erskine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erskine.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erskine swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erskine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Erskine misses.
Erskine lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Erskine moves out of range.
Erskine misses with a few strikes there.
Erskine lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into rage.
Nice jab there from Erskine.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Erskine but Erskine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Erskine throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Erskine connects with the punch.
Erskine misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Erskine.
Erskine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erskine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erskine staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
Owen Erskine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Rodriguez.
Erskine throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erskine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses
and Erskine counters with a series of strikes. Rodriguez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Rodriguez misses.
Erskine lunges at Rodriguez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rodriguez's hand.
Erskine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erskine was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Erskine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Erskine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rodriguez - the referee stops the clock and Erskine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rodriguez. Erskine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Erskine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erskine throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Erskine throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez works the jab nicely.
Erskine misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Erskine moves out of range.
Erskine moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Erskine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Erskine blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Erskine tests Rodriguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Erskine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Erskine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Owen Erskine is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Erskine circles away.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Erskine misses its intended target.
Erskine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Owen Erskine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriguez ducks right into an uppercut from Erskine.
Rodriguez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Erskine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Erskine to counter with a crisp jab.
Erskine defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erskine misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes one on the button.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Erskine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Erskine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Erskine counters with a two punch combo.
Albert Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Erskine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erskine.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Erskine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Erskine moves out of range.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Erskine circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Erskine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Erskine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Erskine!