PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Boladao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Roufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boladao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boladão de Amor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boladao
vs
Roufus

179 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Boladao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Roufus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boladao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roufus to the mat! Roufus manages to get full guard.
Roufus is adopting a defensive guard.
Boladao wants to control from the top but Roufus keeps moving.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head. It's preventing any offense from Boladao, at least for the moment.
Boladao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roufus wants to sweep here but Boladao controlling him for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.

Boladao shoots in and bounces Roufus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roufus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roufus has his hands on Boladao's head, controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roufus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roufus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boladao!
Boladao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roufus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boladao has managed to free his arm - good work.

Boladao actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roufus lands a nice short elbow.
Roufus trying to control from Boladao's half guard. Boladao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Roufus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boladao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roufus.
Roufus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roufus with a nice head shot there.
Roufus works over Boladao with some ground and pound from guard.

Roufus stands up from Boladao's guard - Roufus perhaps looking for a knockout.

Roufus gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roufus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boladao's head.
Boladao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roufus.
Roufus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roufus working over Boladao with some ground and pound. Boladao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Roufus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boladao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roufus.
Ground and pound from Roufus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Roufus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roufus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boladao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roufus.

Boladao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Roufus is working for a kimura here but Boladao manages to reverse the position and he's now in Roufus's guard.
Roufus pulls Boladao in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boladao trying to control but Roufus is working from the bottom.
Roufus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roufus wants to hit a switch here but Boladao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roufus there!
Roufus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roufus tries to hold on but Boladao postures up.
Roufus is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roufus really wants to buck Boladao off and get back to his feet.
Boladao tries to control but Roufus wriggling away.
Roufus tries to hold on but Boladao pushes him away.
Roufus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roufus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boladao's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roufus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roufus throws and elbow that misses. Boladao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roufus's guard. Nice move by Boladao!
Roufus has Boladao pulled in close to control his posture.
Boladao wants to control from the top but Roufus keeps moving.
Boladao won't allow Roufus to sweep him here.
Roufus controlling Boladao's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roufus throws a right hand that misses

and Boladao counters with a single leg into guard. Roufus didn't expect that.
Roufus wants to hit a switch here but Boladao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roufus there!
Roufus is desperately trying to improve his position but Boladao has a good base and remains in mount.
Roufus wants to control but Boladao is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Boladao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boladao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Roufus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Boladao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roufus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boladao has passed into side control.
Roufus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roufus is looking to control Boladao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roufus avoid being mounted?
Roufus keeping control of the position.
Roufus tries to roll over but Boladao keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roufus controlling the position well.
Roufus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.

Boladao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boladao being controlled here momentarily.
Roufus wants to sweep but no luck.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head to control his posture.
Roufus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boladao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roufus is pulling down on Boladao's head to control his posture.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Duke Roufus wasn't active enough on the ground.

Roufus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boladao's guard.

Roufus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boladao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roufus has managed to get both his arms back between Boladao's legs - danger averted.
Roufus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roufus lands a couple of digs.
Roufus distracts Boladao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roufus landing some decent shots from guard.

Roufus stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Boladao throws up his legs and catches Roufus in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Roufus tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Boladao! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Boladao!