PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sawk Kaimuay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Amazing By Kanye West as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kaimuay
vs
Rodriguez

174 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawk Kaimuay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayson Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez leaves Kaimuay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Kaimuay was well out of range.
Kaimuay fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sawk Kaimuay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaimuay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaimuay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaimuay is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaimuay's head backwards.
Kaimuay throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kaimuay just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaimuay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kaimuay on the side of the head.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Kaimuay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Kaimuay fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sawk Kaimuay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaimuay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaimuay misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Kaimuay tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaimuay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaimuay moves away.
Kaimuay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Kaimuay persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaimuay tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaimuay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaimuay throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Kaimuay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Rodriguez.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaimuay shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Kaimuay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Kaimuay or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaimuay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaimuay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaimuay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Kaimuay fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaimuay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaimuay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Kaimuay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaimuay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sawk Kaimuay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaimuays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Kaimuay with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaimuay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jayson Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaimuay is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Kaimuay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawk Kaimuay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Kaimuay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaimuay off to one side.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kaimuay. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kaimuay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaimuay.
Jayson Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaimuay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaimuay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaimuay off to one side.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaimuay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaimuay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaimuay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriguez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaimuay's head.
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaimuay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Kaimuay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaimuay looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaimuay is just out of range.
Rodriguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Kaimuay shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez cracks Kaimuay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Kaimuay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Kaimuay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaimuay moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaimuay fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Kaimuay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaimuay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Kaimuay does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaimuay shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Kaimuay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaimuay.
Kaimuay is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Kaimuay tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Kaimuay misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kaimuay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaimuay is looking to clinch.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Kaimuay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaimuay manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Kaimuay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaimuay shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sawk Kaimuay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaimuay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaimuay fails to land the takedown.
Kaimuay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaimuay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaimuay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Rodriguez cracks Kaimuay with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Kaimuay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaimuay at a distance.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Kaimuay moves out of range.
Rodriguez clobbers Kaimuay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaimuay tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez sizes up Kaimuay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaimuay's hands.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kaimuay is rocked!
Kaimuay misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kaimuay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kaimuay crashing down! Kaimuay tries to stagger back to his feet but Rodriguez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kaimuay asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Rodriguez!