PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues has chosen Reno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gabriel Rodrigues was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Booger
vs
Rodrigues

185 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick which misses Booger's front leg but catches the back leg as Booger tries to avoid it.
Booger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Booger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Booger cracks Rodrigues with an open hand slap.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Booger moves out of range.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Booger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Booger.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Booger on the side of the head.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combo that has Booger backing up. Booger nods at Rodrigues to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Rodrigues misses.
Booger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Booger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick as Booger jumps back.
Rodrigues finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Booger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Booger looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigues is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Booger.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues feints and then cracks Booger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Booger down.
Rodrigues getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Booger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Booger is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigues has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Booger should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rodrigues has tightened it up now! Booger should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Rodrigues!