PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen From First To Last - Note To Self as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blaze
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN
TITAN

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurley Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Blaze.

Blaze has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Blaze won't allow it.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Blaze.

Blaze breaks from the clinch.

Blaze rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze taking a breather.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.

Blaze darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
A short left from Blaze.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blaze tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Hurley Rodriguez has been cut.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
A body shot lands from Blaze.
A short body shot lands from Blaze as the two fighters clinch.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaze lands with a left to the head.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Blaze.
Blaze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Blaze lands a shoulder strike.
Blaze digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Blaze.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Blaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Blaze.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Blaze won't allow it.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaze throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Blaze scores with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Blaze - that landed with a thud.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze lands a left hand.

Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Blaze! Rodriguez is out on his feet! Blaze rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rodriguez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rodriguez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Blaze!
A very excited looking Tyson Blaze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.