PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jad Golias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jad Golias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Golias

180 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reinaldo Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jad Golias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golias to the mat! Golias manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Golias keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.
Rodrigues really is a fat lump.

Rodrigues gets to his feet. Golias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Golias defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Golias misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Golias keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues tries to move into range but Golias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golias moves away.
Golias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Golias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Golias misses.
Golias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Golias's guard.
Rodrigues trying to control but Golias is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Reinaldo Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodrigues displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golias misses with a series of wild punches.
Golias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Golias lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golias lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Golias misses.
Golias looks gassed!

Rodrigues closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Golias quickly recovers to half guard.

Rodrigues escapes and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Golias misses.
Golias throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Golias throws a right hand that misses

and Rodrigues counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodrigues wants to take a breather but Golias is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Reinaldo Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rodrigues shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodrigues showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodrigues is trying to control the action in half guard but Golias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rodrigues throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigues thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigues thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Golias's head.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Reinaldo Rodrigues wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Golias avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.

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.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Golias shows good takedown defense.
Golias throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golias swinging wildly here.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golias sprawls well. Golias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
Golias pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodrigues back to the cage. Golias follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Golias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Golias.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Rodrigues or perhaps it was just good defense by Golias which made him look bad.
No joy there for Golias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golias stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Golias wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinaldo Rodrigues dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Golias throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Jad Golias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Golias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golias tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Golias shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
Golias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golias throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Golias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golias swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golias lands a jab to the nose.
Golias lands with a hook. Rodrigues tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Golias.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws out a leg kick but Golias moves out of range and Rodrigues only half commits.
Golias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Golias tries to sprawl but Rodrigues drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodrigues has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Rodrigues stands up from half guard.

Rodrigues shoots in and gets a takedown into Golias's guard.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golias is looking to stand up but Rodrigues isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golias misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golias defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigues fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigues has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golias finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodrigues's head.
Golias tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Golias scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Golias lands a head shot.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Golias.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golias swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golias defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Golias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Golias enables Rodrigues to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Golias manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodrigues slips nicely into half guard.

Rodrigues is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golias is just riding it out for now. Rodrigues eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to control but Golias is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jad Golias will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Golias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Golias lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigues seems unphased.
No joy there for Golias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golias throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
Golias misses with a combination

and Rodrigues counters with a shoot takedown. Golias fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Golias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Reinaldo Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Golias moves out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golias but Golias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rodrigues shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Golias's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Golias is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodrigues thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Golias keeps moving.
Golias controlling Rodrigues's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Reinaldo Rodrigues just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Golias. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golias works over Rodrigues's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Golias. Those never looked like landing.
Golias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golias punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Golias. Those never looked like landing.
Reinaldo Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golias misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rodrigues has taken the fight to the clinch.
Golias digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Rodrigues tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golias lands a shoulder strike.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Golias won't allow it.
Golias digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Golias.
Rodrigues wants a takedown but no success here.
Golias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Golias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to stall but Golias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Golias lands with a light punch inside.
Golias tries to circle away but Rodrigues has him pinned against the cage.
Rodrigues misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Golias.
Golias stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Golias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigues keeps control of Golias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Golias.
Golias lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golias.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodrigues just misses with a elbow thrown towards Golias's brow.

Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Golias throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Golias fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rodrigues shoots in and bounces Golias off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golias keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reinaldo Rodrigues.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinaldo Rodrigues!