PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cock Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodrigues might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Walsh - In the City. 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 Cock Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rodrigues
vs
Smith

187 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cock Smith!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Rodrigues as he connects with a hook.
Rodrigues misses with a few strikes there.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith tries to clinch but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Cock Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Smith.

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Rodrigues drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigues wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues wants a takedown.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Rodrigues pushed against the cage.
Rodrigues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodrigues being controlled against the cage.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigues won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks for a moment.
Smith lands an elbow just above Rodrigues 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigues's takedown attempt.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigues blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodrigues has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigues's ribcage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigues blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cock Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jake Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigues's face.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodrigues has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodrigues up against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance but Rodrigues moves to the side
and Rodrigues counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodrigues lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Rodrigues is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jake Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Rodrigues. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodrigues.
A big left from Rodrigues misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Smith looks to clinch
and Rodrigues counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Smith pushes Rodrigues up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodrigues drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cock Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Rodrigues's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rodrigues scores with a nice head shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.

Rodrigues gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigues won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Cock Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rodrigues gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rodrigues drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.

Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith just leaning against Rodrigues, taking a breather.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith trying to stall but Rodrigues improves his position.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Jake Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Cock Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigues's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cock Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cock Smith!
A less than humble Cock Smith misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.