PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ifeanny Isa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by New Order Blue Monday. Leandro Rodrigues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodrigues
vs
Isa

175 cm
27
184 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

178 cm
23
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ifeanny Isa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isa thows a body shot but no joy.
Isa digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Isa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Isa saw that one coming.
Isa works the jab nicely.

It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Isa.
Isa throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Isa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodrigues has time to react.
Isa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodrigues jabs at Isa's body.
Rodrigues blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigues.
Isa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Isa throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
Isa misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Isa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Isa misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isa.
Isa misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Isa's body.
Isa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Rodrigues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isa can pounce on him.
Isa blocks a jab.
Isa cracks Rodrigues with a good jab.
Isa misses with a looping left.

Rodrigues has Isa up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a left hand.
Rodrigues blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Isa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Rodrigues will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Isa up against the cage.
Isa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Isa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a shoulder strike.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Isa throws knees to the body.
Isa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isa lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Isa misses with the head strike.
Isa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isa lands with a short shot to the head.
Isa lands with a right to the head.
Isa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Rodrigues stalling in the clinch but Isa improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Isa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Isa letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Isa lands an uppercut.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Isa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Isa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isa letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Isa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Isa throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Isa struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodrigues controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isa.
Rodrigues is trying to stall.
Isa misses with a punch on the inside.
Isa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Isa misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues lands a right hand that snaps the head of Isa backwards.
Isa looking to throw knees to the head but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Isa.
Isa misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Isa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ifeanny Isa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Isa needs to keep his hands up - Rodrigues had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Rodrigues misses.
Isa is looking to land body kicks.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Isa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues missing with a left hand there. Isa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Isa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rodrigues wants to clinch but Isa slips to the side
and Isa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rodrigues scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Isa misses.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Isa.
A head kick misses from Isa.
Isa drops his hands momentarily and Rodrigues takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isa moves away from the strike by Rodrigues.
Isa digs a good body shot into Rodrigues's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Isa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Isa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Isa.
Rodrigues misses with a straight right.
Isa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Isa.
Rodrigues gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ifeanny Isa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isa feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Isa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodrigues tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Isa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Isa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigues stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isa. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues dips to his left and cracks Isa with an uppercut!
Isa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Isa keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but Isa is having none of it.
Isa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Isa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues misses with a hook. Isa ducked under it nicely.
Isa staying out of range there.
Isa tries a head kick but it misses.
Isa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Isa, right into the meat.
Isa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Isa circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isa connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Isa throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Isa throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Isa staying out of range there.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Isa's hands.

Isa is rocked!
Isa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rodrigues doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Isa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Isa's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Rodrigues!
Our winner, Leandro Rodrigues, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.