PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Jecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jecht comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Young Lust. Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jecht
vs
Rodalgo

200 cm
24
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

172 cm
33
161 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Jecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jecht throws a series of punches but Rodalgo avoids them all with ease.
Rodalgo scores with the left hand. Jecht knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodalgo thuds a left hand into Jecht's body.
No joy there for Rodalgo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jecht takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodalgo throws a leg kick which misses Jecht's front leg but catches the back leg as Jecht tries to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Jecht.

Jecht tries to sprawl but Rodalgo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jecht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodalgo.
Jecht is refusing to be controlled, as Rodalgo sits in half guard.
Rodalgo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodalgo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodalgo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jecht has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodalgo is working away from the top position though.
Rodalgo trying to control from half guard but Jecht is working away.
Jecht is looking for a sweep. Rodalgo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jecht knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodalgo throwing shots but Jecht is blocking nicely.
Rodalgo trying to control the action but Jecht is working from the bottom.

Rodalgo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jecht trying to hold on to Rodalgo's head to control him but Rodalgo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jecht avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodalgo.
Jecht works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodalgo trying to control but Jecht is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jecht's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Jecht is keeping the position.
Rodalgo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodalgo looking to sit in guard and control but Jecht gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodalgo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jecht is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodalgo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Rodalgo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rodalgo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jecht misses with a lunging right hand

and Rodalgo counters with a shoot takedown. Jecht fights it but they end up in guard.
Jecht throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jecht holds on and takes a little breather.
Jecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jecht is trying to control the position but Rodalgo postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sir Jecht.

Rodalgo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodalgo is trying to control the action in half guard but Jecht is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodalgo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo looks to land a strike but Jecht avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Jecht.
Rodalgo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodalgo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jecht works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Jecht is keeping the position.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michel Rodalgo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodalgo lands with a shot to the body.
Rodalgo with a jab.
Jecht has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodalgo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jecht's head.
Rodalgo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jecht has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jecht has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jecht.

Jecht gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodalgo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodalgo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jecht is retaining full guard.
Rodalgo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jecht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodalgo is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo is looking to work some ground and pound but Jecht has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Rodalgo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jecht uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodalgo.
Good exchange - Rodalgo coming out on top.
Jecht takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Rodalgo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jecht's guard.
Rodalgo throwing strikes but missing.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.
Jecht trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jecht can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodalgo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodalgo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodalgo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rodalgo is keen to just control but Jecht is a slippery customer.
Jecht has a hand on Rodalgo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rodalgo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jecht is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sir Jecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht tries to hold on but Rodalgo pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodalgo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rodalgo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jecht scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rodalgo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rodalgo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Rodalgo!
Our winner, Michel Rodalgo, 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.