PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Terror - El Wray. Diego Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodriguez
vs
Tessin

168 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin fails with the takedown

and Rodriguez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tessin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tessin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodriguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tessin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Tessin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tessin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tessin looks to land a strike but Rodriguez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tessin manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Tessin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Tessin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin , not yet.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tessin controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tessin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessin is trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessin keeps working.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez taking a breather here.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.
Tessin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tessin can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez cracks Tessin with a big elbow.

Tessin is rocked!
Rodriguez working away.
Tessin is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez lands a huge shot from side control! Tessin is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Rodriguez!
Diego Rodriguez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.