PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spike Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dragon
vs
Rodriguez

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragon.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.

Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Dragon in a clinch.
Dragon looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.
Dragon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dragon wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Dragon into the cage.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rodriguez clinches up with Dragon and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez lands a front kick.
Juan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.

Dragon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez scores with a leg kick.
Oh Dragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragon seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Rodriguez shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dragon is backing up but Rodriguez catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dragon covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Rodriguez Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Rodriguez!