PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hope Garo (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.

Rodriguez
vs
Garo

184 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hope Garo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garo!
Garo throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.

Rodriguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garo, pushing him back against the cage.
Garo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez pushes Garo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Garo fails to land.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Rodriguez gets through Garo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garo backwards.
Garo misses with a knee to the head.
Garo looks winded!
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Garo's ribcage. Garo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez digs a right hand into Garo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garo's gas tank.
Rodriguez gets through Garo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garo or not.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garo backwards.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rodriguez.
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!
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Garo is rocked!

It looks like Hope Garo has been cut.
Garo misses with a punch on the inside.
Garo is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garo with a big uppercut! Garo tries to clinch up but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garo to the mat! Garo covers up and Rodriguez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paolo Rodriguez!