PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Ungar (ranked 816 p4p, 103 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 823 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ungar
vs
Rhod

170 cm
31
160 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
162 lbs
19 - 13 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ungar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rhod is able to avoid easily.
Rhod's coach down at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rhod's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ungar moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Rhod takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ungar tries to work over Rhod's front leg with a kick but Rhod checks it.
Rhod now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ungar tries to close the distance and clinch but Rhod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhod misses with a lunging right hand
and Ungar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhod avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rhod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ungar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ungar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod throws out a counter right but Ungar avoids it with no problem.
Danga de danga de dang - Rhod scores with a four punch combination!
Ungar throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhod lunges at Ungar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ungar's hand.
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!
A leg kick checked by Rhod.
Ungar throws a looping overhand right but Rhod ducks down to avoid it.
Ungar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ungar, right into the meat.
Rhod lands a head kick. Ungar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rhod keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod moves out of range as Ungar strikes.
Rhod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ungar is able to avoid easily.
Ungar lands a right hook to the body.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Rhod throws a leg kick
and Ungar counters with a low kick, right behind Rhod 's knee.
Ungar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ungar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ungar can pounce on him.
Ungar misses the shot to the body.
Rhod moves out of range of the body kick.
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body. Ungar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Ungar moved out of range.
Rudy Rhod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhod lands a two punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ungar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rhod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rhod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Ungar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Rhod takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Ungar.
Ungar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar throws a body kick that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar looks to land a body kick but Rhod moved away.
Rhod connects with a single shot there.
Rhod does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhod connects with a crisp jab.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ungar blocks a leg kick.
Ungar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ungar throws a push kick but Rhod slaps the foot to one side.
Rhod throws a low kick but Ungar moves out of range easily.
Ungar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ungar.
Ungar misses with a straight left.
Rhod with a jab.
Ungar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ungar tries to land a leg kick but Rhod saw it coming and moves away.
Rhod throws out a counter right but Ungar avoids it with no problem.
Ungar walks into a stiff left hand from Rhod.
Rhod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ungar throws a low kick but Rhod avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ungar misses
and Rhod counters with a nice body kick.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ungar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ungar misses with a straight left.
Ungar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ungar goes for a double leg but Rhod avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rhod continues to drive forward.
Ungar thows a leg kick but Rhod checks it
and Rhod counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ungar.
Rhod checks the leg kick.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ungars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheers as Rhod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ungar doesn't seem phased though.
Ungar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhod is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ungar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar throws a series of punches but Rhod avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ungar's sensitive parts.
Rhod works the jab nicely.
Ungar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rhod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ungar misses with a left hand
and Rhod counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ungar is out of range.
Ungar misses the shot to the body.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Ungar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ungar.
Rhod throws out a counter right but Ungar avoids it with no problem.
Ungar tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Ungar misses.
Rhod doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rhod defending well as Ungar loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ungar throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ungar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rhod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhod! But no joy.
Rhod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ungar misses with a hook. Rhod ducked under it nicely.
Rhod tries a quick counter leg kick but Ungar is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rhod misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Ungar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ungar pushes Rhod up against the cage in a clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ungar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rhod wants to get back to striking at distance but Ungar won't allow it.

Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ungar.
Rhod's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rhod walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ungar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ungar slips under a jab from Rhod.
Rhod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Ungar moved out of range.
As Rhod tries to get set, Ungar tries to push him back and clinch up but Rhod manages to avoid the attempt.
Ungar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Ungar misses with a looping right.
Rhod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Ungar. Those never looked like landing.
Rhod connects with a jab.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Ungar checks it.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar throws a series of punches but Rhod avoids them all with ease.
Rhod moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Ungar.
Rhod throws a jab when Ungar was well out of range.
Rhod misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely.
Ungar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rhod just manages to avoid it.
Ungar misses with a body kick.
Ungar misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rhod with a jab.
Rhod lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Rhod misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ungar misses the target.
Ungar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Ungar throws a leg kick
and Rhod counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ungar thinking.
Nice body punch from Rhod.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Rhod.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ungar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ungar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhod paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ungar.
Rhod avoids the head kick by Ungar.
Ungar motions for Rhod to come forward. Ungar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Rhod was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rhod walks into a left hand.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ungar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ungar lands a leg kick that knocks Rhod off balance momentarily.
Ungar lands a head shot.
Rhod misses the jab.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhod lands a nice shot to the body.
Ungar misses with a double jab
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod misses the jab.
Ungar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rhod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ungar throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Ungar cracks Rhod with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rhod blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Ungar misses with a hook to the body

and Rhod counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rhod.
Ungar looking to slow down the pace here.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ungar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ungar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rhod lands a jab to Ungar's midsection.
Ungar defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Rhod throws a right hand that Ungar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ungar also avoids with ease.
Ungar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhod tries a quick counter leg kick but Ungar is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhod.
Ungar misses with a low kick as Rhod jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rhod.
A low kick from Ungar is predictable there
and Rhod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhod staying out of range there.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar slips a jab from Rhod.
Ungar checks a leg kick.
Ungar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rhod swivels and escapes.
Ungar throws a series of punches but Rhod avoids them all with ease.
Ungar scores with a jab.
Ungar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Ungar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ungar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ungar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhod takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Ungar misses.
Rhod only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ungar throws a head kick but Rhod moves out of range.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rhod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. Ungar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Rhod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ungar moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Ungar wants to slow Rhod down by chopping away at his legs.
Ungar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhod feints and then cracks Ungar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ungar down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
A lazy body kick from Ungar
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ungar.
Rhod misses with a two punch combination.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
Ungar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rhod as he avoids it easily.
Ungar tries to land a front kick but Rhod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
Ungar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod lands a nice hook to Ungar's body. Ungar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Ungar slips the punch.
Ungar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhod throws a leg kick
and Ungar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ungar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rhod defends it nicely.
Rhod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ungar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ungar throws a hook but Rhod blocks it.
That kick from Ungar tenderised Rhod's leg. Rhod is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhod moves out of range as Ungar throws a body kick.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar tried to counter with a leg kick but Rhod avoided it.
Ungar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rhod.
Rhod is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ungar wants to land a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. Ungar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ungar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rhod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ungar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ungar motions for Rhod to come forward. Ungar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Ungar.
Ungar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Rhod.
Rhod has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ungar.
Ungar throws a leg kick
and Rhod counters with a nice uppercut.
Ungar looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.

Ungar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhod, pushing him back against the cage.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar takes a shot to the head.
Rhod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Ungar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Rhod.
Ungar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rhod backwards.
Rhod tries to break the clinch but Ungar is controlling the position.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar looking to stall.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ungar misses with a hook. Rhod ducked under it nicely.
Rhod misses the jab.
Rhod throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Ungar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhod scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ungar in his tracks.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Ungar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ungar tries to work over Rhod's front leg with a kick but Rhod checks it.
Rhod misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhod.
Ungar tried to counter with a leg kick but Rhod avoided it.
Ungar scores with a jab. Rhod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rhod moves out of range as Ungar strikes.
Rhod blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod scores with a nice right hand.
Ungar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ungar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ungar swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Ungar.
An inside leg kick from Ungar misses.
Ungar misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Rhod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhod is looking to score with low kicks.
Ungar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ungar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rhod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ungar lands with a straight right. Rhod didn't see that one coming.
Ungar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rhod, right into the meat.
Barnabas Ungar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhod blocks a leg kick.
Ungar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhod.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhod misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudy Rhod.
I've got Rhod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rhod!
A relieved looking Rudy Rhod thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.