PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodriguez (ranked 4880 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Man (ranked 22268 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodriguez
vs
Man

188 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
28
198 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ash Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Man has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodriguez is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Rodriguez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Rodriguez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man works over Rodriguez 's head and body with a nice combination.
Man throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.

Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.

Rodriguez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodriguez looking to score a takedown here. Man is defending well but Rodriguez drives through and ends up in Man's guard.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriguez sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Rodriguez won't allow Man to get back to his feet.
Man 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 passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Man wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Man down.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Rodriguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
Rodriguez lands a decent elbow from side control.

Rodriguez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Man to his feet.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodriguez cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodriguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man looks winded!

Rodriguez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodriguez is in Man's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rodriguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Man ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez .
Man moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Man tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Man.

Rodriguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.

Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Man is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Rodriguez stands up from Man's guard - Rodriguez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man dives in and grabs Rodriguez 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Man's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ash Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rodriguez scores with a takedown into Man's guard.
Man has momentary wrist control but Rodriguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Rodriguez gets to his feet. Man looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Man closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rodriguez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lands a couple of elbows.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez working some strikes from top position.
Rodriguez working some strikes from top position.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Rodriguez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Jake Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Rodriguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Rodriguez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rodriguez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rodriguez slows the pace down.
Man is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodriguez is putting a hurting on Man here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodriguez grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez scoring with punches and elbows.
Man is trying to control Rodriguez 's posture but Rodriguez avoids it.
Man is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is letting Rodriguez control him for a moment.
Rodriguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.

Rodriguez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rodriguez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Man looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rodriguez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Man is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rodriguez lets go of the hold and Man can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Rodriguez !