PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Rodriguez (ranked 4779 p4p, 4763 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 459 p4p, 456 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
Robinson

166 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
146
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Good body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Rodriguez.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Robinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Robinson is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robinson misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez sets himself, and Robinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodriguez avoids it this time.
Ray Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Robinson tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dan Rodriguez has been cut.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ray Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.

Robinson closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodriguez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Robinson lands a body punch.
A short right from Robinson.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
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!
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ray Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Robinson!