PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 3615 p4p, 2985 weight class) and Earth Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Rodrigues could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earth Quake's chin.

Rodrigues
vs
Quake

170 cm
25
140
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
150
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dirty Commie $50
Critical Mass Q159 $75

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodrigues throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Quake counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
and Rodrigues takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Quake sends Rodrigues crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Quake is motioning to the referee to let Rodrigues up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Rodrigues is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues lands with an overhand left.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Quake is rocked!
Quake just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues seems to have got his legs back now.
Quake is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodrigues finish him?
A big left from Quake misses.
Rodrigues throwing a counter right hand but Quake manages to avoid it.
Quake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quake seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigues throwing a counter right hand but Quake manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues connects with a right hand. Quake shakes it off.
Quake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quake walks into a straight right hand from Rodrigues.
Quake slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Quake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Rodrigues's head coaches at Slobos MT & Boxing Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodrigues, as that shot connected.
Quake moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodrigues steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quake.
Quake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Quake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rodrigues with a nice cross.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quake.
Quake blocks a jab.
Quake looks to land a left hand but Rodrigues moved out of range nicely.
Rodrigues lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
A jab from Quake misses.
A left lands for Quake.
A nice leg kick from Rodrigues, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
Quake misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodrigues as he connects with a hook.
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quake.
Rodrigues is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Quake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Quake saw that one coming.
Quake blocks a jab.
Quake connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to move into range but Quake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues misses with a hook
and Quake counters with a crisp right that sends Rodrigues to the canvas! Quake follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earth Quake!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Earth Quake made sure he mentioned Dirty Commie $50, along with how happy he was to win his fight.