PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Robinson (ranked 3740 p4p, 3231 weight class) and Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 386 p4p, 342 weight class). Jorge Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Robinson's chin.

Robinson
vs
Rodriguez

216 cm
22
250
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
270
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.

Rodriguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Robinson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rodriguez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.

Robinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses

and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriguez cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez is standing up over Robinson. Robinson looks to escape but Rodriguez dives into side control.
Robinson is breathing heavily.

Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rodriguez is chipping away with strikes.
Rodriguez controlling the position from side mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.

Robinson is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face as Rodriguez controls the position.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands a strong strike to the head of Robinson. That's dazed him! Rodriguez looking to finish here. Robinson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rodriguez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
A less than humble Jorge Rodriguez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.