PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rodrigues (ranked 982 p4p, 988 weight class) and Paul Kings (ranked 77 p4p, 78 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rodrigues
vs
Kings

170 cm
28
140
7 - 5 - 0

160 cm
27
145
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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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 7 - 5 - 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Kings!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Kings's ribcage but misses.
Kings misses with a hook to the body
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Kings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kings 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 Rodrigues has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodrigues and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kings blocks a head kick by Rodrigues.
Kings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kings lands a body shot.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues connects with an inside leg kick.
Kings lands a jab to the nose.
We've been told by Rodrigues's head coaches at Vale Tudo NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kings tries a head kick but it misses.
Kings loads up on a big right hand but Rodrigues slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodrigues as he connects with a hook.
Kings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kings shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodrigues manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A low kick from Kings misses
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jake Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kings.
Rodrigues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Kings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
Kings scores with a kick to the body.
Kings tries to move into range but Rodrigues moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues lands a nice looking body shot.
Kings misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues with the inside leg kick.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Kings's ribcage but misses.
Kings throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigues ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kings lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kings sizes up Rodrigues with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kings moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues is looking to wear down Kings with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kings jabs at Rodrigues's body.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Kings is out of range.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kings lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodrigues at a distance.
Kings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Kings tries to clinch up.
Rodrigues throws a big counter combination but Kings scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodrigues keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kings.
Kings throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Kings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Kings moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Kings avoids it easily.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kings.
Kings tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kings walks into a stiff left hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kings was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a body punch
and Kings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
A combination from Kings does no damage.
Kings defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Rodrigues cracks Kings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kings tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues throws a front kick aimed at Kings's knee but Kings avoids it well.
Rodrigues checks a low kick from Kings.
Rodrigues lands with a hook. Kings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues punishes Kings's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigues lands with a shot to the body.
Kings takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kings tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodrigues is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kings drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kings's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kings. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kings.
Rodrigues misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kings makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodrigues takes a swing at Kings's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Kings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodrigues checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Rodrigues.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigues moves away.
Kings throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jake Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kings has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings misses with a body shot.
Kings walks into a stiff left hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut. Kings saw that one coming.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Rodrigues connects with a right hand. Kings shakes it off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kings might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rodrigues has got the better of the exchanges.
Kings throws a chopping leg kick but Rodrigues manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodrigues avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Kings.
Kings throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigues's shoulder, as Rodrigues tries to avoid the shot.
Kings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodrigues cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Kings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Kings.
A counter left hand to the body from Rodrigues misses its target.
Rodrigues feints and then cracks Kings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kings down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kings throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kings misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a series of strikes. Kings will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodrigues moves away from the strike by Kings.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Kings off the cage and back into range.
Rodrigues with the inside leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigues. Kings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kings wants to counter with a clinch but Rodrigues pushes him away.
A big left from Kings misses.
Rodrigues misses the body punch
and Kings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kings's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kings misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings slips a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Kings off the cage and back into range.
Kings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kings wants to land a leg kick but Rodrigues is out of range.
Kings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodrigues is fending him off so far but Kings persists. Nope, Rodrigues circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Kings bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Kings is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rodrigues's half guard.

Rodrigues has one foot on Kings's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Kings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kings is breathing heavily.
Kings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodrigues throws out the jab.
Kings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Kings.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings throws a head kick that misses

and Rodrigues counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kings.

Rodrigues manages to break the clinch.
Kings's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodrigues connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kings scrambles back to his feet.
Kings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues ducks right into an uppercut from Kings.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kings throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodrigues jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kings throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigues's shoulder, as Rodrigues tries to avoid the shot.
Kings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kings misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Rodrigues.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kings misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues takes a swing at Kings's ribcage but misses.
Kings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kings misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodrigues lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Rodrigues.
Kings lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rodrigues with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kings throws a right hand that misses

and Rodrigues counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodrigues.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodrigues takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kings looks for the body kick but Rodrigues saw that one coming.
Rodrigues is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodrigues checks it well.
Kings misses the shot to the body.
Kings slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Kings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kings throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodrigues can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Rodrigues - just one landing.
Crunch! Rodrigues slams his shin into Kings's torso.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kings on the side of the head.

Kings is rocked!
Rodrigues scores with a jab. Kings acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kings is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodrigues finish him?
Kings tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodrigues defends well and Kings ends up having to push Rodrigues into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodrigues with a nice cross.
Kings throws a lazy body kick
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodrigues misses the target.
Rodrigues lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rodrigues scores with a nice right hand.
Kings is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Kings moves out of range.
Kings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodrigues tried to counter with a leg kick but Kings avoided it.
Kings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Rodrigues tenderised Kings's leg. Kings is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kings seems to have recovered his senses.
Kings shoots in for a double leg but Rodrigues sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Kings.
Jake Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Kings is predictable there
and Rodrigues counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paul Kings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kings takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rodrigues fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kings is looking to clinch.
Rodrigues scores with a sloppy right hand. Kings should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kings. Kings circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Kings.
Rodrigues is looking for a counter combo.
Rodrigues connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kings throws out a loose jab but Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a big counter combination but Kings scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick that knocks Kings off balance momentarily.
Rodrigues scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodrigues lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodrigues darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kings throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodrigues counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kings throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kings throws a low kick but Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kings moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rodrigues!