PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tier - Rammstein. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rodriguez
vs
Pires

185 cm
26
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

183 cm
23
193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pires scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pires lands a jab to the head.
Pires fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Pires slips the punch.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Pires misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Augusto Pires has been cut.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pires.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Pires blocks it.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pires is just out of range.
Pires throws a combination that misses
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Pires moved out of range nicely.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Pires uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Augusto Pires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pires moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Pires misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Pires.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Pires saw that one coming.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Pires looks gassed!
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pires thinking.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pires.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez lands a left and a right that send Pires crashing to the mat, dazed. Rodriguez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That has opened up Augusto Pires's cut even more.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Rodriguez.

Pires is rocked!
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pires's head backwards.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pires.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Augusto Pires's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pires lands a head shot.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pires blocks a jab.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Pires slips the punch.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pires.
Rodriguez throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Pires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pires moves away.
Pires connects with a jab.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pires avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pires scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pires ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pires fails to land with a series of punches.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pires can do to turn this around?
Pires misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pires misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Pires knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Pires moves out of range.
Pires connects with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pires ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Augusto Pires's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Pires moves out of range.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Pires moved out of range.
Augusto Pires is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez jabs at Pires's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Pires misses.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pires has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriguez finds it's way round the side to connect with Pires's head.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Pires.
Rodriguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pires has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pires has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pires scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Pires staying out of range there.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Pires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pires misses with a combination
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pires misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Pires.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pires counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Pires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Pires.
Pires misses with a hook.
A jab from Pires misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pires thinking.
Pires moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Pires.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bender Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Pires throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Pires misses with a double jab
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Pires misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Pires.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Augusto Pires's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bender Rodriguez!