PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and leonardo rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Morrow
vs
rodrigues

170 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

156 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, leonardo rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

rodrigues drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Morrow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Morrow trying to control the position.
rodrigues wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
Morrow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
rodrigues won't allow Morrow to sweep him here.
rodrigues trying to control but Morrow is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morrow shoots and misses
and rodrigues counters with a thumping low kick.

rodrigues gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrow tries to score a body lock takedown but rodrigues shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
rodrigues should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
rodrigues has Morrow pressed against the cage.

rodrigues has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morrow uses from the top position.

rodrigues wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Morrow has taken rodrigues's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and rodrigues has been forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trent Morrow!