PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aalto - Resolution. Rodriguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Angel - Massive Attack. Koji Okano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Okano
vs
Rodriguez

176 cm
29
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koji Okano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Okano throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Okano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodriguez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez thows a leg kick but Okano checks it
and Okano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okano's calf.
Okano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Okano misses.
A low kick from Okano misses
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Okano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okano. Okano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Okano.
Okano thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okano manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Okano slips the punch.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Okano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okano misses with a low kick as Rodriguez jumps back.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Okano moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stalks Okano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okano's face. Okano staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez feints a jab promting Okano to slip. Rodriguez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Okano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Okano.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Okano circles away.
Okano walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Okano avoids the punch easily.
Okano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back to recover.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Okano's shoulder, as Okano tries to avoid the shot.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Okano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.
Okano throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Okano counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodriguez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Okano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okano working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Okano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Okano.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Okano circles away.
Okano drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Okano.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodriguez's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez thows a leg kick but Okano checks it
and Okano counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okano. Okano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okano moves away.
Okano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okano counters with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okano 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 Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Okano is having none of it.
Okano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Okano throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Okano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okano slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Okano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Rodriguez shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Okano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez tries to land a body kick
and Okano counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Okano avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okano.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Okano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okano.
Okano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez scores with a nice strike.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rodriguez gets a clinch.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okano or not.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.

Okano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Okano throws a leg kick that misses.
Okano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okano avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano lands a nice shot that snaps Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Okano is avoiding it.
Okano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okano tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Okano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Okano ducks down to avoid it.
Okano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
Okano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Okano throws a head kick that misses.
Okano slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Okano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okano is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okano circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Okano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rodriguez punishes Okano's body with a nice straight punch.
Okano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez!
Okano throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Rodriguez moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Okano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a push kick but Okano slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Okano counters with an inside leg kick.
Okano misses the body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Okano moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano thows a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okano counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okano tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Okano with a series of wild strikes but Okano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Okano wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Okano misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez catches Okano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Okano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Okano's head but Okano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Okano misses with a head kick.
Okano slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Okano ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Okano pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nines Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nines Rodriguez!