PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodalgo's choice of entrance music: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pequeno
vs
Rodalgo

177 cm
28
156 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

172 cm
29
156 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Pequeno misses the jab.
A left lands for Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Pequeno throws a hook but Rodalgo blocks it.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodalgo.
Pequeno scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Pequeno misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Pequeno.
Pequeno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to land a combination but Pequeno avoids it well.
Pequeno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pequeno catches Rodalgo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Pequeno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo lands a nice shot that snaps Pequeno's head back.
Rodalgo shoots for a takedown but Pequeno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodalgo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pequeno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodalgo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Rodalgo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodalgo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodalgo lands with a hook. Pequeno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pequeno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodalgo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pequeno scrambles back to his feet.
Rodalgo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pequeno throws a lazy right hand but Rodalgo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodalgo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodalgo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Pequeno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodalgo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a good body shot.
Rodalgo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pequeno avoids it really well and circles away.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
Rodalgo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pequeno throws a hook to the side of Rodalgo's head but Rodalgo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodalgo swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Rodalgo misses the jab.
Pequeno misses with a hook. Rodalgo ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodalgo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pequeno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Rodalgo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pequeno has closed the distance and engaged Rodalgo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Rodalgo avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the cage.
Rodalgo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodalgo backwards.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Rodalgo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodalgo prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Rodalgo blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to pull guard but Pequeno won't allow it.
Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rodalgo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodalgo looking to sit in guard and control but Pequeno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pequeno slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodalgo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A lazy left from Rodalgo finds it's target.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pequeno misses with a looping right.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pequeno does it's job there.

Pequeno tries to keep at a distance but Rodalgo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pequeno has had enough of the clinch but Rodalgo keeps him there for the moment.
Pequeno working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo - that landed with a thud.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodalgo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodalgo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pequeno is defending well.
Rodalgo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodalgo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pequeno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodalgo.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pequeno.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodalgo counter with a right hand.
Rodalgo throws a series of punches but Pequeno avoids them all with ease.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Pequeno dips to his left and cracks Rodalgo with an uppercut!
Joao Pequeno is winning the standup battle so far.

Rodalgo rushes Pequeno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rodalgo tightens his grip and picks Pequeno up, before dumping him to the ground. Pequeno manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pequeno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodalgo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodalgo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodalgo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodalgo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is keeping the position.
Rodalgo preventing the sweep.
Pequeno working a defensive guard here.
Pequeno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodalgo trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michel Rodalgo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodalgo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pequeno scores with a leg kick.
Rodalgo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pequeno is fending him off so far but Rodalgo persists. Nope, Pequeno circles away and we're back to standing.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Pequeno throws a right hand that Rodalgo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodalgo also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Pequeno.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo needs to keep his hands up - Pequeno had a free shot at his head there.
Rodalgo fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pequeno on the side of the head.
Pequeno is looking to slow Rodalgo down with leg kicks.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Pequeno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Pequeno moved out of range nicely.
Rodalgo swings widly with a right hand
and Pequeno counters with a low kick, right behind Rodalgo 's knee.
Pequeno defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Rodalgo misses with a right hand
and Pequeno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodalgo really felt that one!
Pequeno scores with a head kick.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodalgo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Rodalgo is rocked!
Rodalgo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodalgo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rodalgo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo connects with a nice looking jab.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodalgo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodalgo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pequeno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodalgo checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Pequeno.
Pequeno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodalgo.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pequeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodalgo thuds a left hand into Pequeno's body.
Rodalgo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Pequeno throws a leg kick which misses Rodalgo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodalgo tries to avoid it.
Rodalgo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Rodalgo takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Rodalgo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pequeno's half guard.
Rodalgo trying to control the action but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pequeno is looking to improve his position.
Pequeno manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodalgo trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Pequeno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pequeno lands a jab.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodalgo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pequeno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pequeno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodalgo misses the target.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to land a combination. Pequeno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodalgo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Pequeno clinches up with Rodalgo and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Rodalgo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodalgos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Rodalgo is working for takedown but Pequeno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pequeno misses with a punch to the body.
Pequeno gets through Rodalgo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Rodalgo prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pequeno clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pequeno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Rodalgo is out of range.
Pequeno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodalgo misses with the combination.
Rodalgo moves away from the strike by Pequeno.
Rodalgo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pequeno circles away.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pequeno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodalgo looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Pequeno tries to bum rush Rodalgo with a series of wild strikes but Rodalgo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Pequeno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pequeno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Rodalgo sees coming a mile off.
Pequeno throws a sloppy head kick and Rodalgo moves out of range easily.
Rodalgo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pequeno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodalgo somewhat.
Pequeno connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodalgo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pequeno.
Pequeno works Rodalgo's body with a nice hook.
Rodalgo moves in looking to clinch but Pequeno pushes him off.
Rodalgo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodalgo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pequeno finish him?
Pequeno drops Rodalgo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pequeno follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno retains his featherweight title!
Joao Pequeno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Canadian Fighter Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.