PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krol Gimbazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimbazy has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rodriguez
vs
Gimbazy

177 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manuel Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krol Gimbazy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Gimbazy in a clinch.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Gimbazy working hard to break the clinch.
Gimbazy is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gimbazy.
Gimbazy lands a shoulder strike.

Rodriguez manages to pull guard.
Gimbazy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gimbazy preventing the sweep.
Gimbazy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Gimbazy in close.
Gimbazy wants to stand but Rodriguez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rodriguez working for a triangle but Gimbazy defends it easily.
Gimbazy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodriguez is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gimbazy is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gimbazy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gimbazy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gimbazy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimbazy wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Gimbazy is having none of it.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Rodriguez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gimbazy to get to his feet.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gimbazy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krol Gimbazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gimbazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gimbazy misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimbazy looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimbazy.
A jab from Gimbazy does it's job there.
No joy there for Gimbazy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Gimbazy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gimbazy pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gimbazy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gimbazy looks winded!
Gimbazy throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Gimbazy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krol Gimbazy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Gimbazy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gimbazy swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gimbazy is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Gimbazy circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Gimbazy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gimbazy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gimbazy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Gimbazy throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Gimbazy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gimbazy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Gimbazy sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimbazy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gimbazy avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Gimbazy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gimbazy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Krol Gimbazy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gimbazy tries to clinch up.
Gimbazy tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.

Gimbazy gets a clinch.
Gimbazy tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.

Rodriguez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodriguez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gimbazy wants to stand and escape but instead Rodriguez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Gimbazy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gimbazy is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriguez prevents Gimbazy from standing back up.
Gimbazy is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Gimbazy wants to get back to his feet.

Rodriguez seems to be working for a kimura but Gimbazy defends the submission attempt.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Gimbazy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimbazy is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wants to control but Gimbazy is keeping him busy.
Manuel Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Gimbazy is trying to stand.
Gimbazy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Gimbazy is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Manuel Rodriguez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gimbazy works over Rodriguez's head and body with a nice combination.
Gimbazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Gimbazy does no damage.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimbazy.
Gimbazy digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Manuel Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rodriguez rushes Gimbazy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gimbazy prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gimbazy misses with a series of wild punches.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimbazy is trying to stand back up but Rodriguez is controlling him
Rodriguez is trying to control. Gimbazy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gimbazy wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Gimbazy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Manuel Rodriguez just wasn't active enough.

Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gimbazy wants to stand up but Rodriguez is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimbazy can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodriguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gimbazy pushes Rodriguez off looking to stand but Rodriguez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gimbazy defending well though.
Rodriguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gimbazy is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gimbazy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodriguez.
Gimbazy is trying to stand back up but Rodriguez is controlling him
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gimbazy pushes Rodriguez off but Rodriguez dives into side control.
Gimbazy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rodriguez scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Rodriguez 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!

Gimbazy gets caught napping as Rodriguez dives in and scores a takedown. Gimbazy manages to retain guard.
Gimbazy keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.

Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! Gimbazy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gimbazy manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into Gimbazy's guard.
Gimbazy wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodriguez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gimbazy is looking to get back to is feet but Rodriguez passes into side control.
Gimbazy bucks up and tries to throw Rodriguez off but instead Rodriguez has got his back!
Gimbazy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez is looking to control Gimbazy but Gimbazy is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimbazy wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Rodriguez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gimbazy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rodriguez trying to control.
Gimbazy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Will Rodriguez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimbazy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gimbazy staying busy and making it hard for Rodriguez to control.

Gimbazy is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Rodriguez on his back. Rodriguez looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Gimbazy has to tap out to a very impressive submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manuel Rodriguez!
Manuel Rodriguez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'