PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Man
vs
Rodriguez

225 cm
23
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man.

It looks like Hugo Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodriguez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodriguez as he jumps to the side.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
The Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Rodriguez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodriguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodriguez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Rodriguez tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Rodriguez lands a heavy elbow.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Man is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez working Man over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rodriguez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Rodriguez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rodriguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodriguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez tries to stand but Man is controlling from the bottom.
Man keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.

Man looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Man trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.

Man jumps guard and drags Rodriguez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Man as Rodriguez shoots in.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Man in particular looking to stall.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Man preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rodriguez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodriguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hugo Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man wants to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Man that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriguez has a good base and remains in mount.
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Man taking shots to the head.
Man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Rodriguez lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rodriguez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Man manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

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