Pete Rodriguez

He states he expects Gorimbo to win by a wide margin and commits to him as his pick, separately adding betting caution aimed at the Rodriguez-underdog angle rather than a hedge on who wins.

Little is known about Rodriguez beyond a fast start, powerful striking, and a willingness to eat one to give one -- he is durable as heck. He gives up a massive height and reach disadvantage in this matchup, and the analyst's clearest path for him is walking through shots to land something big early.

Commits plainly, saying Levy handles this "no problem," but admits outright he has "no clue" about Rodriguez's ground game -- a genuine gap in the read rather than a hedge on the win itself.

CARD-SPECIFIC NAME HAZARD: this bout's Rodriguez is Pete Rodriguez (155lb, 5-1), a different real fighter from Daniel Rodriguez (170lb, 17-3) later on this same card in rodriguez_vs_garry -- kept separate by transcript file per rule 4e/4a, and the board's own first name and weight class recorded here as the distinguishing evidence. He is credited mainly as a finisher who typically knocks guys out; the analyst explicitly says he has no read on Rodriguez's ground game. One mild knock: he is noted for not finishing a lesser opponent (Mike Jackson) as quickly as expected, undercutting a simple 'knocks everyone out fast' framing.

States plainly that Levy should win, calling him safe enough to anchor a parlay, off an asymmetric mechanism (range control, superior counter striking, superior grappling/wrestling) with no weakness named that threatens the win. He separately recommends also playing Rodriguez's round-one knockout prop and says he will 'play Both Sides' -- recorded as wager/parlay-hedging strategy, not an outcome qualifier, and not used to set the grade.

A powerful, fast-starting striker willing to trade ('eats one to give one') who the analyst calls durable. Fights typically end quickly for him, so there is limited tape to draw from. A real first-round-knockout threat is named as the live risk to the favorite.

He names Rodriguez as his pick three times, but opens the back half of the chapter with the root-beer idiom and explicit advice to skip betting the fight entirely -- that combination is read as coinflip regardless of the repeated naming.

Smaller but aggressive fighter who, unlike Jackson, has never needed a disqualification to win. Plan is to close the height gap and work punches up close. Also judged not likely UFC level, and is a sizable betting underdog that the analyst still leans toward on matchup logic rather than real conviction.