PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mena Oeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Putzillini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oeia
vs
Putzillini

183 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mena Oeia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Putzillini!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Putzillini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Putzillini.
Oeia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Putzillini lands with a right hand.
Putzillini misses with a wild combination.
Oeia moves out of range of the strikes.
Oeia misses with a kick to the body.

Oeia drives through and clinches with Putzillini against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Putzillini.
Putzillini controlling the action here for a moment.
Oeia keeps control of Putzillini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Putzillini.
Oeia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putzillini.
Putzillini is leaning against Oeia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putzillini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oeia backwards.
Putzillini pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oeia looking to slow down the pace here.
Putzillini is trying to break the clinch but Oeia has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putzillini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oeia fails to pull guard.
Putzillini effectively controlling the action here.
Oeia tries to score a body lock takedown but Putzillini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mena Oeia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Putzillini.
Putzillini receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Oeia prevents Putzillini from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oeia as Putzillini tries to tie him up.
Oeia looking for a takedown.
Putzillini leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Putzillini as the two fighters clinch.
Oeia is trying to break the clinch but Putzillini has him pressed against the cage.
Oeia is trying to break the clinch but Putzillini has him pressed against the cage.
Putzillini cracks Oeia with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oeia.
Oeia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putzillini is pushing Oeia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oeia can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Putzillini as Oeia tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oeia lands a knee to the body.
Putzillini stalling in the clinch.
Putzillini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putzillini has Oeia pushed against the cage.
Oeia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oeia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Putzillini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Putzillini.
Oeia is breathing heavily.
Oeia stalling in the clinch.
Putzillini is leaning against Oeia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Putzillini is trying to break the clinch but Oeia has him pressed against the cage.

Putzillini breaks the clinch.
Oeia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Putzillini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putzillini connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putzillini lands a slapping body shot.
Putzillini works over Oeia's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Mena Oeia has been cut.
Putzillini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oeia's head backwards.
Putzillini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putzillini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Oeia is rocked!
Putzillini lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Oeia is looking to close the distance but Putzillini sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Oeia crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Oeia is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rocky Putzillini!