PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 605 p4p, 92 weight class) and Mario Netti (ranked 684 p4p, 100 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Presley
vs
Netti

180 cm
27
177 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

180 cm
27
174 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Presley misses with a leg kick
and Netti counters with a straight right hand.
Presley connects with a looping right hand.
Netti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elvis Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Netti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Presley. Presley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Netti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Netti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Netti.
Presley scores with a sloppy right hand. Netti should have avoided that one.
Presley tries to work over Netti's front leg with a kick but Netti checks it.
Presley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Netti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Netti.
Netti looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Presley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Netti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Netti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Netti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Netti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Presley misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley missing with a left hand there. Netti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Presley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Netti.
Netti throws a big shot that misses.
Presley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Netti's calf.
A head kick misses from Netti.
Presley lands with a right hand.
Presley lands an overhand right.
Presley connects with a right hand. Netti shakes it off.
Presley throws out a leg kick but Netti moves out of range and Presley only half commits.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Netti moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Netti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Netti loads up on a big right hand but Presley slips the punch.
Presley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Presley is looking to slow Netti down with leg kicks.

Presley drives through and clinches with Netti against the cage.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Netti avoids it by throwing Presley back against the cage.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Netti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Netti misses with the head strike.
Presley misses with some punches.
Netti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
Presley blocks an elbow strike from Netti.
Netti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley prevents a body shot from Netti.
Netti working aggressively here.

Netti breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Netti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Netti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Presley doesn't seem bothered though.
Presley tries to work over Netti's front leg with a kick but Netti checks it.
Presley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Netti is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Presley misses the target.
Presley swings for the body but Netti moves out of range.

Netti gets tackled into the cage by Presley. Presley maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Netti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Netti tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Presley throws a leg kick that misses.
Netti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Presley looks to throw the jab but Netti is out of range.
Netti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Netti 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presley. Netti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Netti throws a counter combo.
Presley throws the left hand but Netti avoids the punch easily.

Netti moves into the clinch.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Netti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Netti working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Presley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.

Netti breaks the clinch.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Presley lands a jab to the head.

Netti darts in and clinches Presley up against the cage.
Presley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Netti throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Netti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Netti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
Netti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Netti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Netti pushes Presley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Netti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Netti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Presley.
Presley tries a body shot but Netti blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Presley connects with a leg kick. Netti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Netti tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Netti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Netti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presley.
Elvis Presley is winning the standup battle so far.
Netti ducks under a wild hook from Presley.
Presley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Netti throws out a counter right but Presley avoids it with no problem.
Netti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Netti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
Presley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Netti moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Presley.
Netti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Presley backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Netti.
Presley throws a hook but Netti blocks it.
Netti misses with an uppercut.
Presley throws a nice looking combination but Netti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Netti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Presley.
Netti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Presley.
Presley throws a solid leg kick but Netti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Presley.
Presley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Netti throws out a loose jab but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Netti throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Netti swings for the body but Presley moves out of range.
A big right from Presley misses.
Netti slips a straight right by Presley.

Presley clinches.
Presley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Netti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Netti throws an elbow but it misses.
Presley takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Presley digs a right hand underneath Netti's ribcage. Netti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Presley.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Netti cracks Presley with a nice body shot.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mario Netti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Netti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Netti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Netti digs a right hand underneath Presley's ribcage. Presley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presley working aggressively here.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Netti controls the action.

Netti breaks the clinch.
Presley missing with a left hand there. Netti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Netti lands an elbow that stopped Presley in his tracks for a moment.
Netti throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Presley.
Netti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presley's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a left hand.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Presley scores with a shot to the side of Netti's head.
Presley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Presley.
Netti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Netti blocking some punches.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Netti controls the action.
Netti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Netti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Presley throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Netti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Netti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Netti lands an elbow inside.
Netti misses with a punch on the inside.
Netti tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Netti scores with a shot to the side of Presley's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Netti lands a nice elbow.
Presley working aggressively here.
Netti working aggressively here.
Netti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Presley.
Netti lands a damaging elbow.
Presley working aggressively here.
Netti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Netti throws an elbow but misses.
Presley pushes Netti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Netti prevents a body shot from Presley.
Presley throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Presley scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Netti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley blocking some punches.
Netti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Netti.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot by Presley.
Presley is looking to land body kicks.

Presley closes the distance and clinches.

Netti breaks the clinch.
Presley avoids the body shot from Netti.
Presley motions for Netti to come forward. Presley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Presley misses with a straight right.
Netti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Presley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Presley blocks a head kick by Netti.
Netti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Netti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Netti moves out of range of the strikes.

Presley clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Netti lands an elbow inside that Presley shrugs off.
Netti blocks a body shot from Presley.
Netti throws an elbow that misses.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Presley.
Netti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Presley tries a body shot but Netti blocks it.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Netti throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Netti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
Presley misses with the head strike.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Netti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Presley misses with the head strike.
Netti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Netti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Netti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mario Netti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley connects with a looping right hand.
Presley feints a jab promting Netti to slip. Presley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Netti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presley. Netti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Presley throws a looping overhand right but Netti ducks down to avoid it.
Presley swats away the attempt to clinch by Netti.
Netti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Presley closes the distance and clinches.
Presley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Netti lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Elvis Presley has been cut.
Netti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presley.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Netti misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Netti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Netti swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Netti.
Presley misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Netti throws an elbow but misses.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Netti.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Presley presses Netti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Netti controls his hands.
Presley blocks an elbow strike.
Presley lands a nice uppercut.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Netti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Presleys head.
Netti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Netti lands a nice uppercut.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Netti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Netti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Netti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Netti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Netti throws a head punch that misses.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Netti's elbow.
Presley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Netti.
A body shot lands from Presley.
Netti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Netti prevents a body shot from Presley.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Netti prevents a body shot from Presley.
Good body shot from Presley.

Netti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Presley cracks the inside of Netti's front leg.
Netti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Netti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Netti misses with a looping left.
Presley just misses with a punch to the body.
Netti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Presley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Presley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Presley!
During a confident post fight interview, Elvis Presley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.