PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 5174 p4p, 4677 weight class) and Sime Ticinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Giovanni
vs
Ticinovic

189 cm
18
188
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
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, Sime Ticinovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticinovic takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
It appears Giovanni was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice jab there from Ticinovic.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Ticinovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ticinovic misses with an uppercut. Giovanni saw that one coming.
Ticinovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Ticinovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giovanni tries a low kick but Ticinovic avoids it.
Ticinovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ticinovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Ticinovic tests Giovanni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ticinovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ticinovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Ticinovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ticinovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ticinovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Giovanni is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticinovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ticinovic ducks right into an uppercut from Giovanni.
Ticinovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ticinovic.
Ticinovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giovanni was well out of range. Poor timing from Ticinovic.
The fighters circling - Ticinovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ticinovic throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Ticinovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ticinovic tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ticinovic throws a big shot that misses.
Ticinovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni avoids the body shot from Ticinovic.
Giovanni throws a counter high kick but Ticinovic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ticinovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ticinovic throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ticinovic's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ticinovic connects with a body shot that sends Giovanni's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ticinovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giovanni doesn't seem bothered though.
Giovanni lands with a right hand.

It looks like Sime Ticinovic has been cut.
Ticinovic swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Ticinovic.
Giovanni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ticinovic misses with a hook
and Giovanni counters with a body kick.
Ticinovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Giovanni counters with a low kick, right behind Ticinovic 's knee.
Ticinovic looks winded!
Giovanni slips under a jab.
Giovanni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ticinovic misses with a looping left.
Sime Ticinovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ticinovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ticinovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Giovanni counters with a crisp right that sends Ticinovic to the canvas! Giovanni follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.