PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo De Vinci (ranked 4542 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Jack Brixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brixon has chosen Willie Nelson - Whiskey River as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Vinci
vs
Brixon

190 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
189
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Leonardo De Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brixon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vinci lands with a straight right. Brixon didn't see that one coming.

Brixon takes the fight into the clinch.
De Vinci tries to throw a body punch but Brixon avoids it by throwing De Vinci back against the cage.
De Vinci misses with the head strike.
Brixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Vinci up against the cage.
De Vinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Vinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Brixon.
Brixon blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brixon.
Brixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vinci misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Vinci misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vinci has Brixon pressed against the cage, preventing Brixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vinci lands with a right to the head.
De Vinci lands an uppercut.
Brixon is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vinci has double underhooks.
De Vinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Brixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixon blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vinci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brixon is trying to break the clinch but De Vinci is controlling him.
De Vinci misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brixon tries to stall but De Vinci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Brixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Brixon.
De Vinci misses with the head strike.
De Vinci lands a shot to the body.
De Vinci misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vinci misses with some punches.
De Vinci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vinci lands with a left to the head.
A short left from De Vinci.
De Vinci prevents Brixon from breaking the clinch.
De Vinci working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vinci scores with a shot to the side of Brixon's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vinci cracks Brixon with a nice body shot.
De Vinci has a couple of punches blocked by Brixon.
De Vinci misses with the head strike.
De Vinci misses with some punches.
Brixon is trying to break the clinch but De Vinci is controlling him.
De Vinci throws a punch but it's blocked by Brixon.
Brixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vinci misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by De Vinci.
De Vinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vinci lands a left hand.
De Vinci swings wildly with an uppercut but Brixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from De Vinci on the inside.
De Vinci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brixon's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vinci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vinci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vinci lands a body shot.
De Vinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vinci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vinci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vinci lands a hook that snaps the head of Brixon backwards.
De Vinci scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vinci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vinci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vinci lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vinci misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Vinci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo De Vinci dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Vinci slips a jab from Brixon.
De Vinci dodges the punch combination from Brixon.
De Vinci with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vinci cracks a nice hook into Brixon's ribs.
Nice body punch from Brixon.
De Vinci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jack Brixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by De Vinci.
Brixon throws a right hand that De Vinci ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vinci also avoids with ease.
De Vinci thuds his right hand into Brixon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Vinci.

Brixon is rocked!
Leonardo De Vinci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brixon misses with a two punch combination.
De Vinci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brixon is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vinci finish him?
De Vinci fakes the body blow, causing Brixon to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brixon goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo De Vinci!
A victorious Leonardo De Vinci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.