PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 6047 p4p, 3659 weight class) and Next Wife (ranked 715 p4p, 517 weight class). Wife has chosen Bad Girlfriend as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

De Fiore
vs
Wife

193 cm
19
185
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
195
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 London, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Next Wife!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fiore tries to clinch there but Wife circles away.
Good exchange - Wife coming out on top.
We've been informed that Wife has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Fiore lunges at Wife with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wife's hand.
Wife misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wife darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Wife throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from De Fiore. Those never looked like landing.
De Fiore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Wife. That snapped De Fiore's head back.
Wife with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wife gets tackled into the cage by De Fiore. De Fiore maintains the clinch.
De Fiore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wife scores with a nice short uppercut.

Wife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
Wife jabs at De Fiore's body.
De Fiore misses the jab.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
De Fiore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good shot there by Wife.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Wife manages to avoid it.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
Wife swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Wife misses with a left hand
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wife lands a slapping body shot.
De Fiore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wife was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fiore.
De Fiore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wife was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fiore.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Wife slips the punch.
Nice cross by De Fiore.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wife throws out the jab.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Wife.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Wife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Fiore has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wife walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
Wife takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wife misses with a jab to the body
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
Wife punishes De Fiore's body with a nice straight punch.
Wife throws a jab when De Fiore was well out of range.
Wife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Fiore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wife looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wife.
Wife loads up on a big right hand but De Fiore slips the punch.
Wife misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Wife scores with a four punch combination!
De Fiore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wife swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
Next Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wife on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Next Wife has been cut.
Wife scores with a nice strike.
Wife works the jab nicely.
Wife moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! De Fiore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Fiore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wife was well out of range. Poor timing from De Fiore.
Wife misses with a double jab.
De Fiore blocks a jab.
Wife looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
Wife slips a jab from De Fiore.
Wife scores with a hook to the body. De Fiore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wife throws out the jab.
It looked like De Fiore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wife.
Wife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.

De Fiore instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Wife.
Wife blocks a body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fiore.
De Fiore tries to work over Wife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Fiore throws a punch but it's blocked by Wife.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fiore.
De Fiore blocks a body shot from Wife.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wife on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a nice uppercut.
De Fiore struggles to land a body shot inside as Wife controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wife.
De Fiore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Wife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wife scores with a jab to the head.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
Wife connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wife looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
Wife misses with a hook. De Fiore ducked under it nicely.
Wife looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fiore is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Wife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wife connects with a looping right hand.
De Fiore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Wife.
De Fiore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from De Fiore misses.
Wife misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Wife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wife takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Wife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Fiore.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wife connects with a body shot that sends De Fiore's belly button to the back.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wife misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a left to the body.
De Fiore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Fiore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wife throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Fiore on the side of the head.
Wife fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Fiore on the side of the head.
Wife ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Wife connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fiore's hands.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wife throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from De Fiore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Fiore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wife takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore misses the jab.
A big right from Wife misses.
Wife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Wife misses
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wife connects with a body shot.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wife.
De Fiore dips to his left and cracks Wife with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Wife slips under a jab from De Fiore.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Wife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fiore.
Wife darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wife punishes De Fiore's body with a nice straight punch.
Wife missing with a left hand there. De Fiore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wife misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Wife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wife looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
Wife misses with the combination.
Wife throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from De Fiore misses its intended target.
Next Wife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Fiore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wife's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore takes a swing at Wife's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Wife with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wife throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Wife.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wife.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wife.
Wife tries to bum rush De Fiore with a series of wild strikes but De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wife moves forwards but De Fiore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wife connects with a body shot.
Attilio De Fiore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore lands with a good body shot.
Wife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
De Fiore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by De Fiore.

And that's the end of the fight!
Next Wife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Fiore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!