PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Di Fiscille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnie Blankman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blankman has chosen Oh No You Didn't! as his entrance music. Armando Di Fiscille has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Di Fiscille
vs
Blankman

214 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
293 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armando Di Fiscille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnie Blankman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Fiscille tries to clinch up but Blankman circles away and keeps his distance.
Blankman throws a head kick that misses.

Di Fiscille feints and as Blankman raises his hands in defense, Di Fiscille changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blankman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Di Fiscille postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Blankman has eaten all the pies!
Blankman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Di Fiscille showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Di Fiscille is in close to Blankman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Blankman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Di Fiscille passes into side control.
Di Fiscille lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blankman down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Blankman regains half guard.
Di Fiscille content to control rather than advance.
Blankman tries to roll over but Di Fiscille keeps him under control.
Di Fiscille seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blankman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Di Fiscille won't allow Blankman to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Di Fiscille stands and throws Blankman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Di Fiscille wants to control but Blankman is keeping him busy.
Di Fiscille lands a decent elbow from side control.
Di Fiscille working the head with strikes.
Blankman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Di Fiscille. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Di Fiscille takes a little break here. Blankman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Di Fiscille working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Fiscille tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Di Fiscille is trying to get an arm triangle but Blankman is defending well.
Di Fiscille trying to control the action but Blankman is working from the bottom.
Blankman looking for a sweep but Di Fiscille has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Di Fiscille prevents Blankman from getting the reversal.
Di Fiscille controlling from mount.
Di Fiscille has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blankman wants to get back to his feet.
Di Fiscille with shots to the head and body - Blankman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Di Fiscille wants to control the pace but Blankman is squirming around nicely.
Di Fiscille sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Di Fiscille landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Di Fiscille dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blankman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blankman has his takedown stuffed

and Di Fiscille decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blankman's guard.
Di Fiscille passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Di Fiscille.
Di Fiscille takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Di Fiscille moves nicely into side control.
Di Fiscille happy to just control the position for now.
Blankman tries to escape but Di Fiscille is in control.
Blankman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Fiscille wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blankman keeps working.
Di Fiscille lands a nice forearm strike.
Blankman seems a little lost for a moment, as Di Fiscille dominates the positioning.
Blankman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Di Fiscille trying to control the action but Blankman is working from the bottom.
Di Fiscille will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Check out the look on Di Fiscille's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Armando Di Fiscille overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blankman wants to get back to his feet.
Di Fiscille has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Fiscille takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Di Fiscille with a couple of short strikes.
Blankman taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Fiscille content just to control the position here.
Di Fiscille trying to control but Blankman is having none of it.
Di Fiscille controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Armando Di Fiscille just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Di Fiscille tries to clinch up but Blankman circles away and keeps his distance.

Di Fiscille clinches up with Blankman and pushes him back against the cage.

Di Fiscille lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Di Fiscille slows the pace down in half guard.

Di Fiscille is working for a kimura but Blankman is defending it quite comfortably.
Di Fiscille passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankman can't escape the position.
Di Fiscille scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Di Fiscille jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blankman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blankman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Di Fiscille dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Di Fiscille wants to clinch up but Blankman keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Blankman. No joy for Di Fiscille on that attempt.
Blankman tries to clinch but Di Fiscille moves away

and Di Fiscille counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Di Fiscille.

It looks like Arnie Blankman has been cut.
Di Fiscille with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Di Fiscille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blankman.
Blankman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Di Fiscille fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blankman keeps the fight on the outside.
Blankman doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Di Fiscille counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Di Fiscille content to stall in guard here.
Di Fiscille content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blankman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Fiscille slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Di Fiscille trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Di Fiscille pushing down on Blankman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Fiscille slows the pace down in half guard.
Arnie Blankman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blankman wants to get back to full guard.
Di Fiscille slows the pace down in half guard.
Blankman is in trouble now - Di Fiscille has advanced to mount!
Di Fiscille lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Di Fiscille trying to control but Blankman is having none of it.
Di Fiscille postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blankman looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Di Fiscille controlling the position easily from mount.
Di Fiscille cracks Blankman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Di Fiscille scoring with strikes but Blankman is staying in there.
Di Fiscille tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Armando Di Fiscille just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Di Fiscille darts in and clinches Blankman up against the cage.
Armando Di Fiscille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di Fiscille lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Fiscille landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Di Fiscille landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Blankman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Di Fiscille is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blankman to the mat. Blankman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Di Fiscille advances to half guard.
Di Fiscille uses his free foot to push down on Blankman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blankman.
Di Fiscille controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di Fiscille seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blankman for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Di Fiscille showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Di Fiscille, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Di Fiscille!