PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obama Filth (ranked 1635 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 224 p4p, 199 weight class). Filth comes to the cage accompanied by Beat the Bastards. Obama Filth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Filth
vs
Giovanni

185 cm
30
193
12 - 11 - 1

189 cm
29
188
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obama Filth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filth throws the kick towards the body but Giovanni avoids it.
Giovanni is looking for the big counter here.
Giovanni misses with a leg kick
and Giovanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni takes a swing at Filth's ribcage but misses.
Filth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Filth slips a straight right by Giovanni.
Filth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giovanni with a jab.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Filth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Filth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giovanni's sensitive parts.
Filth cracks Giovanni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Giovanni misses
and Giovanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filth throws a leg kick which misses Giovanni's front leg but catches the back leg as Giovanni tries to avoid it.
Filth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giovanni checks a low kick from Filth.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Filth seems unphased.
Filth misses with a low kick.
Filth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Filth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giovanni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Filth connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Filth seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Filth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Filth.
That kick from Filth tenderised Giovanni's leg. Giovanni is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filth.
Giovanni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giovanni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filth throws out the jab.
Filth moves forwards but Giovanni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obama Filth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Filth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giovanni slips a straight right by Filth.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giovanni! But no joy.
Filth lands a nice looking body shot.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giovanni! But no joy.
Filth connects with a solid leg kick.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Filth ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Filth throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni checks a leg kick.
Giovanni moves away from the strike by Filth.
A nice side step and Giovanni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Giovanni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filth throws a low kick but Giovanni avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Filth scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Filth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Giovanni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giovanni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filth throws a leg kick but Giovanni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Filth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giovanni doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Filth misses with a lunging right hand
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filth moves forwards but Giovanni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Filth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Giovanni misses the target.
Filth just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Obama Filth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Filth scoring well with a low kick there.
Giovanni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filth misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Giovanni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Filth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giovanni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filth misses with a body kick.
Filth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filth misses with a head kick.
Giovanni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giovanni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Filth throws a leg kick but Giovanni moved away.
Obama Filth is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni scores with the left hand. Filth knows he should have avoided that one.
Filth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filth 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.
Giovanni moves out of range of the leg kick from Filth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filth with a nice cross.
Filth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filth tries to work over Giovanni's front leg with a kick but Giovanni checks it.
Filth cracks Giovanni with an open hand slap.
Giovanni thows a leg kick but Filth checks it
letting Filth counter with a right hand.
Giovanni defending well as Filth loads up on a big left hand.
Giovanni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whack! Giovanni lands a heavy head kick that drops Filth. The ref tackles Giovanni to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Filth was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.