PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Casanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casanova comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Bruce Black looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Casanova
vs
Black

180 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Casanova !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Black!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Casanova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Casanova clinches with his opponent.
Casanova keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Black has hold of one of Casanova 's legs. Casanova is fighting the takedown attempt but Black gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Black won't allow Casanova to get back to his feet.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Casanova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Casanova controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Casanova working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Casanova is trying to keep Black in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Casanova !
Casanova tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Casanova shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Casanova showed some decent athleticism there.

Black is rocked!
Ground and pound from Casanova .
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Casanova finish him?
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Black taking some punishment here, with Casanova in his half guard.

Casanova decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Antonio Casanova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Casanova is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Black is in big trouble! Casanova is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Black. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Antonio Casanova !