PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vino Selvatico (ranked 786 p4p, 709 weight class) and Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 117 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Selvatico
vs
Bizihwaile

188 cm
29
188
15 - 9 - 0

184 cm
35
191
21 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Hoarse Pills
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Selvatico.
Selvatico blocks the body kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a wild body shot.
Selvatico takes a kick to the side of the head.
Selvatico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bizihwaile finds it's way round the side to connect with Selvatico's head.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaile loads up on a big right hand but Selvatico slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Selvatico.
Selvatico scores with a punch to the head.
Bizihwaile moves out of range as Selvatico throws a body kick.
Bizihwaile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bizihwaile. Selvatico shrugs it off though.
Bizihwaile dips to his left and cracks Selvatico with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Selvatico throws a body punch but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Bizihwaile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Selvatico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaile. Selvatico does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bizihwaile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Selvatico.
Selvatico throws a head kick that Bizihwaile semi-blocks.
Selvatico throws a right hand that misses
and Bizihwaile counters with an inside leg kick.
Selvatico throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizihwaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Selvatico throws a low kick but Bizihwaile moves out of range easily.
Selvatico scores with a hook to the body. Bizihwaile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Selvatico with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Selvatico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bizihwaile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bizihwaile misses the jab.
Bizihwaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selvatico.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bizihwaile on the side of the head.
Bizihwaile looks to land a body kick but Selvatico moved away.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaile loads up on a big right hand but Selvatico slips the punch.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses.
Bizihwaile throws a looping overhand right but Selvatico ducks down to avoid it.
Selvatico throws a leg kick
and Bizihwaile counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Selvatico.
Bizihwaile scores with a spinning back kick!
Selvatico throws a head kick but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Selvatico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bizihwaile misses the shot to the body.
Bizihwaile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Selvatico with a jab.
Selvatico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
Bizihwaile jabs Selvatico to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico moves out of range of the strikes.
Bizihwaile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut. Selvatico saw that one coming.
Bizihwaile tries to land a leg kick but Selvatico saw it coming and moves away.
Selvatico cracks Bizihwaile with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bizihwaile lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Selvatico at a distance.
Bizihwaile takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bizihwaile throws a jab when Selvatico was well out of range.
Bizihwaile cracks Selvatico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Bizihwaile finds it's way through Selvatico's defenses.
Selvatico throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Selvatico throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaile. Selvatico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selvatico misses with a looping right.
Selvatico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selvatico moves out of range as Bizihwaile strikes.
Bizihwaile looks for the body kick but Selvatico saw that one coming.
Selvatico moves out of range of the strikes.
Selvatico misses with a kick to the body.
Selvatico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizihwaile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaile lands a jab to Selvatico's midsection.
Selvatico throws a wild body kick that Bizihwaile sees coming a mile off.
Selvatico is looking to chop away at Bizihwaile's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile misses with a jab to the body
and Selvatico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Selvatico. Selvatico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Selvatico throws the left hand but Bizihwaile avoids the punch easily.
Selvatico listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Selvatico connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Selvatico.
Selvatico needs to keep his hands up - Bizihwaile had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Penkosip Bizihwaile dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bizihwaile lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice right hand.
Selvatico tried to score with a low kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Bizihwaile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy right hand but Selvatico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Selvatico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bizihwaile slips a straight right by Selvatico.
Bizihwaile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Selvatico.
Bizihwaile missing with a left hand there. Selvatico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selvatico lands a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bizihwaile.
Selvatico takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Selvatico misses the target.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for a 1-2. Bizihwaile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Bizihwaile lands a big right hand that sends Selvatico crashing to the mat! Bizihwaile stays standing though and waves Selvatico back to his feet!

Selvatico is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bizihwaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Selvatico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Selvatico throws the left hand but Bizihwaile avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Selvatico does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile cracks Selvatico with a hook to the temple - Selvatico is on wobbly legs here! Bizihwaile swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Selvatico falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bizihwaile wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Penkosip Bizihwaile!
A very excited looking Penkosip Bizihwaile made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Vino Selvatico stepped up to the mic, saying 'The better man won. I'll get back to the drawing board and work my ass off to get back to this spot. Thank you all. '.