PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Almero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Almero
vs
Medici

172 cm
23
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Almero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Medici!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almero.
Almero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Medici momentarily.
Medici scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medici. Almero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medici bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almero's head backwards.
Almero lands with a nice body punch.
Almero looks to land a right hand but Medici moved out of range.
Medici throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almero counters with a straight right hand.
Almero scores with a decent looking hook.
Almero lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almero dodges the punch combination from Medici.
Almero scores with the left hand. Medici knows he should have avoided that one.
Almero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Medici throws a combination that misses
and Almero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to de liver by Almero. Beautiful body shot.
Medici takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Medici looks to land a combination but Almero avoids it well.
Medici thuds his right hand into Almero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Medici takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almero connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Almero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Medici looks gassed!
Medici throws a looping overhand right but Almero ducks down to avoid it.
Almero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almero catches Medici with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almero scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Medici is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Medici doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almero scores with a hook to the body. Medici takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Medici takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Medici has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Almero finds it's way round the side to connect with Medici's head.
Francis Almero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almero lands with a shot to the body.
Almero dips to his left and cracks Medici with an uppercut!
Almero thuds a left hand into Medici's body.
Almero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Almero lands with a hook. Medici tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almero, as that shot connected.
Almero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medici stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almero connects with the punch.
Medici walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almero cracks Medici with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Almero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Almero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Almero lands a glancing blow to the side of Medici's head.
Nice shot by Almero.
Almero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Almero digs a good body shot into Medici's ribs.
Almero's corner calls for a 1-2. Almero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Medici takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almero scores with a jab.
Medici gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Almero digs a good body shot into Medici's ribs.
Almero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Almero lands a right hook to the body.
Almero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Almero lands a glancing blow to the side of Medici's head.
Medici on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Almero scores with a body shot.
Medici walks into a jab.
Francis Almero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almero lands a nice hook to Medici's body. Medici takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Medici at a distance.
Almero thuds his right hand into Medici's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Almero lands a jab.
Medici moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almero connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almero scores with a nice strike.
Medici drops his hands momentarily and Almero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almero lands an overhand right.
Almero lands a nice shot that snaps Medici's head back.
Almero lands a jab to Medici's midsection.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medici doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero punishes Medici's body with a nice straight punch.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Almero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Medici has time to react.
Medici takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Medici has time to react.
Almero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Medici has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almero lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Almero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Almero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Almero scores with a hook to the body. Medici takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almero scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Almero there.
Almero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Medici takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Almero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almero.
Christian Medici is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medici shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Almero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Medici takes one to the side of the head.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Medici might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Almero has got the better of the exchanges.
Almero catches Medici with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Medici is breathing heavily.
Medici looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero lands a nice shot that snaps Medici's head back.
Almero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medici can do to turn this around?
Medici takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almero fails with a takedown attempt.
Almero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almero connects with a jab.
Almero scores with a nice strike.
Almero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Medici walks into a stiff left hand from Almero.
Almero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Medici's hands.
Almero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Medici 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Almero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Medici on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Almero cracks Medici with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medici will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Almero lands a nice hook to Medici's body. Medici takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medici stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medici on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almero cracks Medici with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Medici takes one to the side of the head.
Medici takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almero digs a good hook to Medici's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almero, as that shot connected.
Almero tests Medici's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almero dips to his left and cracks Medici with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medici takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almero cracks Medici with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medici doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero scores with the left hand. Medici knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medici takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almero lands a jab to the head.
Almero throws a shot to the body.
Almero connects with the punch.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medici doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero stuns Medici with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Almero throws out a powerful jab.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Almero connects with a body shot.
Medici takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Almero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almero throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almero works Medici's body with a nice hook.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Almero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Almero throws a good cross that connects.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Almero there.
Almero lands a nice looking body shot.
Almero scores with a jab to the head.
Almero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Medici's head backwards.
Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Almero digs a good hook to Medici's body.
Nice jab there from Almero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Almero lands a with a good body shot.
Almero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Almero dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Almero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Medici on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Almero.
Almero connects with a crisp jab.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Almero lands a jab to Medici's midsection.
Almero lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Almero.
Almero throws a shot to the body.
Almero 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.
Almero with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Almero.
Medici walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Almero cracks Medici with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medici throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Medici takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almero lands a jab to Medici's midsection.
Medici takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almero lands a jab.
Almero punishes Medici's body with a nice straight punch.
Almero scores with a punch to the head.
Medici needs to keep his hands up - Almero had a free shot at his head there.
Medici takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Almero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medici stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Medici drops his hands momentarily and Almero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis Almero is winning the standup battle so far.
Medici takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Almero cracks a nice hook into Medici's ribs.
Almero lands a lovely overhand right.
Almero lands a slapping body shot.
Almero connects with the punch.
Almero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Almero scores with a jab to the body.
Almero connects with a right hand. Medici shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Almero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almero lands a body shot.
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!
Medici misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Medici momentarily.
Medici on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Almero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Almero scores with a shot to the body.
Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to de liver by Almero. Beautiful body shot.
Almero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Almero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Medici takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Almero connects with the punch.
Almero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Almero lands a with a good body shot.
Almero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Medici's head.
Almero lands a glancing blow to the side of Medici's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Almero finds it's way through Medici's defenses.
Medici takes one on the button.
Almero works Medici's body with a nice hook.
Almero connects with the punch.
Medici takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Almero connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Almero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Medici doesn't seem phased though.
Medici takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almero scores with a nice head shot.
Almero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Medici doesn't seem bothered though.
Almero lands a nice shot to the body.
Almero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Medici gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Medici takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Almero punishes Medici's body with a nice straight punch.
Medici avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Almero. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Almero finds it's way through Medici's defenses.
Almero lands with a nice body punch.
Almero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Medici has time to react.
Christian Medici has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almero jabs at Medici's body.
Medici closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Almero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Medici's head.
Almero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Almero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Medici on the side of the head.
Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Almero.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almero.
Jab from Almero.
Francis Almero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Almero finds it's way through Medici's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Almero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Almero!