PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes to the cage accompanied by Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The Vandal
vs
Di Maio

183 cm
26
190 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

192 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent The Vandal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulie Di Maio!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Vandal looks to land a right hand but Di Maio moved out of range.
The Vandal misses with a two punch combination.
Di Maio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Di Maio.
Di Maio tries to clinch there but The Vandal circles away.
The Vandal blocks a head kick by Di Maio.
Di Maio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Vandal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Di Maio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Di Maio misses with a double jab
and The Vandal counters with a left and a right that stings Di Maio.
The Vandal blocks a jab.
The Vandal throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Vandal scores with the left hand. Di Maio knows he should have avoided that one.
Di Maio throws a leg kick
and The Vandal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Vandal throws out a loose jab but Di Maio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from The Vandal misses.
Di Maio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Di Maio. The Vandal shrugs it off though.
Di Maio misses with the body kick
and The Vandal counters with a left to the body.
Di Maio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Di Maio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Di Maio throws a leg kick but The Vandal checks it.
The Vandal lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by The Vandal.
Di Maio misses with a takedown attempt
and The Vandal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Di Maio looks gassed!
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Di Maio circles away quickly and effectively.
Di Maio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Di Maio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Di Maio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Paulie Di Maio has been cut.
The Vandal catches Di Maio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Vandal throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Di Maio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Di Maio misses with a looping right.
The Vandal motions for Di Maio to come forward. The Vandal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Vandal connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Di Maio circles away quickly and effectively.
Di Maio wants to clinch but The Vandal slips to the side
and The Vandal counters with a nice body shot.
The Vandal lands with a shot to the body.
The Vandal throws a leg kick but Di Maio checks it.
Di Maio thows a leg kick but The Vandal checks it
and The Vandal counters with a good low kick that Di Maio was not able to check.
The Vandal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Vandal lands with a slapping head kick.

Di Maio is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from The Vandal! Di Maio is backing up but he can't get away as The Vandal lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Di Maio and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent The Vandal!