PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Lank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lank has chosen The Night as his entrance music. Ethan Lank acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brasi
vs
Lank

203 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

199 cm
25
277 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Lank!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lank stuffs the takedown attempt from Brasi. Brasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Brasi fails to land with a series of punches.

Brasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brasi lands in his opponent's guard.
Brasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.

Lank looking for a guillotine here but Brasi defends easily.
Lank has momentary wrist control but Brasi slips an elbow through the middle.

Lank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi is in close to Lank's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brasi wants to pass the guard but Lank is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brasi.
Brasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lank has wrist control.
Brasi thows a big elbow that misses.
Brasi landing with the ground and pound.
Brasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lank wants to stand up but Brasi is controlling him.
Lank has momentary wrist control but Brasi slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lank is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brasi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brasi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brasi wants to control from the top but Lank keeps moving.
Brasi advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasi trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasi lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lank trying to control from the bottom.
Brasi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brasi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brasi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lank!
Brasi breaks from Lank's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Brasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brasi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Lank scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Brasi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Brasi stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Brasi!