PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silso Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solido Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Paniki
vs
Bato

192 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silso Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solido Bato!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki with a jab.

It looks like Solido Bato has been cut.
Paniki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paniki looks to land a body kick but Bato moved away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paniki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paniki prevents it.
Paniki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silso Paniki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solido Bato.
Bato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paniki prevents it.
Paniki is pressed up against the cage. Bato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paniki down to the mat. Paniki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bato tries to keep at a distance but Paniki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bato is working for takedown but Paniki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paniki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bato can't get the takedown.
Bato looks gassed!

Paniki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paniki.
Paniki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki wants to clinch.
Bato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paniki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bato takes one to the side of the head.
Paniki catches Bato with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bato forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Silso Paniki!