PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Peruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Graffeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Danny Peruzzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peruzzi
vs
Graffeo

174 cm
19
152 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Peruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Graffeo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graffeo staying out of range there.

Graffeo clinches.
Graffeo wants a takedown but no success here.
Peruzzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graffeo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peruzzi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peruzzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graffeo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peruzzi backwards.
Graffeo goes for a takedown attempt but Peruzzi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danny Peruzzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Graffeo.
Nice sprawl there from Peruzzi as Graffeo shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Graffeo or perhaps it was just good defense by Peruzzi which made him look bad.
Peruzzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peruzzi looks to land a right hand but Graffeo moved out of range.
Danny Peruzzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peruzzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Anthony Graffeo has been cut.
Graffeo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Peruzzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Peruzzi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graffeo doesn't seem phased though.

Graffeo is rocked!
Graffeo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Peruzzi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Graffeo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Peruzzi!