PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Fiaoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Putten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aish Tamid by Matisyahu. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fiaoni
vs
Putten

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelo Fiaoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ras Putten!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putten circles away from the clinch attempt
and Putten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Putten lands a big head kick that sends Fiaoni tumbling to the mat! Putten takes a step backwards and waves Fiaoni back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Angelo Fiaoni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiaoni lands with a nice body punch.

Putten gets a clinch.
Fiaoni wants to stall.

Putten breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Putten tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Putten.
Putten has a takedown stuffed.
Fiaoni tries to clinch there but Putten circles away.
Putten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fiaoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fiaoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fiaoni is breathing heavily.
Fiaoni slips under a jab from Putten.
Putten misses with a two punch combination.
Putten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fiaoni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putten shoots in looking for a takedown. Fiaoni tries to sprawl out of it but Putten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fiaoni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Putten scoring well with a low kick there.
Angelo Fiaoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putten thuds a left hand into Fiaoni's body.

Putten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Putten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putten scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putten fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelo Fiaoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Putten.

Putten lands a big head kick that sends Fiaoni tumbling to the mat! Putten takes a step backwards and waves Fiaoni back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fiaoni is rocked!

Angelo Fiaoni's cut is getting worse.

Putten darts in and clinches Fiaoni up against the cage.

Putten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putten keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putten swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiaoni.
Putten lands a jab to the nose.

Putten moves into the clinch.

Putten drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putten controls Fiaoni momentarily but Fiaoni frees himself.
Putten wants to stand and escape but Fiaoni is having none of it.
Fiaoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Putten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiaoni wants to stand but Putten is controlling his posture from full guard.
Putten trying to keep a closed guard but Fiaoni is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putten 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fiaoni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Putten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fiaoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fiaoni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiaoni. Putten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiaoni slips a jab and a cross from Putten.
Fiaoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiaoni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putten doesn't seem bothered though.
Putten lands with a slapping head kick.
Putten swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiaoni.
Fiaoni tries to move into range but Putten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fiaoni.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Putten - that will leave a mark!
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!
Fiaoni tries to clinch but Putten moves out of range.
Putten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiaoni on the side of the head.

Angelo Fiaoni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Putten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fiaoni defends it nicely.
Fiaoni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fiaoni tries to clinch but Putten moves out of range.

Putten clinches up with Fiaoni and pushes him back against the cage.
Putten misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Putten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fiaoni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fiaoni is looking to clinch but Putten is avoiding it.
Fiaoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ras Putten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Fiaoni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fiaoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Putten can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putten.
Fiaoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fiaoni is looking to clinch.
Angelo Fiaoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiaoni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Putten throws a shot from downtown. Fiaoni moves away and avoids it.
Putten throws a nice head kick!
Putten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putten throws a head kick but Fiaoni moves out of range.

Putten rushes Fiaoni and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiaoni.

Putten manages to break the clinch.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putten is breathing heavily.
Fiaoni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Putten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Putten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fiaoni misses with a few strikes there.
Fiaoni moves in looking to clinch but Putten pushes him off.
Fiaoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putten shoots for a double leg takedown but Fiaoni sprawls well. He's pushed Putten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angelo Fiaoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Putten.

Fiaoni darts in and clinches Putten up against the cage.
Putten misses with a knee to the head.
Fiaoni is trying to push Putten away but Putten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fiaoni stalling in the clinch but Putten improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fiaoni.
Putten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fiaoni avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Fiaoni as the two fighters clinch.
Fiaoni is looking to control Putten's arms but Putten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fiaoni has his back to the cage.
Fiaoni lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fiaoni tries a body shot but Putten blocks it.
Fiaoni tries to work over Putten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putten landing knees to the body.
Fiaoni is trying to maintain a safe position but Putten gets an underhook and turns Fiaoni into the cage.
Putten trying to stall but Fiaoni improves his position.
Fiaoni struggles to land a body shot inside as Putten controls his hands.

Putten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiaoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fiaoni misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiaoni misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Putten is defended easily by Fiaoni.
Putten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putten drops his hands momentarily and Fiaoni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Putten shoots in for a double leg but Fiaoni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fiaoni tries to clinch but Putten is having none of it.
Fiaoni is looking to clinch.
Fiaoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putten.
Sloppy strikes from Putten. Those never looked like landing.
Fiaoni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Putten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putten scores with a head kick.
Fiaoni misses with a series of wild punches.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up but Putten circles away and keeps his distance.
Fiaoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fiaoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putten scores with a nice right hand.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fiaoni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Putten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Fiaoni gets a clinch.
Fiaoni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
A right hand to the body from Fiaoni.
Fiaoni controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fiaoni for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Angelo Fiaoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Fiaoni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Putten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Putten clinches with his opponent.
Putten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putten lands an elbow inside.

Putten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiaoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putten misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Putten!
Fiaoni digs a good hook to Putten's body.
Fiaoni wants to clinch.
Fiaoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Putten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Fiaoni does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiaoni. Putten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiaoni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putten.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up.
Fiaoni is looking to wear down Putten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Putten swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiaoni.
Putten swings for the body but Fiaoni moves out of range.
Fiaoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiaoni is looking to clinch but Putten is avoiding it.
Fiaoni slips a jab and a cross from Putten.
Fiaoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fiaoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Putten with that takedown attempt.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiaoni closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Fiaoni gets tackled into the cage by Putten. Putten maintains the clinch.
Fiaoni is trying to force a seperation but Putten has the dominant position.
Fiaoni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putten prevents a body shot from Fiaoni.

Putten breaks from the clinch.

Putten rushes Fiaoni and presses him up against the cage.

Putten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Putten.
Angelo Fiaoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ras Putten.
Fiaoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiaoni wants to clinch up but Putten keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fiaoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fiaoni lands a jab to Putten's midsection.
Putten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fiaonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Putten rushes Fiaoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fiaoni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fiaoni lands with a right to the head.
Fiaoni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Putten or not.
Putten has Fiaoni pressed against the cage, preventing Fiaoni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Putten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiaoni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fiaoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Putten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Fiaoni tries to keep at a distance but Putten has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putten throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiaoni looking to stall.
Putten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Putten breaks from the clinch.
Fiaoni blocks a head kick by Putten.
Putten circles away from the clinch attempt.

Putten closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fiaoni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Putten breaks the clinch.
Fiaoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Putten breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ras Putten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ras Putten!