PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freschetta Digornio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digornio comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Your World!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Digornio
vs
Basilicus

177 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

177 cm
28
165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freschetta Digornio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Digornio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Digornio misses the target.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Digornio is avoiding it.
Basilicus avoids the body shot from Digornio.
Digornio throws a right and a left that Basilicus avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Digornio!
Some wild striking there from Digornio.
Freschetta Digornio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Digornio blocks a head kick by Basilicus.
Digornio lands with a right hand.
Digornio scores with a three punch combo!
Basilicus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Digornio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digornio connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a hook
and Basilicus counters with a nice leg kick.
Basilicus slips a jab from Digornio.
Digornio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Digornio checks a leg kick.
Digornio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Digornio with a nice cross.
Basilicus looks for the body kick but Digornio saw that one coming.
Digornio misses with an uppercut. Basilicus saw that one coming.
Digornio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilicus moves away.
Basilicus misses with a head kick.
Basilicus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Digornio lands with a good body shot.
Digornio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Digornio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digornio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Digornio misses with a lunging right hand
and Basilicus counters with a nice body kick.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus thows a leg kick but Digornio checks it
and Digornio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Digornio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Digornio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basilicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basilicus.
Digornio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Basilicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Digornio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.
Digornio misses with a double jab.

Basilicus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Digornio blocks an elbow strike from Basilicus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilicus throws an elbow but misses.

Basilicus manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Digornio.
Digornio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Digornio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basilicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Digornio. That snapped Basilicus's head back.
Digornio throws the left hand but Basilicus avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Basilicus - that will leave a mark!
Digornio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Digornio is breathing heavily.
Digornio wants to clinch up but Basilicus keeps it at a distance.
Basilicus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Digornio will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Digornio tries to bum rush Basilicus with a series of wild strikes but Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Basilicus is looking to land body kicks.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basilicus throws a head kick but Digornio moves out of range.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Digornio swings widly with a right hand
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick.
Basilicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Digornio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Basilicus avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a lunging right hand
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio misses with a left hand
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilicus throws a push kick but Digornio slaps the foot to one side.
Digornio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Digornio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Basilicus lands a nice shot that snaps Digornio's head back.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Basilicus misses with a straight left.
Basilicus lands a head 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!
Digornio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilicus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basilicus throws out a leg kick but Digornio moves out of range and Basilicus only half commits.
Basilicus slips a straight right by Digornio.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Digornio misses with a straight left.
Digornio looks to throw the jab but Basilicus is out of range.
Digornio throws a shot from downtown. Basilicus moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Digornio misses.
Digornio throws an overhand right that lands on Basilicus's shoulder, as Basilicus tries to avoid the shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Basilicus clinches.
Basilicus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Digornio avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilicus.

Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Digornio's corner calls for a 1-2. Digornio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Digornio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus throws a shot from downtown. Digornio moves away and avoids it.
Basilicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Digornio.
Basilicus blocks a jab.
Digornio throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters with a good low kick that Digornio was not able to check.
A bone on bone clash there as Digornio blocks the leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a series of wild punches.
Basilicus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Basilicus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Basilicus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Digornio misses with a right hand
and Basilicus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Basilicus throws a leg kick which misses Digornio's front leg but catches the back leg as Digornio tries to avoid it.
Digornio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Digornio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Digornio misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus slips a straight right by Digornio.
Nice shot by Basilicus.
Digornio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilicus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Digornio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
Basilicus thows a body kick. Digornio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Digornio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilicus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digornio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilicus.
Good work by Digornio as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthor Basilicus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Basilicus moves out of range as Digornio strikes.
Digornio throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Digornio dips to his left and cracks Basilicus with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Digornio. Basilicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilicus keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Basilicus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Basilicus, right into the meat.
A big right from Digornio misses.
Basilicus slips under a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Basilicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Digornio if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a hook.
Basilicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Digornio.
Digornio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basilicus lands a leg kick that knocks Digornio off balance momentarily.
Freschetta Digornio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basilicus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Digornio if he has to take too many more of those.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick.
Digornio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Basilicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Digornio.
Basilicus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Digornio misses.
Basilicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Digornio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Basilicus looks to land a body kick but Digornio moved away.
Basilicus looks for the body kick but Digornio saw that one coming.
Basilicus throws a good cross that connects.
Basilicus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Digornio as he connects with a hook.
Basilicus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Digornio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basilicus in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus blocks it.
Digornio looks to land a combination but Basilicus avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Basilicus gets a clinch.
Digornio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Digornio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilicus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Digornio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Digornio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch but Basilicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Basilicus is looking to chop away at Digornio's legs.
Digornio throws a jab but it's blocked by Basilicus.
Basilicus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Basilicus on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus throws a push kick but Digornio slaps the foot to one side.

Basilicus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Digornio, pushing him back against the cage.
Digornio lands with a right to the head.
Digornio blocks the elbow strike.

Digornio breaks from the clinch.
Digornio misses with the combination.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Digornio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basilicus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Digornio connects with a looping right hand.
Digornio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilicus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilicus scoring well with a low kick there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio throws a hook but Basilicus avoids it easily.
Basilicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Digornio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Digornio is avoiding it.
Digornio darts in trying to clinch
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilicus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Basilicus rushes Digornio and presses him up against the cage.
Basilicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilicus working hard to break the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilicus.
Digornio avoiding damage as Basilicus throws knees to the body.
Digornio swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilicus uses good head movement to avoid it.

Basilicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Digornio blocks the body kick.
Digornio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basilicus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Digornio avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Basilicus. Digornio shrugs it off though.
Basilicus pushes Digornio away with a front kick.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilicus thuds his right hand into Digornio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basilicus misses with a body kick.
Digornio moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Digornio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basilicus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Digornio.
Basilicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Digornio.
Basilicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Digornio.
A swing and a miss from Digornio.
Well,Digornio is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Digornio blocks a leg kick.
Digornio throws the left hand but Basilicus avoids the punch easily.
Digornio blocks a low kick nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio lands with an uppercut that bounces Basilicus off the cage and back into range.
Basilicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Basilicus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Digornio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilicus walks into a left hand.
Digornio tries to clinch but Basilicus is having none of it.
Digornio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilicus. Basilicus obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilicus.
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!
Digornio 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.
Digornio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilicus.
Digornio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a kick to the temple. Digornio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Digornio is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Basilicus! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthor Basilicus!
After the fight, Anthor Basilicus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.