PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Pasquale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasquale comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Like A Brave. The crowd seem to be enjoying Savage's choice of entrance music: OH YEAH!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pasquale
vs
Savage

185 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Pasquale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Savage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pasquale is looking to improve his position.

Savage seems to be looking for submissions.

Savage seems to be working for a kimura but Pasquale defends the submission attempt.
Savage is tying to control. Pasquale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pasquale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pasquale looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasquale, not yet.
Pasquale is working hard here to advance position.
Savage wants to control from the top but Pasquale keeps moving.
Pasquale throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Savage preventing the sweep.
Savage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasquale keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
Pasquale keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Pasquale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Savage is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pasquale is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pasquale has escaped and now he's on top!
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasquale is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Savage wants to sweep here but Pasquale controlling him for the moment.
Savage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pasquale!
Savage landing strikes from the mount and Pasquale is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Pasquale is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Savage wants to control the pace but Pasquale is squirming around nicely.
Savage unloading with bombs!
Savage prevents Pasquale from getting the reversal.
Savage trying to control but Pasquale is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savage landing strikes, looking to finish!
Savage trying to control but Pasquale is having none of it.
Savage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Savage looking to finish Pasquale with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasquale!
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pasquale really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savage swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pasquale is now in Savage's guard. A big mistake from Savage there, giving up the dominant position!
Pasquale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pasquale wants to stand but Savage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Savage working a defensive guard but Pasquale passes into half guard.
Savage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pasquale is working away from the top position though.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage moves into full guard.
Savage is trying to control the position but Pasquale postures up.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pasquale wants to stand but Savage is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pasquale is breathing heavily.
Pasquale preventing the sweep.
Savage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pasquale!

Savage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pasquale can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pasquale in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Savage landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Savage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pasquale flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Savage looking to secure an arm triangle but Pasquale defends it well.
Savage prevents Pasquale from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab-cross combination lands for Savage and sends Pasquale crashing to the mat! Savage follows him down to the mat - Pasquale regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Pasquale is rocked!

It looks like Leon Pasquale has been cut.
Savage works his way into full mount!
Oh Pasquale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pasquale badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Savage around the waist but Savage pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Savage is the winner by TKO! Savage jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Savage!