PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Totsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Bicchiere will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Totsky
vs
Bicchiere

171 cm
25
168 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
169 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Totsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totsky slips a jab from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere slips under a jab from Totsky.
Bicchiere motions for Totsky to come forward. Bicchiere throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Bicchiere tenderised Totsky's leg. Totsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bicchiere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicchiere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Totsky.
Bicchiere lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Totsky does no damage.
Totsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Totsky dodges the punch combination from Bicchiere .
Totsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bicchiere can pounce on him.
Bicchiere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Totsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere throws a jab but it's blocked by Totsky.
Bicchiere slips a jab and a cross from Totsky.
Totsky lands an overhand right.
Bicchiere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere connects with a jab.
Bicchiere scores with a nice right hand.
Bicchiere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bicchiere 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Totsky under the eye.
Bicchiere throws a shot from downtown. Totsky moves away and avoids it.
Bicchiere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere lunges at Totsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Totsky's hand.
Bicchiere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Totsky slips under a jab from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Totsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bicchiere .
Totsky tries to move into range but Bicchiere moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bicchiere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bicchiere ducks under a wild hook from Totsky.
Totsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bicchiere cracks Totsky with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totsky misses with the combination.
Bicchiere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Totsky is able to avoid easily.
Bicchiere scores with the left hand. Totsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Totsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bicchiere misses with a looping right.
Totsky moves away from the strike by Bicchiere .
Totsky throws a series of punches but Bicchiere avoids them all with ease.
Bicchiere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Totsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Totsky slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bicchiere .
Bicchiere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bicchiere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Totsky.
Totsky throws a hook but Bicchiere blocks it.
Bicchiere thumps Totsky with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bicchiere .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Totsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Totsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bicchiere swings away with a body shot that misses
and Totsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Totsky ducks under a wild hook from Bicchiere .
Totsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bicchiere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bicchiere throws a lazy right hand but Totsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bicchiere looks for the body kick but Totsky saw that one coming.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Totsky throws a nice looking combination but Bicchiere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere throws a body punch but Totsky moves out of range.
Totsky ducks under a wild hook from Bicchiere .
Nice body kick from Bicchiere .
Totsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Bicchiere catches Totsky right on the button with a cross.
Bicchiere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Totsky.
Bicchiere misses with a few strikes there.
Totsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bicchiere manages to avoid it.
Totsky lands with a cross.
Bicchiere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Totsky.
Bicchiere looks to land a combination but Totsky avoids it well.
Totsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bicchiere can pounce on him.
Leo Totsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bicchiere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bicchiere .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bicchiere lands.
Totsky throws a hook but Bicchiere blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bicchiere , right into the meat.
Totsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bicchiere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bicchiere throws a low kick but Totsky avoids it.
Totsky lands a nice shot that snaps Bicchiere 's head back.
Totsky misses with a double jab
letting Bicchiere counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bicchiere slips a jab and a cross from Totsky.
Bicchiere throws a body punch but Totsky moves out of range.
Bicchiere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere stalks Totsky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Totsky's face. Totsky staggers backwards, shaken.
Totsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Bicchiere . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bicchiere .
Totsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bicchiere punishes Totsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Totsky lands a jab-cross combination.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Totsky avoids them all with ease.
Bicchiere misses with a low kick as Totsky jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Totsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Bicchiere .
Totsky misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bicchiere , as that shot connected.
Totsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bicchiere , as that shot connected.
Bicchiere wants to land a leg kick but Totsky is out of range.
Bicchiere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bicchiere lands with a right hand.
Bicchiere scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bicchiere stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Bicchiere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bicchiere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Totsky.
Bicchiere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Totsky.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Totsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bicchiere has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bicchiere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Totsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Totsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Totsky misses with a combination
enabling Bicchiere to counter with a crisp jab.
Totsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bicchiere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bicchiere throws a right and a left that Totsky avoids nicely.
Totsky misses with a wild combination.
Totsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Bicchiere .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Totsky misses with a few strikes there.
Bicchiere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bicchiere looks to land a left hand but Totsky moved out of range nicely.
Bicchiere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Totsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Totsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Totsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bicchiere throws a head kick that Totsky semi-blocks.
Bicchiere throws a combination that misses
and Totsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bicchiere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Totsky.
Totsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Totsky moves out of range.
Bicchiere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Totsky cracks Bicchiere with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Totsky lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bicchiere lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Totsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Totsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bicchiere scores with a nice strike.
Totsky tries to bum rush Bicchiere with a series of wild strikes but Bicchiere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bicchiere throws a body punch but Totsky moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bicchiere lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bicchiere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Totsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Totsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bicchiere throws a jab but it's blocked by Totsky.
Bicchiere lands a nice looking body shot.
Bicchiere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Totsky throws a right hand that Bicchiere ducks under and follows up with a left that Bicchiere also avoids with ease.
Bicchiere moves out of range as Totsky strikes.
Totsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Bicchiere with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Totsky catches Bicchiere right on the button with a cross.
Totsky throws a combination that misses
and Bicchiere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bicchiere misses with a double jab.
Dante Bicchiere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Totsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Totsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bicchiere counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bicchiere connects with a right hand. Totsky shakes it off.
Bicchiere jabs Totsky right on the nose. Totsky blinks but takes it well.
Bicchiere connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bicchiere scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leo Totsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Totsky looks to land a combination but Bicchiere avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Bicchiere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bicchiere 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Dante Bicchiere !
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Dante Bicchiere !
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dante Bicchiere !

Dante Bicchiere wins by unanimous decision!