PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Cianciulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rick
vs
Cianciulli

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slick Rick!
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, Giovanni Cianciulli!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Cianciulli.
Rick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cianciulli counters with a left to the body.
Rick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rick fails to land the takedown.
Cianciulli throws a lazy right hand but Rick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cianciulli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rick closes the distance but Cianciulli moves to the side
and Cianciulli makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rick really felt that one!
Rick misses with a head kick.
Slick Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cianciulli lands with a slapping head kick.
Cianciulli tests Rick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cianciulli scores with a sloppy right hand. Rick should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cianciulli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cianciulli.
Rick wants to clinch
and Cianciulli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cianciulli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cianciulli.
Rick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cianciulli counters with a nice body kick.
Rick is breathing heavily.
Rick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Rick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cianciulli.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cianciulli. Rick shrugs it off though.
Cianciulli cracks Rick with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cianciulli lands a high kick!

Rick is rocked!
Cianciulli walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cianciulli swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rick's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Cianciulli!