PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basher's entrance music is Hunt You Down- Saliva. A fine choice. Filippo Di Vaio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Basher
vs
Di Vaio

176 cm
20
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
171 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Basher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Di Vaio needs to keep his hands up - Basher had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Basher. That snapped Di Vaio's head back.
A low kick from Basher is predictable there

and Di Vaio counters by clinching up.
Basher managing to block the knees to the body from Di Vaio.
Basher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Basher blocks a body shot from Di Vaio.
Di Vaio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Basher wants to get back to striking at distance but Di Vaio won't allow it.
Di Vaio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basher letting Di Vaio take a breather here.
Di Vaio has Basher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Basher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Vaio is looking for a takedown.
Di Vaio tries a body shot but Basher blocks it.

Basher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Basher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Di Vaio throws a hook but Basher avoids it easily.
Basher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Di Vaio under the eye.
Basher tries a low kick but Di Vaio avoids it.
Basher misses the shot to the body.
Basher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Vaio manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Basher. Beautiful body shot.
Basher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Basher duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Di Vaio thumps Basher with a low kick.
James Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basher throws a sloppy head kick and Di Vaio moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Basher misses
and Di Vaio counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basher throws a lazy head kick
and Di Vaio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Basher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Basher throws a series of punches but Di Vaio avoids them all with ease.
Basher throws a right hand that Di Vaio ducks under and follows up with a left that Di Vaio also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Vaio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Di Vaio.
Basher throws a series of punches but Di Vaio avoids them all with ease.
Basher looks to land a right hand but Di Vaio moved out of range.
Basher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Di Vaio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Basher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Basher misses.
Di Vaio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses with a hook. Di Vaio ducked under it nicely.
Di Vaio is looking to chop away at Basher's legs.
Di Vaio moves out of range of the body kick from Basher.
Basher lands a nice looking body shot.

Di Vaio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Di Vaio lands a decent elbow from side control.

Di Vaio is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Basher looks calm but he's in trouble here. Di Vaio gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Basher is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Di Vaio lets go of the hold and Basher can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Filippo Di Vaio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Filippo Di Vaio waved his t-shirt featuring GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.