PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado's entrance music is Pray. A fine choice. Giordano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godfather Theme (hip hop remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bravado
vs
Giordano

174 cm
28
157 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

178 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giordano blocks a head kick by Bravado.
Bravado scores with a nice head shot.
Bravado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bravado. Giordano shrugs it off though.
Bravado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giordano is out of range and Bravado settles back down.
Giordano misses with a wild body shot.
Giordano throws a body punch but Bravado moves out of range.
Bravado scores with a head kick.

Bravado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bravado in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bravado throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Giordano defending against the ground and pound.
Giordano defending against the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Bravado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Giordano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bravado.
Giordano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bravado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado is looking to take a break and control but Giordano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravado tries to move into full mount but can't pass Giordano's legs.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giordano keeps working.
Bravado misses with the ground and pound.
Giordano is trying to control Bravado's posture but Bravado avoids it.
Bravado tries to advance to mount but Giordano denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Bravado swings around for an armbar but Giordano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bravado's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giordano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bravado's guard.
Bravado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Giordano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bravado wants to get back to full guard.
Giordano drops an elbow to the side of Bravado's head.
Bravado makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bravado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado wants to sweep here but Giordano controlling him for the moment.
Bravado keeping moving, preventing Giordano from controlling successfully.

Bravado has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Giordano should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bravado has tightened it up now! Giordano should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eddie Bravado!
Eddie Bravado got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'