PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Filippo Miragliani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Miragliani
vs
Lance

185 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
24
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Lance!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miragliani gets a clinch.
Miragliani stalling the fight.
Lance swings wildly with an uppercut but Miragliani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miragliani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Rick Lance has been cut.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Miragliani.
Miragliani misses with a punch to the body.
Lance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miragliani is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miragliani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miragliani avoids it.
Lance misses with a body punch.
Lance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miragliani.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lance just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miragliani's brow.
Miragliani blocking some punches.
Miragliani managing to block the knees to the body from Lance.
Good body shot from Lance.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miragliani.
Lance is looking for a takedown.
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!
Miragliani is stalling here.
Miragliani misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miragliani lands a hook that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
Lance is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miragliani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Filippo Miragliani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Lance.
Lance tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lance throws an elbow but it misses.
Lance trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Miragliani.

Lance is rocked!
Lance managing to block the knees to the body from Miragliani.
Lance is still on wobbly legs! Can Miragliani finish him?
Miragliani pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miragliani creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lance's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lance drops to his knees and Miragliani pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filippo Miragliani!
Filippo Miragliani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.