PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fadi Rymad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymad comes into the arena with The Beast blaring out of the sound system. Pellegrini has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Anthony Pellegrini has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rymad
vs
Pellegrini

175 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
186 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fadi Rymad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymad fails to land the takedown.
Rymad tries for a takedown but Pellegrini circles away easily

and Pellegrini counters by clinching up.
Rymad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pellegrini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fadi Rymad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rymad tries for a takedown but Pellegrini circles away easily
and Pellegrini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pellegrini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pellegrini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Rymad wants to take the fight to the mat but Pellegrini manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pellegrini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rymad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rymad is breathing heavily.
Rymad is looking to break free of the clinch but Pellegrini has double underhooks.
Come on Pellegrini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pellegrini lands a knee to the body.
Pellegrini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rymad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pellegrini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rymad's face.

It looks like Fadi Rymad has been cut.
Pellegrini connects with a knee to the head.

Rymad is rocked!
Pellegrini connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Rymad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrini obliges.
Pellegrini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rymad's face.
Pellegrini has Rymad pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rymad is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pellegrini - that's hurt Rymad badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rymad is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rymad doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Anthony Pellegrini!
Anthony Pellegrini is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Anthony Pellegrini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.