PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Paroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paroni
vs
Valentine

188 cm
29
180 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

189 cm
33
180 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Paroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paroni defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Paroni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paroni.
Valentine takes a swing at Paroni's ribcage but misses.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paroni thuds his shin into the meat of Valentine's side.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paroni counters with a low kick, right behind Valentine 's knee.
Paroni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paroni misses with a body kick.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Paroni is just out of range.
Valentine lands a slapping body shot.
Valentine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paroni throws a body kick that misses.
Paroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paroni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
Paroni blocks a leg kick.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentine misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Paroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paroni checks a low kick from Valentine.
Paroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Paroni slips the punch.
Paroni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick from Paroni.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Paroni lands with a kick to the temple. Valentine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paroni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paroni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
and Paroni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valentine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Paroni throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paroni blocks the body kick.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Paroni is breathing heavily.
Paroni throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paroni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Paroni sees coming a mile off.
Valentine misses with a hook. Paroni ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Paroni.
Paroni is looking to slow Valentine down with leg kicks.

Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Paroni tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Paroni back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Bill Paroni has been cut.
Paroni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Paroni defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Paroni down.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Paroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Paroni is rocked!
Valentine tries to clinch there but Paroni circles away.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Paroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paroni walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Paroni limp body while Valentine jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregg Valentine!
Gregg Valentine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.