PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacobbe Ruotolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruotolo has chosen I Ratti Della Sabina - Lo Scemo Del Villaggio as his entrance music. Diego Carneiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carneiro
vs
Ruotolo

181 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giacobbe Ruotolo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carneiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruotolo wants to slow Carneiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Carneiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruotolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carneiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carneiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carneiro shoots for a takedown but Ruotolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruotolo.
Carneiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruotolo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Carneiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruotolo scores with a body shot.
Carneiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carneiro with a poor takedown
and Ruotolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
Carneiro shoots and misses
and Ruotolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carneiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ruotolo closes the distance and clinches.
Ruotolo presses Carneiro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ruotolo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Ruotolo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruotolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carneiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Carneiro is rocked!
Carneiro misses with a takedown
and Ruotolo scores with a counter punch that sends Carneiro to the canvas! Ruotolo smells blood - he's punishing Carneiro with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Carneiro has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giacobbe Ruotolo!
Giacobbe Ruotolo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.