PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Delo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Delo Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Resort. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zanotto
vs
Delo Santos

183 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
179 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Backyard Fighting

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Delo Santos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zanotto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Delo Santos was covering up waiting for the punch and Zanotto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zanotto throwing strikes but missing.
Zanotto scoring with some ground and pound.
Zanotto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zanotto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delo Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zanotto is one step ahead there.
Zanotto cracks Delo Santos with a solid left hand.

Delo Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zanotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zanotto.
Zanotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Delo Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Delo Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delo Santos scores with a jab. Zanotto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delo Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Delo Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zanotto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Zanotto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Delo Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Delo Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delo Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Delo Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Delo Santos is rocked!
Zanotto cracks Delo Santos with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zanotto immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Delo Santos is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zanotto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto gave a mention to Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).