PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bazzottia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davide Monelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bazzottia
vs
Monelli

174 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Bazzottia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davide Monelli!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Monelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bazzottia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Davide Monelli has been cut.
Monelli scores with a body shot.

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

Monelli is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Bazzottia finish him?
Bazzottia cracks Monelli with a left hook right on the temple and Monelli goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Bazzottia lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Monelli is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Bazzottia!
In his post fight interview, Marco Bazzottia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.