PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto has chosen Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto as his entrance music. 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.

Magnifico
vs
Ghetto

180 cm
26
155 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

168 cm
27
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghetto takes the fight into the clinch.
Magnifico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magnifico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.
Magnifico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ghetto looking to throw knees to the head but Magnifico is blocking nicely.
Magnifico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghetto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ghetto is pushing Magnifico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ghetto as Magnifico tries to tie him up.
Ghetto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnifico is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ghetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto blocking some punches.
Ghetto tries to pull guard but Magnifico holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghetto drops back down to his feet.
Ghetto blocks an uppercut.
Magnifico misses with a knee strike.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnifico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Ghetto to work.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.
Ghetto avoiding damage.
Ghetto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto tries to work over Magnifico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnifico effectively controlling the action here.
Magnifico wants to stall.
Ghetto working Magnifico over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto misses with a body punch.
Magnifico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghetto stalling in the clinch but Magnifico improves position.
Ghetto lands a nice uppercut.
Magnifico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Magnifico.
Ghetto jumps guard but Magnifico turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magnifico has a couple of punches blocked by Ghetto.
Ghetto gets through Magnifico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magnifico prevents a body shot from Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magnifico misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Magnifico.
Ghetto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
Ghetto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magnifico blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Ghetto.
Magnifico throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghetto.
Magnifico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards.
Ghetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnifico uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ghetto decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Magnifico advances position into side control!
Ghetto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico takes a little break here. Ghetto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ghetto is not content to let Magnifico control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetto is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Project Ghetto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ghetto misses with a left hand
and Magnifico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetto misses with a low kick as Magnifico jumps back.
Magnifico lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Project Ghetto has been cut.
Magnifico throws a one two combo.
Magnifico swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
Ghetto misses with a low kick.
Magnifico tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Magnifico.
Magnifico on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ghetto tries to clinch up but Magnifico circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghetto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghetto avoids the head kick by Magnifico.
Ghetto misses with a low kick.
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!
Ghetto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magnifico lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghetto.
Magnifico misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico throws a chopping leg kick but Ghetto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magnifico throws a wild body kick that Ghetto sees coming a mile off.
Magnifico throws an overhand right that lands on Ghetto's shoulder, as Ghetto tries to avoid the shot.
Ghetto dives in and grabs Magnifico's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magnifico pushes down on Ghetto's head and hops out.
Ghetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnifico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnifico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghetto.
Ghetto misses with a kick to the body.
Magnifico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ghetto.

Magnifico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghetto, pushing him back against the cage.
Magnifico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnifico.
Ghetto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magnifico just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghetto misses with some punches.
Magnifico looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Magnifico fails to land.
Ghetto cracks Magnifico with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnifico is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heraldo Magnifico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Project Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnifico.
Ghetto throws a head punch that misses.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ghetto.
Ghetto has a couple of punches blocked by Magnifico.
Still in the clinch, Ghetto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magnifico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghetto's elbow.
Ghetto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnifico is defending well for now.
Ghetto prevents a body shot from Magnifico.
A right handed body shot lands from Magnifico.
Magnifico is pressed up against the cage. Ghetto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Magnifico down to the mat. Magnifico avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heraldo Magnifico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico lands with a right hand.
Magnifico throws a sloppy head kick and Ghetto moves out of range easily.
Magnifico just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnifico connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Magnifico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghetto misses the target.
A head kick from Ghetto lands but Magnifico takes it in his stride.
A cross from Magnifico lands.
A leg kick checked by Magnifico.
Magnifico pushes Ghetto away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Magnifico blocks the low kick.
Magnifico throws a shot from downtown. Ghetto moves away and avoids it.
Magnifico tries to bum rush Ghetto with a series of wild strikes but Ghetto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnifico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Magnifico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ghetto gets a double leg takedown into Magnifico's guard.
Ghetto with a nice head shot there.
Magnifico is trying to keep Ghetto in close.
Magnifico is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghetto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghetto is looking for a sweep. Magnifico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heraldo Magnifico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Project Ghetto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ghetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magnifico misses with a looping right.
Ghetto sizes up Magnifico with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Magnifico.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghetto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ghetto gets a double leg takedown into Magnifico's guard.
Magnifico keeping moving, preventing Ghetto from controlling successfully.
Ghetto postures up.
Magnifico keeping full guard, as Ghetto tries to pass.
Ghetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghetto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto cracks Magnifico with a solid left hand.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Magnifico keeps moving.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
Magnifico looking for a sweep. Not yet Magnifico, not yet.
Ghetto trying to control but Magnifico is working from the bottom.
Magnifico is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magnifico will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.
Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magnifico's head.
Ghetto throwing strikes but missing.
Ghetto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ghetto postures up in Magnifico's guard and throws a big left but Magnifico blocks it.
Ghetto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnifico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico trying to keep a closed guard but Ghetto is proving a slippery customer.
Ghetto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghetto throws a strike but Magnifico rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magnifico sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ghetto is looking to land body kicks.
Heraldo Magnifico is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghetto looks to land a body kick but Magnifico moved away.
Ghetto slips a straight right by Magnifico.
Magnifico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magnifico motions for Ghetto to come forward. Magnifico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magnifico misses with a low kick.
Ghetto throws the kick towards the body but Magnifico avoids it.
Magnifico scores with the left hand. Ghetto knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Magnifico does no damage.
Magnifico avoids the head kick by Ghetto.
Magnifico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice combination there by Magnifico.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Ghetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ghetto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Ghetto!
An out of breath Project Ghetto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.