PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Witcher. Geralt Of Ravia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Esposito's chin.

Esposito
vs
Of Ravia

178 cm
34
178 lbs
41 - 13 - 0

176 cm
28
203 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

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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 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia takes one to the side of the head.
Of Ravia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Ravia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Esposito. Esposito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Ravia finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Esposito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Ravia misses with the head strike.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of Ravia tries to pull guard but Esposito forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
Of Ravia is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Of Ravia has his back to the cage.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Of Ravia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks with his arms.
Of Ravia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Ravia prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito working Of Ravia over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Of Ravia prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Of Ravia is blocking nicely.
Of Ravia has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Of Ravia blocks it.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Of Ravia is defending well for now.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito works on Of Ravia's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Esposito tries a body shot but Of Ravia blocks it.
Esposito controlling the action here for a moment.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Of Ravia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Esposito presses Of Ravia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito'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.

Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Of Ravia is trying to stall.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Esposito here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito pushes Of Ravia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Of Ravia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito pushes Of Ravia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Of Ravia is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Of Ravia has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Of Ravia blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Ravia stalling.
A short right from Esposito.
Stalling in the clinch from Of Ravia.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Of Ravia blocks it with crossed arms.
Of Ravia stalling in the clinch but Esposito improves position.
Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Of Ravia.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia working aggressively here.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito stalling.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Ravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Of Ravia tries to pull guard but Esposito holds him up against the cage and eventually Of Ravia drops back down to his feet.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Esposito.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Esposito as the two fighters clinch.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Ravia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Ravia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
A low kick from Of Ravia is predictable there
and Esposito counters with a nice leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice shot that snaps Of Ravia's head back.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Of Ravia throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Ravia blocks a leg kick.
Esposito's corner calls for a 1-2. Esposito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esposito.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Esposito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
Of Ravia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Of Ravia off balance momentarily.
Frank Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Of Ravia can pounce on him.
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito is looking to wear down Of Ravia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Esposito jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Of Ravia tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Ravia thinking.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Of Ravia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito cracks the inside of Of Ravia's front leg.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Of Ravia gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Of Ravia misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Ravia's face.
Of Ravia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Ravia can do to turn this around?
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Of Ravia backwards.
Of Ravia misses with a knee strike.
Esposito has Of Ravia pushed against the cage.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the head.
Of Ravia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Ravia's elbow.
Esposito tries a body shot but Of Ravia blocks it.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Of Ravia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Ravia avoids the damage to the body.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito tries to work over Of Ravia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Ravia taking a breather.
Of Ravia connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Of Ravias head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Of Ravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Of Ravia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
In his post fight interview, Frank Esposito started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.