PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Fonta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miles Fonta's chin.

Fonta
vs
Demaestri

180 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Fonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miles Fonta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Demaestri closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fonta is trying to force a seperation but Demaestri has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.

It looks like Miles Fonta has been cut.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Fonta blocks with his arms.
Fonta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demaestri backwards.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Fonta can't break the clinch.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demaestri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri connects with a knee to the head.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demaestri blocks a body shot from Fonta.
Fonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Fonta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Fonta blocks with his arms.
Fonta managing to block the knees to the body from Demaestri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Fonta.
We've been informed that Demaestri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonta.
Fonta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demaestri landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonta blocks it with crossed arms.
Fonta working aggressively here.
Fonta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri lands a knee to the body.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri crunches a lovely knee into Fonta's ribcage.
Demaestri blocking some punches.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Fonta is blocking nicely.
Demaestri blocking some punches.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonta blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri looks winded!
Fonta lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Demaestri or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fonta struggles to land a body shot inside as Demaestri controls his hands.
Demaestri blocking some punches.
Fonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Demaestri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fonta misses with a punch to the body.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fonta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fonta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demaestri with a knee to the head.
Demaestri prevents a body shot from Fonta.
Fonta is trying to push Demaestri away but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Demaestri prevents a body shot from Fonta.
Demaestri lands a knee to the body.
Fonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fonta wants to get back to striking at distance but Demaestri won't allow it.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonta blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fonta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fonta is trying to break free.
Fonta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Demaestri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fonta.
Fonta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demaestri lands a good knee to the midsection. Fonta won't want to take too many of those.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demaestri working Fonta over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demaestri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonta.
Fonta misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Demaestri obliges.
Fonta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fonta breaks from the clinch.
Demaestri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demaestri throws a chopping leg kick but Fonta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fonta scores with a nice strike.
Demaestri slips under a jab from Fonta.
Fonta cracks Demaestri with an open hand slap.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Fonta circles away.
Demaestri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonta lands a glancing blow to the side of Demaestri's head.
Fonta throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonta. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonta blocks the body kick.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Fonta.
Demaestri misses the shot to the body.
Demaestri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Demaestri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Fonta pushes him off.
Demaestri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fonta throws an off balance right hand
and Demaestri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fonta connects with a body shot.
Demaestri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fonta throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Miles Fonta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles Fonta'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.

Fonta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fonta scores with a nice strike.
Fonta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a leg kick.
Fonta throws a combination. Demaestri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fonta throws the left hand but Demaestri avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demaestri moves away.
Fonta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demaestri.
Miles Fonta is winning the standup battle so far.
Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonta.
Fonta checks a leg kick.
Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonta.
Fonta scores with a jab.
Fonta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demaestri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonta moves out of range of the leg kick from Demaestri.
Fonta misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Demaestri.
Fonta cracks Demaestri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demaestri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demaestri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fonta tests Demaestri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fonta scores with a nice strike.
Fonta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Demaestri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Demaestri tries to clinch up but Fonta circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonta lands a nice hook to Demaestri's body. Demaestri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fonta misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fonta lands a glancing blow to the side of Demaestri's head.
Fonta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fonta's corner calls for a 1-2. Fonta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demaestri avoids the body shot from Fonta.
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!
Demaestri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fonta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fonta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Fonta misses.
Demaestri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fonta throws a hook but Demaestri blocks it.
Demaestri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demaestri tried to score with a low kick but Fonta checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonta just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonta lands with a hook. Demaestri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fonta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demaestri moves out of range as Fonta strikes.
Demaestri thows a body shot but no joy.
Demaestri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demaestri lands a leg kick that knocks Fonta off balance momentarily.
Demaestri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaestri moves out of range of the strikes.
Fonta misses with a looping right.
Fonta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Demaestri throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonta digs a good hook to Demaestri's body.
A jab from Fonta does it's job there.
Fonta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demaestri manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demaestri walks into a stiff left hand from Fonta.
Fonta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demaestri. Demaestri obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Fonta moves away and avoids it.
Fonta punishes Demaestri's body with a nice straight punch.
Fonta defending well as Demaestri loads up on a big left hand.

Demaestri has Fonta up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Fonta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miles Fonta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Demaestri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demaestri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fonta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demaestri.
Demaestri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fonta.
Fonta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demaestri misses with a body kick.
Fonta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Demaestri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fonta misses with a hook. Demaestri ducked under it nicely.
Demaestri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demaestri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Demaestri counters with an outside leg kick.
Demaestri throws a head kick but Fonta moves out of range.
Fonta 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.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fonta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demaestri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fonta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demaestri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fonta dips to his left and cracks Demaestri with an uppercut!
Fonta connects with a crisp jab.
Fonta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Fonta.
Fonta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fonta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to clinch.
Demaestri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demaestri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fonta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Fonta.
Fonta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonta scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demaestri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonta jabs Demaestri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fonta just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Demaestri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Fonta does it's job there.
Fonta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fonta throws a body punch but Demaestri moves out of range.
A punch combination from Fonta misses.
Demaestri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Demaestri slips under a jab.
Demaestri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demaestri.
Fonta just misses with a punch to the body.
Demaestri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fonta.
Demaestri swings for the body but Fonta moves out of range.
Fonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fonta throws a series of punches but Demaestri avoids them all with ease.
Demaestri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fonta rather than just go for the knockout.
Fonta fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Fonta.
Fonta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fonta lands with a hook. Demaestri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fonta connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Fonta misses.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Fonta.
Miles Fonta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonta throws out a loose jab but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Fonta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fonta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Fonta!
Our winner, Miles Fonta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.