PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Heyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredo Dio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Heyat's chin.

Dio
vs
Heyat

180 cm
28
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
174 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Heyat!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fredo Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heyat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dio tries to clinch but Heyat is having none of it.
Dio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heyat drops his hands momentarily and Dio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heyat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heyat.

It looks like Fredo Dio has been cut.
Dio tries to clinch
and Heyat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dio moves into range and clinches up with Heyat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heyat tries for a takedown but Dio manages to get underhooks.
Heyat is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dio is defending well.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Heyat won't allow it.
Dio is leaning against Heyat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dio tries to clinch up but Heyat circles away and keeps his distance.
Dio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heyat back to the cage. Dio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Dio.
Dio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heyat's head.
Dio tries to clinch but Heyat is having none of it.
Dio misses with a two punch combination.
Dio digs a good body shot into Heyat's ribs.
Dio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heyat circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Dio scores with a four punch combination!
Dio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heyat circles away quickly and effectively.
Dio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heyat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heyat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fredo Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heyat swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio misses with a few strikes there.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio staying out of range there.
Heyat throws a shot to the body.
Dio works Heyat's body with a nice hook.
Dio cracks Heyat with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heyat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dio falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Heyat to counter with a crisp jab.
Dio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dio, as that shot connected.

Dio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dio lands with a left to the head.
Dio is leaning against Heyat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyat stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Heyat misses with a body punch.
Dio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heyat's elbow.
Dio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heyat avoids a punch combination nicely.

Heyat tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heyat.

Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio dips to his left and cracks Heyat with an uppercut!
It looks like Dio has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dio lands with a nice combination. Heyat backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Gabriel Heyat has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyat throws a poor cross that misses
and Dio counters with a left and a right that stings Heyat.

Heyat is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dio! Heyat is backing up but he can't get away as Dio lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Heyat and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fredo Dio!
A victorious Fredo Dio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.