PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Nik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierluigi Scuderi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Nik had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nik
vs
Scuderi

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dom Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierluigi Scuderi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Dom Nik has been cut.
Jab from Scuderi.
We've been hearing reports that Nik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scuderi scores with a sloppy right hand. Nik should have avoided that one.
Scuderi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Scuderi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Scuderi cracks Nik with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nik looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Scuderi finish him?

Nik is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scuderi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Nik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nik seems to have got his legs back now.

Scuderi cracks Nik with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Scuderi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nik to stand back up!

Dom Nik's cut is getting worse.
Scuderi cracks Nik with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nik falls to his knees and Scuderi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierluigi Scuderi!