PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slab Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fabbri
vs
Hardmeat

189 cm
31
219 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slab Hardmeat!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardmeat throws a jab but it's blocked by Fabbri.
Hardmeat dips to his left and cracks Fabbri with an uppercut!
Hardmeat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Hardmeat misses.

Fabbri gets a clinch.
Fabbri lands an elbow that stopped Hardmeat in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Slab Hardmeat has been cut.
Fabbri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fabbri lands a body shot.
Fabbri lands with a light punch inside.
Fabbri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fabbri working Hardmeat over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardmeat wants to break free but Fabbri has control.
Fabbri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fabbri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fabbri trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabbri.
Fabbri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fabbri scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardmeat looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri stalling.
Fabbri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fabbri lands a right hand.
Fabbri is leaning against Hardmeat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fabbri pushes Hardmeat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Fabbri.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside that Hardmeat shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
A short right from Fabbri.
Fabbri lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabbri lands a right hand.
Knees to the body from Fabbri.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Fabbri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fabbri is pushing Hardmeat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri scores with a shoulder strike.
Fabbri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fabbri scores with a knee to the head.
Fabbri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fabbri.
Fabbri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fabbri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardmeat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fabbri lands an elbow that stopped Hardmeat in his tracks for a moment.
Fabbri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fabbri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Slab Hardmeat's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardmeat.
Fabbri lands an elbow just above Hardmeat 's eye.
Fabbri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardmeat backwards.
Fabbri unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside that Hardmeat shrugs off.
Fabbri lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fabbri stalls.
Fabbri presses Hardmeat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fabbri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardmeat backwards.
Hardmeat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fabbri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardmeat backwards.
Fabbri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardmeat takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Fabbri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside that Hardmeat shrugs off.
Fabbri lands an elbow that stopped Hardmeat in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Slab Hardmeat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Fabbri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardmeat's defenses.
Fabbri lands a nice elbow.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.
Fabbri keeps control of Hardmeat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.

Slab Hardmeat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slab Hardmeat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Massimo Fabbri!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Massimo Fabbri waved his t-shirt featuring Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.