PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Barontini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barontini has chosen Ride of the Valkyries as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mario Barontini enters the cage!

Hazzard
vs
Barontini

183 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Barontini!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barontini gets a clinch.
Hazzard wants a takedown.
Barontini lands a body punch.

Barontini manages to break the clinch.

Barontini has Hazzard up against the cage in a clinch.
Hazzard is looking for a takedown.
Hazzard goes for a takedown attempt but Barontini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Hazzard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Barontini.
Hazzard has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Barontini.
Hazzard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barontini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barontini lands with a straight right. Hazzard didn't see that one coming.

Barontini has closed the distance and engaged Hazzard in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Barontini.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barontini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Barontini.

Hazzard is rocked!
Barontini drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Hazzard's head, knocking him out cold! Barontini is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Barontini!
Mario Barontini thanked the fans post fight for their support.