PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barontini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Katona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barontini comes to the cage accompanied by Ride of the Valkyries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barontini
vs
Katona

177 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
27
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Barontini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leo Katona!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katona misses the shot to the body.

Barontini closes the distance and clinches.

Barontini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barontini checks a leg kick.
Barontini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Katona misses.
Leo Katona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barontini but Barontini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barontini jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Katona closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katona tries to break the clinch but Barontini is controlling the position.

Barontini breaks from the clinch.
Katona has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Katona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Katona has Barontini up against the cage in a clinch.
Katona has had enough of the clinch but Barontini keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barontini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barontini definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Barontini breaks from the clinch.
Katona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barontini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Leo Katona has been cut.
Barontini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barontini scores with a jab to the head.
Katona shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barontini counters with a stiff right hand.
Katona closes the distance looking to clinch

and Barontini counters with a crisp right hand that drops Katona! Barontini lets Katona back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Katona is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barontini catches Katona with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Katona forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Barontini!
A very excited looking Mario Barontini made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.