PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Aqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wally's Pep Talk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aqua
vs
Gennero

187 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Aqua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Gennero .
Gennero looks to land a combination but Aqua avoids it well.
Aqua lands a jab to Gennero 's midsection.
Aqua takes one on the button.
Gennero has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aqua is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aqua tries to bum rush Gennero with a series of wild strikes but Gennero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aqua backing away here, and Gennero unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aqua moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
Nice cross by Gennero .
Aqua wants to clinch.
A head kick by Gennero misses
and Aqua counters with a straight right hand.
Aqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Gennero scoring well with a low kick there.
Gennero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gennero fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gennero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aqua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gennero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aqua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aqua lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Gennero . Those never looked like landing.
Aqua scores with a jab.
Aqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gennero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aqua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aqua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gennero connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Aqua as he checks the leg kick.
Aqua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aqua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gennero .
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aqua.
Aqua lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero scores with a one two! Aqua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennero misses with a straight right.
Gennero misses with a straight left.
Gennero throws an off balance right hand
and Aqua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gennero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aqua scores with a nice head shot.

Aqua takes the fight into the clinch.
Aqua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gennero backwards.

Gennero manages to break the clinch.
Gennero keeps the fight on the outside.
Gennero thumps Aqua with a low kick.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Aqua slips the punch.
Aqua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gennero throws a series of punches but Aqua moves out of range.
Aqua scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aqua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aqua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gennero 's head backwards.
Gennero throws the left hand but Aqua avoids the punch easily.
Gennero thuds his right hand into Aqua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gennero misses with a combination
and Aqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Gennero . Those never looked like landing.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aqua.
Gennero throws a leg kick
and Aqua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aqua ducks under a wild hook from Gennero .
Gennero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aqua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gennero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Aqua blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Aqua blocks the low kick.
Gennero throws a lazy right hand but Aqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gennero .
Aqua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gennero just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero thows a leg kick but Aqua checks it
enabling Aqua to counter with a crisp jab.
Gennero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Aqua.
Gennero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aqua's head.
Aqua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aqua staying out of range there.
Aqua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gennero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aqua is looking to counter the offense by Gennero and move into the clinch.
Aqua throws out a loose jab but Gennero uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gennero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Gennero .
Gennero connects with the punch.
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gennero misses with a right hand
and Aqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bon Aqua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gennero misses with a right hand
and Aqua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aqua counters with a stiff right hand.
Aqua tries to clinch but Gennero is having none of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gennero as he connects with a hook.

Aqua is rocked!
Gennero misses with a head kick.
Oh Aqua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aqua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aqua seems to have got his legs back now.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Aqua moved out of range nicely.
Aqua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Aqua darts in and clinches Gennero up against the cage.
Aqua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aqua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Gennero breaks the clinch.
Gennero misses with an uppercut.
Gennero lands a glancing blow to the side of Aqua's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gennero throws a hook to the side of Aqua's head but Aqua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aqua throwing a counter right hand but Gennero manages to avoid it.
Aqua scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero misses with a lunging right hand
letting Aqua counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Aqua misses its intended target.
Aqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero slips a jab from Aqua.
Nice defenses there by Aqua.
Aqua misses with a left hand
and Gennero counters with a nice uppercut.
Gennero throws an overhand right that lands on Aqua's shoulder, as Aqua tries to avoid the shot.
Gennero throws a leg kick
and Aqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gennero is rocked!
Aqua drops Gennero with a big left hand! Gennero is injured, injured bad! Aqua jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bon Aqua!
Bon Aqua is the new middleweight champion!
Bon Aqua spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.