PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Cri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gardenia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cri
vs
Gardenia

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

212 cm
18
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Cri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Gardenia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gardenia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cri looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gardenia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gardenia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gardenia.
Gardenia pushes Cri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gardenia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cri's defenses.

It looks like Frank Cri has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Gardenia as the two fighters clinch.
Gardenia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cri backwards.
Gardenia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cris head.
Gardenia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Cri is rocked!
Gardenia lands a big right hand that drops Cri! The killer instinct kicks in and Gardenia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gardenia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Gardenia!