PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Summer - Just Run. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Centura
vs
Pablo

180 cm
34
165 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

175 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Centura clinches up with Pablo and pushes him back against the cage.
Pablo blocks an elbow strike.
Pablo is trying to drag Centura to the mat but Centura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Centura tries to land a knee to the head but Pablo blocks with his arms.
Pablo wants a takedown.
Centura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Centura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Pablo jumps guard but Centura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniello Pablo.
Centura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pablo tries to score a body lock takedown but Centura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pablo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Centura is stalling here.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Centura lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Centura.

It looks like Daniello Pablo has been cut.
Nice elbow from Centura.
Pablo being controlled against the cage.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.

Centura clinches.
A short right from Centura on the inside.
Centura slowing the pace effectively.
Centura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pablo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Centura after a bit of a struggle.
A right hand to the body from Centura.
Centura stalling against the cage.
Pablo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Centura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Centura has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pablo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Centura uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Centura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pablo looking for a sweep. Not yet Pablo, not yet.
Centura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Centura.
Centura postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pablo shoots in but Centura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt
and Centura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Centura takes the fight into the clinch.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura lands a nice uppercut.
Centura is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura gets underhooks to prevent Pablo's takedown attempt.
Centura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Centura avoiding damage.
Pablo goes for a takedown attempt but Centura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Centura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Centura is looking to clinch.

Centura clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Centura to work.
Centura taking a breather.
Centura tries a body shot but Pablo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Centura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniello Pablo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pablo is defended easily by Centura.

Centura clinches with his opponent.
Centura stalls.
Centura stops a takedown attempt from Pablo.
Centura lands with a left to the head.
Pablo jumps guard but Centura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ace Centura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniello Pablo.
Pablo fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pablo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Centura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablo letting Centura take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura tries to throw a body punch but Pablo avoids it by throwing Centura back against the cage.
Centura stalling the fight.
Centura avoiding damage.
Centura gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Centura but Centura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Centura is looking to clinch.
Pablo keeps the fight on the outside.
Centura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but Centura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Centura rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Centura stalling the fight.
I was talking to Centura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pablo looking for a takedown.
Centura lands an elbow inside.
Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Centura slows down the pace here.
A short left from Centura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Centura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pablo backwards.
Pablo being controlled against the cage.
Centura is working Pablo over against the cage.
Centura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Centura effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Centura.
Centura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Centura is pushing Pablo 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.

Centura rushes Pablo and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Centura is struggling to control the position.
Centura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pablo's face.
Centura misses with a body punch.
Centura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pablo up against the cage.
Centura trying to control the position but instead, Pablo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Centura into the cage.
Centura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pablo up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ace Centura.

Centura closes the distance and clinches.
Pablo is trying to pull guard but Centura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Centura to keep the fight standing.
Centura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Centura controlling the action here for a moment.
Centura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura is stalling here.
Pablo is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Centura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniello Pablo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Centura lands a big head kick that sends Pablo tumbling to the mat! Centura takes a step backwards and waves Pablo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pablo with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed
and Centura counters with a huge head kick that drops Pablo! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Centura!
A very excited looking Ace Centura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Daniello Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my sponsors and fans !!! osss'.