PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Lardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucciano Brazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Lardo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lardo
vs
Brazzi

176 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue 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 Las Vegas, Bob Lardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucciano Brazzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brazzi closes the distance and clinches.
Lardo lands an uppercut.
Brazzi tries to break the clinch but Lardo is controlling the position.

Lardo breaks the clinch.

Brazzi moves into range and clinches up with Lardo.
Lardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brazzi's efforts to push away.

Lardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brazzi pushes Lardo up against the cage in a clinch.

Lardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Lardo misses.
Lardo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lardo cracks Brazzi with a good jab.
Lardo tries to bum rush Brazzi with a series of wild strikes but Brazzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Brazzi moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lardo digs a right hand into Brazzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brazzi's gas tank.
Lardo scores with a shot to the side of Brazzi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brazzi backwards.
Lardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

Lardo gets tackled into the cage by Brazzi. Brazzi maintains the clinch.

Brazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lardo lands with a good body shot.
Lardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brazzi clinches with his opponent.
Brazzi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brazzi backwards.

It looks like Lucciano Brazzi has been cut.

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

Brazzi clinches with his opponent.
Brazzi misses with a body punch.
Brazzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lardo manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brazzi closes the distance and clinches.
Lardo is leaning against Brazzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lardo presses Brazzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brazzi tries to circle away but Lardo has him pinned against the cage.
Lardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Brazzi manages to break the clinch.
Brazzi dodges the punch combination from Lardo.
Brazzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lardo cracks Brazzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lardo throws a one two combo.
Brazzi misses with a double jab.

Brazzi has closed the distance and engaged Lardo in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lardo pushes Brazzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lardo breaks the clinch.

Brazzi has managed to clinch.
Lardo lands a left hand.
Brazzi tries to break the clinch but Lardo is controlling the position.
Brazzi tries to break the clinch but Lardo is controlling the position.
Lardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Brazzi backwards.

Brazzi breaks the clinch.

Brazzi forces Lardo back against the cage and clinches.
Brazzi tries to circle away but Lardo has him pinned against the cage.
Brazzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brazzi working hard to break the clinch.
Lardo scores with a shot to the side of Brazzi's head.
Lardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brazzis head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazzi is trying to break the clinch but Lardo has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brazzi has had enough of the clinch but Lardo keeps him there for the moment.
Lardo lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brazzi is rocked!
Brazzi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lardo breaks from the clinch.
Lardo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brazzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brazzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Lardo finish him?
Lardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brazzi misses with a combination
and Lardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brazzi looks winded!
Lardo cracks Brazzi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brazzi falls backwards against the cage. Lardo follows up with more strikes that drop Brazzi to his knees. Lardo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brazzi! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Lardo!