PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dong
vs
Piana

180 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
204 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ding Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Piana!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dong pushes Piana up against the cage in a clinch.
Piana prevents a body shot from Dong.
Piana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piana backwards.
Dong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
Piana swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong lands a hook that snaps the head of Piana backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piana.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Piana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piana misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Piana.
Piana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piana working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Piana.
Piana tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Piana back against the cage.
Dong lands with a short shot to the head.
Piana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Piana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piana misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dong.
Piana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piana lands a body punch.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Piana just leaning against Dong, taking a breather.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Piana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piana tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piana.

Piana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong avoids the body shot from Piana.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piana moves away.
Piana looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong moves away from the strike by Piana.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piana's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Piana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Piana swings widly with a right hand
and Dong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piana thinking.
Dong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Piana forces Dong back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Piana.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Piana.
Piana working aggressively here.
Dong lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Piana - that landed with a thud.
Piana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Piana's efforts to push away.
Piana digs a right hand into Dong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dong's gas tank.
Piana scores with a shoulder strike.
Piana can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Dong.
Piana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piana misses with a punch to the body.
Dong prevents a body shot from Piana.
Piana misses with some punches.

Piana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dong swings for the body but Piana moves out of range.
Piana with a hook.
Piana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piana misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Piana does it's job there.
Dong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piana's head.
A jab from Piana misses.

Oooooh!!! Piana has knocked Dong down with a huge combo! Piana steps away and waves a wobbly Dong back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dong is rocked!
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Dong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piana cracks Dong with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Piana!
An out of breath Rich Piana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.