PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Gaspari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gaspari
vs
Showtime

174 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Gaspari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspari moves out of range of the strikes.
Showtime looks to throw the jab but Gaspari is out of range.
Showtime misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Showtime misses the target.
Gaspari just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaspari digs a good hook to Showtime's body.
Gaspari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Showtime let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gaspari looks to score with a jab to the body but Showtime is just out of range.
Showtime looks to land a left hand but Gaspari moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Gaspari - just one landing.
Gaspari avoids the body shot from Showtime.
Gaspari takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Rich Gaspari has been cut.
Gaspari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaspari moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Showtime looks to land a right hand but Gaspari moved out of range.
Gaspari misses with a hook.
Showtime throws a big shot that misses.
Showtime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaspari scores with a nice right hand.
Showtime keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspari scores with a shot to the body.
Gaspari defending well as Showtime loads up on a big left hand.
Gaspari lands with a shot to the body.
Showtime blocks a jab.
Showtime misses with an uppercut.
Showtime fails to land with a series of punches.
Showtime misses with a looping left.
Showtime with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaspari to score with a decent uppercut.
Showtime is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaspari.
Showtime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaspari has time to react.
Showtime tries to bum rush Gaspari with a series of wild strikes but Gaspari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Showtime moves away from the strike by Gaspari.
Showtime misses with a looping right.
Showtime misses with a double jab.
Showtime throws a right hand that Gaspari ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaspari also avoids with ease.
Showtime misses with a two punch combination.
Showtime looks winded!
The fighters circling - Showtime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Showtime.
Showtime is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaspari manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Showtime.
Gaspari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaspari misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Showtime misses.
A slow jab from Gaspari misses its intended target.
Gaspari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gaspari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Showtime doesn't seem bothered though.
Showtime might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Showtime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaspari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Showtime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaspari.
Gaspari cracks Showtime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaspari lands a jab.

Showtime is rocked!
Gaspari walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Showtime drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gaspari swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Showtime's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Gaspari!