PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Rasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Gallucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasos comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - All Summer Long. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rasos
vs
Gallucci

197 cm
22
296 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Rasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Gallucci!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallucci walks into a straight right hand from Rasos.
Rasos looks to land a left hand but Gallucci moved out of range nicely.

Gallucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasos, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rasos tries to score a body lock takedown but Gallucci shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rasos is looking for a takedown.
Gallucci managing to block the knees to the body from Rasos.
Rasos is trying to pull guard but Gallucci has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Rasos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallucci connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sergio Rasos has been cut.

Gallucci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rasos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallucci.
A swing and a miss from Rasos.
Gallucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasos.

Gallucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasos, pushing him back against the cage.
Gallucci misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallucci connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rasos's face.
Rasos is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallucci has double underhooks.

Gallucci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gallucci takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallucci scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallucci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Gallucci.
Gallucci connects with a knee to the head.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sergio Rasos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasos tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasos slips a jab and a cross from Gallucci.

Gallucci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gallucci decides to pull guard.
Rasos stops Gallucci from standing up.

Gallucci manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallucci lands a damaging elbow.

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

Gallucci instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gallucci - that landed with a thud.
Gallucci lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallucci lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gallucci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rasos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallucci manages to avoid it.

Gallucci pushes Rasos up against the cage in a clinch.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinny Gallucci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gallucci clinches up against the cage.
Rasos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Gallucci.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Gallucci drags the fight down to the ground.

Gallucci pushes Rasos off and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gallucci.

Gallucci has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallucci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rasos pulls guard successfully.
Rasos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gallucci is looking to stand up but Rasos won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gallucci stands and steps away. Rasos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rasos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gallucci has Rasos up against the cage in a clinch.
Rasos tries to land a knee to the head but Gallucci blocks with his arms.
Rasos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gallucci tries a knee to the head but Rasos blocks it.
Gallucci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallucci tries to land a knee to the head but Rasos blocks with his arms.
Rasos is trying to pull guard but Gallucci turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gallucci breaks the clinch.
Gallucci scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Gallucci clinches up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rasos looking for a takedown.
Rasos is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Rasos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallucci lands a knee to the head.
Gallucci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rasos.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasos digs a good body shot into Gallucci's ribs.

Gallucci rushes Rasos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gallucci manages to pull guard.
Gallucci is looking to stand up but Rasos isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Gallucci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Rasos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rasos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gallucci tries to move into range but Rasos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Gallucci darts in and clinches Rasos up against the cage.
Rasos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallucci gets an underhook and turns Rasos into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rasos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gallucci walks away with a smile on his face. Rasos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gallucci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasos shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallucci tries to sprawl out of it but Rasos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gallucci manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallucci slips under a jab from Rasos.

Gallucci closes the distance and clinches.

Gallucci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gallucci has closed the distance and engaged Rasos in a clinch.

Gallucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gallucci closes the distance and pushes Rasos back into the cage.

Gallucci manages to break the clinch.

Gallucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallucci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasos backwards.

Gallucci breaks the clinch.
Rasos throws a looping overhand right but Gallucci ducks down to avoid it.

Gallucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasos, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasos tries to pull guard but Gallucci holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Rasos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallucci creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rasos's defenses.
Gallucci is leaning against Rasos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gallucci pulls guard successfully.

Gallucci manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vinny Gallucci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Gallucci pulls guard effortlessly.
Rasos won't allow Gallucci to get back to his feet.
Gallucci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallucci wants to get back to his feet but Rasos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gallucci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasos trying to control but Gallucci is working from the bottom.

Rasos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gallucci is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gallucci has escaped and now he's on top!

Rasos trying to control the position.
Gallucci wants to stand but Rasos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rasos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gallucci gets to his feet - Rasos follows without any prompting.
Vinny Gallucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rasos cracks Gallucci with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Rasos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallucci takes one on the button.

Gallucci clinches up against the cage.
Gallucci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Gallucci has Rasos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallucci digs a right hand underneath Rasos's ribcage. Rasos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gallucci presses Rasos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Gallucci breaks the clinch.

Gallucci darts in and clinches Rasos up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gallucci manages to break the clinch.
Gallucci moves out of range as Rasos strikes.

Gallucci rushes Rasos and presses him up against the cage.

Gallucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rasos is trying to pull guard but Gallucci turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Gallucci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergio Rasos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gallucci is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rasos throws a hook but Gallucci blocks it.
Gallucci moves out of range as Rasos strikes.
Gallucci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallucci lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Gallucci rushes Rasos and presses him up against the cage.
Rasos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gallucci after a bit of a struggle.
Gallucci pushes Rasos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gallucci scores a nice knee to the body.
Gallucci lands a nice elbow.
Gallucci crunches a lovely knee into Rasos's ribcage.
Gallucci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gallucci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gallucci has Rasos up against the cage in a clinch.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallucci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gallucci rushes Rasos and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallucci manages to break the clinch.

Gallucci has closed the distance and engaged Rasos in a clinch.

Gallucci decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasos throwing strikes but missing.
Gallucci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gallucci pushes Rasos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gallucci tries a head kick but it misses.

Gallucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasos, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gallucci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallucci.
Rasos tries to pull guard but Gallucci forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Rasos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallucci with a knee to the head.
Rasos wants a takedown but no success here.
Gallucci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasos tries to pull guard but Gallucci holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasos drops back down to his feet.
Gallucci lands a body punch.
Gallucci is leaning against Rasos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Gallucci breaks from the clinch.

Gallucci instigates a clinch.

Gallucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gallucci has closed the distance and engaged Rasos in a clinch.

Gallucci breaks the clinch.

Gallucci closes the distance and pushes Rasos back into the cage.
Gallucci lands a knee to the body.

Gallucci breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gallucci has Rasos up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Gallucci.
Gallucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gallucci ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gallucci no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gallucci wants to stand but Rasos is controlling the position.
Rasos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gallucci pushes Rasos off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasos throws a hook but Gallucci blocks it.
Rasos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallucci.
Sergio Rasos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rasos tries to keep at a distance but Gallucci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rasos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gallucci prevents it.

Gallucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasos misses with a looping right.

Gallucci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasos, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Gallucci.

Gallucci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinny Gallucci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallucci slips under a jab from Rasos.
Rasos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Gallucci has closed the distance and engaged Rasos in a clinch.
Vinny Gallucci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallucci pushes Rasos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Gallucci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallucci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vinny Gallucci!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vinny Gallucci!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Vinny Gallucci!

Vinny Gallucci wins by unanimous decision!