PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowe Joazan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joazan has chosen The Sound of Silence as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pappalardo
vs
Joazan

175 cm
28
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lowe Joazan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappalardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Joazan misses its intended target.
Pappalardo tries to clinch up.
Joazan misses with a body shot.

Joazan closes the distance and clinches.
Joazan'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.
Joazan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joazan is trying to pull guard but Pappalardo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pappalardo has a couple of punches blocked by Joazan.
Pappalardo misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joazan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joazan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joazan working aggressively here.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Joazan.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Joazan's head.
Joazan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pappalardo is working Joazan over against the cage.
Pappalardo lands a right hand.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joazan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pappalardo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joazan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pappalardo.
Joazan looking to stall.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joazan misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Joazan goes for a takedown attempt but Pappalardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pappalardo cracks Joazan with a hook to the temple - Joazan is on wobbly legs here! Pappalardo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Joazan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pappalardo wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Pappalardo!
Derek Pappalardo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Lowe Joazan had this to say: 'Try better next time'.