PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Gentili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Tuhoaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gentili
vs
Tuhoaja

165 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Hope MMA: Island Nutritions

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Gentili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tane Tuhoaja!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuhoaja closes the distance and pushes Gentili back into the cage.
Tuhoaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuhoaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuhoaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuhoaja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Gentili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentili ducks right into an uppercut from Tuhoaja.

Gentili closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tuhoaja quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentili looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gentili passes to full mount!
Tuhoaja prevents Gentili from taking his back.
Gentili is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tuhoaja is in real trouble.
Tuhoaja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Gentili is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tuhoaja knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tuhoaja for a finish.
Tuhoaja trying to get back to his feet but Gentili is in full control for now.
Tuhoaja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gentili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gentili looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Tuhoaja taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danilo Gentili!