PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Gentili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanchard
vs
Gentili

170 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Andre Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Gentili!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Blanchard.
Blanchard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gentili closes the distance and clinches up with Blanchard, looking for a takedown. Gentili pushes Blanchard against the cage but Blanchard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gentili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blanchard slaps away a takedown attempt from Gentili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blanchard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanchard slaps away a takedown attempt from Gentili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre Blanchard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danilo Gentili.
Blanchard scores with a jab to the body.
Gentili takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gentili has a takedown stuffed.
Danilo Gentili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentili shoots in looking for a takedown but Blanchard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gentili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blanchard appears to be looking for a big counter.
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!
Gentili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blanchard lands with a shot to the body.
Gentili darts in looking for a takedown but Blanchard gets double underhooks and turns Gentili into the cage.
Gentili shoots in but no luck this time.
Gentili shoots in but no luck this time.
Gentili looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Blanchard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gentili doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard dips to his left and cracks Gentili with an uppercut!
Gentili fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gentili throws a right and a left that Blanchard avoids nicely.
Blanchard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blanchard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andre Blanchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Blanchard.
Blanchard digs a good body shot into Gentili's ribs.
Blanchard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blanchard lands a jab to Gentili's midsection.
Blanchard cracks Gentili with a good jab.
Blanchard lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Blanchard.
Blanchard lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gentili is defended easily by Blanchard.
Blanchard tests Gentili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gentili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanchard counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard lands with a nice body punch.
Blanchard throws a shot to the body.
Blanchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gentili looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gentili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blanchard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blanchard scores with a nice strike.
Gentili shoots for a takedown but Blanchard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blanchard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentili on the side of the head.

Gentili is rocked!
Gentili ducks into an uppercut from Blanchard and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Blanchard!
After winning the bout, Andre Blanchard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.