PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 18113 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Cinotti (ranked 3093 p4p, 0 weight class). Cinotti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Specials - A Message to You Rudy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tycoon
vs
Cinotti

188 cm
26
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
29
245 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodolfo Cinotti!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinotti scores with a kick to the body.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Cinotti moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cinotti stalls.
Cinotti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cinotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Cinotti.
Cinotti pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon wants a takedown but no success here.

Cinotti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tycoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cinotti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon moves out of range as Cinotti strikes.
Tycoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon jabs Cinotti right on the nose. Cinotti blinks but takes it well.
Cinotti moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.
Cinotti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cinotti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cinotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Cinotti takes the fight into the clinch.
Tycoon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tycoon blocking some punches.
A short left from Cinotti.
Cinotti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
Cinotti effectively controlling the action here.
Cinotti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cinotti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tycoon prevents it.
Cinotti is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti tries to stall but Tycoon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cinotti tries to stall but Tycoon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cinotti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tycoon.

Tycoon breaks the clinch.
Tycoon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cinotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tycoon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cinotti - that will leave a mark!
Tycoon missing with a left hand there. Cinotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodolfo Cinotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cinotti moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cinotti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Tycoon breaks from the clinch.
Tycoon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cinotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon tries to bum rush Cinotti with a series of wild strikes but Cinotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tycoon misses with a double jab.
Tycoon scores with a decent looking hook.

Cinotti takes the fight into the clinch.
Cinotti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cinotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tycoon's elbow.
Tycoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tycoon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tycoon wants to get back to striking at distance but Cinotti won't allow it.
Cinotti can't get the takedown.
Mike Tycoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Cinotti.
Cinotti goes for a takedown attempt but Tycoon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cinotti tries to clinch but Tycoon moves out of range.
Cinotti walks into a jab.
Tycoon throws a leg kick but Cinotti moved away.
We've been informed that Cinotti has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cinotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Tycoon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tycoon tries to counter by clinching up but Cinotti breaks away and moves out of range.
Cinotti moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tycoon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Cinotti with that takedown attempt.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tycoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mike Tycoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tycoon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cinotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tycoon is looking to counter punch.
Cinotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tycoon lands with a cross.

Cinotti pushes Tycoon up against the cage in a clinch.
Cinotti pushes Tycoon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tycoon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cinotti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cinotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tycoon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cinotti tries to clinch but Tycoon is having none of it.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of Cinotti's head but Cinotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tycoon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cinotti moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.
Tycoon misses with a straight right.

Cinotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Cinotti wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Cinotti on the inside.
Cinotti takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Rodolfo Cinotti has been cut.
Cinotti works on Tycoon's body with a couple of short punches.
Cinotti blocks an elbow strike.
Cinotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cinotti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cinotti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Tycoon.
Cinotti misses with a punch on the inside.

Tycoon breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cinotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cinotti.
Mike Tycoon is winning the standup battle so far.
Cinotti slips under a jab from Tycoon.
Cinotti wants to clinch.
Tycoon is looking to counter punch.
Cinotti is looking to clinch.
Tycoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cinotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tycoon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cinotti tries to clinch up.
Cinotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tycoon looks to land a left hand but Cinotti moved out of range nicely.

Cinotti has Tycoon up against the cage in a clinch.

Cinotti gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tycoon regains guard.
Tycoon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cinotti trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cinotti.
Cinotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tycoon is pulling down on Cinotti's head. It's preventing any offense from Cinotti, at least for the moment.
Cinotti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cinotti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cinotti wants to control from the top but Tycoon keeps moving.
Cinotti throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cinotti's guard.

Tycoon looking to sit in guard and control but Cinotti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cinotti landing some decent shots from guard.
Tycoon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cinotti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cinotti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cinotti is looking to work some ground and pound but Tycoon has wrist control.
Cinotti throwing strikes but missing.
Cinotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cinotti stands up over Tycoon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cinotti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tycoon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cinotti.
Cinotti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tycoon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cinotti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tycoon keeping moving, preventing Cinotti from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Tycoon gets tackled into the cage by Cinotti. Cinotti maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Cinotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Cinotti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tycoon scores with a nice strike.

Cinotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cinotti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cinotti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cinotti throws a big elbow that misses.
Cinotti throws a strike but Tycoon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cinotti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tycoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Cinotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinotti is pulling down on Tycoon's head to control his posture.
Cinotti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tycoon's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinotti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tycoon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cinotti's guard.

Cinotti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tycoon controls the pace.
Tycoon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cinotti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tycoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cinotti.
Cinotti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tycoon defending well though.
Tycoon wants to control but Cinotti is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cinotti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tycoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cinotti.
Tycoon trying to hold on to Cinotti's head to control him but Cinotti postures up.
Cinotti working Tycoon over with strikes.
Cinotti throwing shots but Tycoon is blocking nicely.
Rodolfo Cinotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cinotti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tycoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cinotti.
Cinotti thows a huge punch but Tycoon dodges it nicely.
Tycoon controlling the position for now.
Cinotti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cinotti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cinotti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tycoon defending well though.
Cinotti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tycoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cinotti.
Cinotti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cinotti winds up and cracks Tycoon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cinotti is thwarting Tycoon's attempts to control the position.
Cinotti trying to pass the guard but Tycoon defending well.
Cinotti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cinotti wants to control but Tycoon is keeping him busy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cinotti doesn't manage to clinch there - Tycoon circles away.
Cinotti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tycoon's waist but Tycoon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cinotti off to one side.
Cinotti misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tycoon misses the target.

Cinotti forces Tycoon back against the cage and clinches.
Cinotti lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cinotti working aggressively here.

Tycoon breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cinotti moves to clinch but Tycoon breaks away

and Tycoon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cinotti's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cinotti 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.
Tycoon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Cinotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cinotti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Cinotti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rodolfo Cinotti made sure he mentioned Aspire Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.