PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1207 p4p, 150 weight class) and Stellario Favelli (ranked 1775 p4p, 218 weight class). Bottura's entrance music is Face The Pain. A fine choice. Caio Bottura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bottura
vs
Favelli

173 cm
28
165 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

185 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Woodshins' Ship

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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stellario Favelli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura backing away here, and Favelli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bottura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Favelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bottura, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Favelli misses.
Bottura is looking to counter punch.
Favelli tries to work over Bottura's front leg with a kick but Bottura checks it.
Favelli misses with a hook
and Bottura counters with a low kick, right behind Favelli 's knee.
Favelli throws a combination that misses
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Favelli lands a jab.
Bottura is looking to chop away at Favelli's legs.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Favelli is just out of range.
Bottura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bottura defending well as Favelli loads up on a big left hand.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Favelli rushes Bottura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Favelli tries to land a knee to the head but Bottura blocks with his arms.
Bottura pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bottura blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura struggles to land a body shot inside as Favelli controls his hands.
Favelli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bottura misses with a punch to the body.

Bottura breaks from the clinch.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Favelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bottura missing with a left hand there. Favelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Favelli throws a hook but Bottura avoids it easily.
Favelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura misses with a kick to the body.
Stellario Favelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Favelli as he connects with a hook.
Bottura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bottura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Favelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Favelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bottura counters with a leg kick.
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Favelli manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura lands a leg kick that knocks Favelli off balance momentarily.
Favelli throws a jab when Bottura was well out of range.
Bottura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Favelli just manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Bottura fails to pull guard.
Bottura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Favelli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Favelli misses with a punch on the inside.

Favelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Favelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Favelli manages to avoid it.
Bottura throws the kick towards the body but Favelli avoids it.
Bottura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Favelli misses with an uppercut.
Bottura punishes Favelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Favelli scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Favelli.
Favelli staying out of range there.
Favelli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Favelli moves out of range as Bottura throws a body kick.
Favelli scores with a nice head shot.
Bottura moves out of range of the strikes.
Favelli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Favelli scores with a punch to the head.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Favelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Favelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Favelli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Favelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bottura circles away quickly and effectively.
Bottura is looking to wear down Favelli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura throws a hook but Favelli blocks it.
Favelli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Favelli misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
Favelli misses with an uppercut. Bottura saw that one coming.
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!
Good leg kick by Bottura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bottura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Favelli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Favelli delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Favelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Favelli is looking to clinch.
Favelli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Favelli's sensitive parts.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Favelli misses with a double jab
and Bottura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Favelli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bottura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bottura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bottura lands a glancing blow to the side of Favelli's head.

Favelli rushes Bottura and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura controlling the action here for a moment.
Favelli blocks an uppercut.

Favelli manages to break the clinch.
Favelli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stellario Favelli will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Favelli throws a shot from downtown. Bottura moves away and avoids it.
Bottura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Favelli misses the shot to the body.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Favelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Favelli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Favelli.
Some wild striking there from Bottura.
Bottura lands a right hook to the body.
Bottura lands a lovely overhand right.

Favelli is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Bottura throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Favelli's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bottura lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura thanked the fans post fight for their support.