PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Lo Bianco (ranked 1467 p4p, 209 weight class) and Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 2605 p4p, 328 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lo Bianco
vs
Kwadwo

190 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francesco Lo Bianco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mwenye Kwadwo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lo Bianco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lo Bianco throws a big right hand that misses.
Lo Bianco throwing strikes but missing.
Lo Bianco throwing strikes but missing.
Lo Bianco connects with a couple of short punches.
Lo Bianco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lo Bianco is working Kwadwo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lo Bianco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lo Bianco throws a strike but Kwadwo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kwadwo trying to control but Lo Bianco is working from the bottom.
Lo Bianco 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.
Lo Bianco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Bianco thows a huge punch but Kwadwo dodges it nicely.
Kwadwo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lo Bianco.
Lo Bianco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kwadwo is keeping the position for now.
Lo Bianco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kwadwo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Lo Bianco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lo Bianco throws a big elbow that misses.
Lo Bianco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kwadwo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo Bianco throws a strike but Kwadwo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lo Bianco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lo Bianco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwadwo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lo Bianco is working away from the top position though.
Lo Bianco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kwadwo is looking to improve his position.
Lo Bianco thows a huge punch but Kwadwo dodges it nicely.
Kwadwo is looking for a sweep. Lo Bianco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lo Bianco throwing shots but Kwadwo is blocking nicely.
Lo Bianco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwadwo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lo Bianco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lo Bianco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo Bianco trying to pass the guard but Kwadwo defending well.
Kwadwo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lo Bianco is nestled in close to Kwadwo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lo Bianco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lo Bianco with the ground and pound but Kwadwo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lo Bianco throws an elbow that misses. Kwadwo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lo Bianco's guard. Nice move by Kwadwo!

Lo Bianco 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.
Lo Bianco wants to hit a switch here but Kwadwo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lo Bianco there!
Lo Bianco is working to get back to half guard.
Lo Bianco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwadwo prevents Lo Bianco from improving his position.
Lo Bianco is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Power Wrestling Academy , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lo Bianco trying to get back to full guard but Kwadwo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kwadwo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lo Bianco is trying desperately to improve position.
Lo Bianco is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo Bianco is squirming around, avoiding Kwadwo's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo Bianco working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Lo Bianco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice body punch from Kwadwo.
Kwadwo throws out a powerful jab.
Lo Bianco with a poor takedown
enabling Kwadwo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwadwo works Lo Bianco's body with a nice hook.
Francesco Lo Bianco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lo Bianco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lo Bianco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lo Bianco shoots and misses
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Lo Bianco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lo Bianco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwadwo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kwadwo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwadwo lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwadwo cracks a nice hook into Lo Bianco's ribs.
Lo Bianco with a poor takedown
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwadwo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lo Bianco rather than just go for the knockout.
Kwadwo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Bianco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kwadwo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kwadwo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo Bianco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kwadwo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kwadwo lands with a cross.
Kwadwo scores with a nice right hand.
Lo Bianco misses with a takedown
and Kwadwo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kwadwo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mwenye Kwadwo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lo Bianco tries for a takedown but Kwadwo circles away easily
and Kwadwo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Francesco Lo Bianco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lo Bianco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Lo Bianco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kwadwo counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Lo Bianco out cold! What a finish! Kwadwo is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mwenye Kwadwo!
A very excited looking Mwenye Kwadwo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.