PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Giuseppe (ranked 5947 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finisher London (ranked 4738 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Giuseppe
vs
London

168 cm
23
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto Giuseppe!
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, Finisher London!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Giuseppe misses.
A good leg kick by London.
A left and a right from Giuseppe both land. Nice combination.
Giuseppe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giuseppe tries to clinch but London is having none of it.
Giuseppe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giuseppe takes a swing at London's ribcage but misses.
Giuseppe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alberto Giuseppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giuseppe.

London is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giuseppe throws a series of punches but London avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from London. Giuseppe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giuseppe ducks under a wild hook from London.
Giuseppe takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts London, as that shot connected.
Giuseppe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. London manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Giuseppe closes the distance and clinches.
Giuseppe misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giuseppe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giuseppe tries to clinch up.
London thuds a left hand into Giuseppe's body.
Giuseppe throws a left and a right that both miss
and London counters with a nice uppercut.
London scores with a nice head shot.
London scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giuseppe doesn't seem bothered though.
Giuseppe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giuseppe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giuseppe throws a right hand that London ducks under and follows up with a left that London also avoids with ease.
London throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giuseppe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
London dodges the punch combination from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe is looking to clinch but London is avoiding it.
London throws out a counter right but Giuseppe avoids it with no problem.
London avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
London lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giuseppe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Giuseppe staying out of range there.
Giuseppe fails with an attempt to clinch.
London lands with a straight right. Giuseppe didn't see that one coming.
Giuseppe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Giuseppe. Those never looked like landing.
London scores with a punch to the head.
Giuseppe blocks a jab.
It looked like Giuseppe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from London.
Giuseppe misses with a kick to the body.
London flicks out a counter leg kick but Giuseppe steps away.
Giuseppe blocks a jab.
Giuseppe throws a body punch but London moves out of range.
London is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
London cracks Giuseppe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe looks to throw a body kick
and London counters with a slapping leg kick.
London fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giuseppe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from London.
London lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Giuseppe.
London looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giuseppe throws a combination. London tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giuseppe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giuseppe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giuseppe misses with a double jab
and London counters with a low kick, right behind Giuseppe 's knee.
Giuseppe throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London throws a hook but Giuseppe avoids it easily.
London scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe tries to bum rush London with a series of wild strikes but London uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
London looks like he wants to counter punch here.
London lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by London.
London checks a low kick from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe ducks under a wild hook from London.
Giuseppe throwing a counter right hand but London manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
London lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giuseppe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giuseppe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Finisher London will probably get the nod.
That's time! Giuseppe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

London throws a lazy right hand but Giuseppe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giuseppe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alberto Giuseppe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giuseppe!
London looks to score with a jab to the body but Giuseppe is just out of range.
Giuseppe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giuseppe swinging wildly here.
London dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giuseppe. That did some damage!
Giuseppe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
London throws a jab when Giuseppe was well out of range.
Giuseppe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from London. That one must have hurt.
London looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from London misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuseppe lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab from London.
London fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giuseppe manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by London.
Giuseppe throws a series of punches but London avoids them all with ease.
London throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from London.
London throws a lazy right hand but Giuseppe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
London avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giuseppe throws a nice looking combination but London bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finisher London seems to be getting the better of the standup.
London lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Giuseppe moves out of range of the strikes.
London lunges at Giuseppe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giuseppe's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giuseppe looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giuseppe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
London throws a big shot that misses.
Giuseppe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but London circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from London.
London misses with an uppercut. Giuseppe saw that one coming.
London throws a hook to the side of Giuseppe's head but Giuseppe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
London lands with a kick to the ribs.
Giuseppe throws a right hand that London ducks under and follows up with a left that London also avoids with ease.
It seemed like London was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giuseppe misses with the combination.
London swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
London misses with a looping right.
London tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giuseppe was well out of range. Poor timing from London.
London throws a body shot but no joy.
Giuseppe lands with a nice combination. London backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe defending well as London loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by London.
London circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giuseppe tries to clinch there but London circles away.
London throws an overhand right that lands on Giuseppe's shoulder, as Giuseppe tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Giuseppe misses
and London counters with a good low kick that Giuseppe was not able to check.
Giuseppe misses with the combination.
Giuseppe throws a right and a left that London avoids nicely.
London dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giuseppe. That did some damage!
Giuseppe throws a right and a left that London avoids nicely.
London clobbers Giuseppe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giuseppe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
London throws a shot from downtown. Giuseppe moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London delivers a nice body kick.
Giuseppe tries to clinch but London is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from London! But no joy.
Giuseppe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giuseppe tries to close the distance and clinch up but London swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! London slams his shin into Giuseppe's torso.
Giuseppe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
London lands with a kick to the temple. Giuseppe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
London scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giuseppe doesn't seem bothered though.
Giuseppe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
London lands with a kick to the ribs.
Giuseppe throws a combination that misses
and London counters with an outside leg kick.
Giuseppe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but London moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giuseppe looks to land a combination but London avoids it well.
London misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giuseppe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finisher London showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from London.
London fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giuseppe manages to avoid it.
Giuseppe moves away from the strike by London.
Nice cross by London.
Giuseppe moves out of range as London throws a body kick.
Giuseppe misses with a two punch combination.
Giuseppe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giuseppe misses with a few strikes there.
London throws out a counter right but Giuseppe avoids it with no problem.
London scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giuseppe doesn't manage to clinch there - London circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
London tries to land a front kick but Giuseppe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Giuseppe throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
London connects with the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giuseppe misses with a combination
and London counters with a low kick, right behind Giuseppe 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
London lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giuseppe's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for London.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts London, as that shot connected.
Giuseppe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
London swats away the attempt to clinch by Giuseppe.
A good leg kick by London.
London jabs Giuseppe right on the nose. Giuseppe blinks but takes it well.
Giuseppe throws a combination that misses
and London makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
London avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
London lands a leg kick that knocks Giuseppe off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuseppe moves in looking to clinch but London pushes him off.
London is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Giuseppe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giuseppe tries to clinch up but London circles away and keeps his distance.
Giuseppe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giuseppe tries to clinch but London is having none of it.
Giuseppe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
London lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
London looks to land a left hand but Giuseppe moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for London.
Giuseppe tries to land a body kick
and London makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Giuseppe really felt that one!
Giuseppe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giuseppe throws a right hand that London ducks under and follows up with a left that London also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
London misses with a looping left.
Giuseppe throws a chopping leg kick but London manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on London's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
London slips a jab and a cross from Giuseppe.
Giuseppe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and London counters with a nice leg kick.
Giuseppe tries to clinch there but London circles away.
Giuseppe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling London to score with a decent uppercut.
Giuseppe ducks under a wild hook from London.
Giuseppe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but London moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
London showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giuseppe.
London fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
London circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giuseppe swinging wildly here.
London chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giuseppe swinging wildly here.
London looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giuseppe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from London.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
London lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from London.
Alberto Giuseppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giuseppe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
London feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giuseppe's calf.
Finisher London is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
London scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finisher London comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got London winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finisher London!