PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 3116 p4p, 24428 weight class) and Roy Read (ranked 415 p4p, 707 weight class). The key to victory for Casimiro Nicoletta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nicoletta
vs
Read

190 cm
18
210
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
205
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Read!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicoletta.
Read tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicoletta was well out of range. Poor timing from Read.
Read throws a right hand that misses
and Nicoletta counters with a right hand to the body.
Read walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Roy Read has been cut.
A jab from Read misses.
It looked like Nicoletta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Read.
Read throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nicoletta to counter with a crisp jab.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicoletta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Read swings widly with a right hand
and Nicoletta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Read has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicoletta. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicoletta connects with a nice looking jab.
Read throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicoletta scores with a counter punch that sends Read to the canvas! Nicoletta smells blood - he's punishing Read with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Read has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casimiro Nicoletta!
A victorious Casimiro Nicoletta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.