PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Fugazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Burnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fugazza comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Incorporated. Burnbuckle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Highway To Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fugazza
vs
Burnbuckle

185 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Fugazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Burnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fugazza keeps the fight on the outside.
Fugazza tries a head kick but it misses.
Burnbuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Fugazza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burnbuckle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Rocco Fugazza has been cut.
Burnbuckle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burnbuckle.

Burnbuckle gets a clinch.
Burnbuckle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fugazza has him pressed against the cage.
Fugazza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burnbuckle.
Burnbuckle can't break the clinch.
Burnbuckle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fugazza manages to break the clinch.

Burnbuckle clinches.
Burnbuckle fails to pull guard.

Fugazza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnbuckle doesn't manage to clinch there - Fugazza circles away.
Burnbuckle looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Burnbuckle moves into range and clinches up with Fugazza.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fugazza manages to break the clinch.
Burnbuckle tries to clinch up but Fugazza circles away and keeps his distance.

Burnbuckle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Fugazza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Fugazza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Burnbuckle wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Fugazza's closed guard. He's half up but Fugazza has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Fugazza pivots and extends the arm, Burnbuckle falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Fugazza! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Fugazza!