PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Del Gaiso (ranked 4671 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 286 p4p, 163 weight class). Del Gaiso comes to the cage accompanied by Deorro, Elvis Crespo & Henry Fong - Pica. Romeo Del Gaiso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hobo Garrincha's chin.

Del Gaiso
vs
Garrincha

180 cm
24
142
6 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
141
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Del Gaiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrincha punishes Del Gaiso's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrincha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
A jab from Del Gaiso misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garrincha.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Gaiso on the side of the head.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Gaiso is just out of range.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrincha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrincha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Gaiso misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Gaiso attempts a counter takedown but Garrincha avoids it well and moves away.
Del Gaiso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso misses with a takedown attempt
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Gaiso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrincha tries to avoid it but Del Gaiso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrincha to the ground. Garrincha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Gaiso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garrincha digs a good body shot into Del Gaiso's ribs.
Del Gaiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Del Gaiso clinches.
Garrincha effectively controlling the action here.
Garrincha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garrincha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Del Gaiso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Garrincha pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
Garrincha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Del Gaiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha connects with a knee to the head.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha lands a right hand.
Garrincha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Gaiso has a couple of punches blocked by Garrincha.
The referee calls for Garrincha to work.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garrincha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garrincha blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shot to the side of Del Gaiso's head.
Garrincha landing knees to the body.
Garrincha lands with a light punch inside.
Garrincha stalling the fight.
A short right from Garrincha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garrincha.

Del Gaiso decides to pull guard.
Garrincha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!
Garrincha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garrincha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Gaiso's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso trying to control from the bottom.
Garrincha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrincha wants to pass the guard but Del Gaiso is defending well.

Garrincha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garrincha controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hobo Garrincha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Garrincha. No joy for Del Gaiso on that attempt.
Romeo Del Gaiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Gaiso. That snapped Garrincha's head back.
Garrincha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Gaiso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Del Gaiso with that takedown attempt.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrincha with the inside leg kick.
Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Gaiso at a distance.
A left and a right from Garrincha both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Gaiso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Gaiso avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Garrincha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Gaiso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha delivers a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Del Gaiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Garrincha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garrincha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garrincha throws a good cross that connects.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha throws a hook but Del Gaiso blocks it.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Del Gaiso or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrincha, which made it look bad.
Del Gaiso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garrincha slips a jab from Del Gaiso.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrincha scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Gaiso should have avoided that one.

Del Gaiso is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha drops Del Gaiso with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Del Gaiso! Garrincha dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobo Garrincha!
During a confident post fight interview, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.