PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Della Bella (ranked 1984 p4p, 3073 weight class) and Corey Nemec (ranked 267 p4p, 378 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Della Bella
vs
Nemec

187 cm
25
185
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 160q Rec&St

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Della Bella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Nemec!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemec connects with a crisp jab.

Nemec closes the distance and pushes Della Bella back into the cage.
Della Bella tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nemec just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nemec lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mauricio Della Bella has been cut.
Nemec lands an elbow just above Della Bella 's eye.
Nemec throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Della Bella is trying to pull guard but Nemec has him pressed against the cage.
Della Bella tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Della Bella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Della Bella tries to pull guard but Nemec forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Della Bella is trying to pull guard but Nemec turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Della Bella blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Della Bella takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nemec lands a body punch.
Della Bella is trying to pull guard but Nemec turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemec struggles to land a body shot inside as Della Bella controls his hands.
Nemec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Della Bella takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nemec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Della Bella's defenses.
Della Bella is breathing heavily.
Nemec digs a right hand into Della Bella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Della Bella's gas tank.
Nemec comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nemec lands an elbow just above Della Bella 's eye.
Nemec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Della Bella's defenses.

Mauricio Della Bella's cut is getting worse.
Nemec throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nemec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Della Bella's defenses.

Della Bella is rocked!
Nemec creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Della Bella's defenses.
Oh Della Bella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nemec lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemec lands a damaging elbow.

Mauricio Della Bella's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nemec lands an elbow inside.
Nemec creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Della Bella! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Nemec.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Nemec!
Corey Nemec decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.