PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 2542 p4p, 2722 weight class) and Zico Macedo (ranked 333 p4p, 353 weight class). Macedo has chosen Hino Nacional do Brasil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bermalingo
vs
Macedo

188 cm
23
205
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
213
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Bermalingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zico Macedo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Macedo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bermalingo loads up on a big right hand but Macedo slips the punch.
Macedo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Macedo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bermalingo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bermalingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bermalingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bermalingo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo throws a monster overhand right that drops Macedo! Bermalingo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo!