PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 1039 p4p, 271 weight class) and Vino Selvatico (ranked 166 p4p, 41 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Borgia
vs
Selvatico

184 cm
25
200
9 - 8 - 1

188 cm
27
188
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FUClothing

Urban Fighter
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vino Selvatico!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia misses with a straight left.

Borgia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Borgia's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Borgia slips a nice elbow through Selvatico's hands, connecting with Selvatico's forehead.
Borgia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Borgia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Borgia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Selvatico won't allow Borgia to pass to mount.
Borgia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia looks to land a strike but Selvatico avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Selvatico keeps moving.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selvatico is keeping the position for now.
Borgia trying to control but Selvatico is working from the bottom.
Borgia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Selvatico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Selvatico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Selvatico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borgia throws a big right hand that misses.
Borgia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borgia passes Selvatico's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borgia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Borgia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Borgia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Borgia throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Borgia looking to ground and pound but Selvatico is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvatico wants to hold on but Borgia pushes him away.
Borgia lands with some strikes.
Borgia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Borgia looking for a guillotine from mount but Selvatico is having none of it.
Borgia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Selvatico's face.
Borgia throws a wild left hand from mount and Selvatico manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Borgia is pressing down on Selvatico's thigh, looking to free his foot. Selvatico is holding on for now.
Borgia thows a huge punch but Selvatico dodges it nicely.
Borgia passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Borgia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borgia swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.