PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 2319 p4p, 3215 weight class) and Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 288 p4p, 373 weight class). Dismantle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come As You Are. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dismantle
vs
Amodei

170 cm
29
148
15 - 8 - 1

165 cm
42
140
29 - 22 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Amodei keeps Dismantle at a distance using the push kick.
Amodei with a nice calf kick.
Amodei throws an overhand right that lands on Dismantle's shoulder, as Dismantle tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei takes a swing at Dismantle's ribcage but misses.
Dismantle looks to throw the jab but Amodei is out of range.
Dismantle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dismantle misses with a wild body shot.
Amodei checks a low kick from Dismantle.
Amodei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dismantle misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Amodei.
Dismantle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dismantle throws a low kick but Amodei avoids it.
Dismantle is looking to score with low kicks.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Dismantle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dismantle checks a low kick from Amodei.
Dismantle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dismantle misses with a left hand
and Amodei counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amodei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amodei is looking to chop away at Dismantle's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
Dismantle misses with a hook.
Dismantle swinging wildly here.
Dismantle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dismantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Dismantle.
Dismantle checks a leg kick nicely.
Amodei misses with a looping left.
Amodei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dismantle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amodei.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amodei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Dismantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Amodei is just out of range.
Dismantle scores with a decent looking hook.
Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Amodei throws a hook but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Amodei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dismantle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dismantle misses with a looping right.
A jab from Dismantle misses.
Dismantle digs a good body shot into Amodei's ribs.
Dismantle lands a slapping body shot.
Dismantle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amodei steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Dismantle misses with a right hand
letting Amodei counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amodei checks a leg kick.
Amodei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amodei misses with a hook.
Dismantle scores with a sloppy right hand. Amodei should have avoided that one.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut

and Amodei counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Amodei is looking to take a break and control but Dismantle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dismantle keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle is trying to stand up here but Amodei is controlling him well.
Dismantle is trying to maintain the position but Amodei is very close to passing his half guard.
Amodei trying to control from half guard but Dismantle is working away.
Amodei prevents Dismantle from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amodei is trying to control. Dismantle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dismantle misses with a leg kick.
Amodei avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Amodei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amodei moves away from the strike by Dismantle.
Amodei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dismantle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Dismantle is out of range.
Amodei throws a looping overhand right but Dismantle ducks down to avoid it.
Dismantle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dismantle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dismantle looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dismantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dismantle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amodei takes a swing at Dismantle's ribcage but misses.
Amodei moves out of range of the body kick.
Dismantle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amodei is out of range and Dismantle settles back down.
Amodei throws a lazy right hand but Dismantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amodei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dismantle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amodei throws out the jab.
Dismantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amodei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Dismantle.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Dismantle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amodei doesn't seem phased though.
Dismantle lands with an uppercut that bounces Amodei off the ropes and back into range.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dismantle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dismantle throws a low kick but Amodei moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dismantle with a nice cross.
Amodei tries to bum rush Dismantle with a series of wild strikes but Dismantle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dismantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dismantle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei moves out of range of the leg kick from Dismantle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amodei! But no joy.
Dismantle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Amodei throws a hook but Dismantle blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a low kick.
Amodei flicks out a counter leg kick but Dismantle steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei jabs at Dismantle's body.
Amodei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Amodei moves out of range of the leg kick from Dismantle.
A jab from Dismantle finds it's way through Amodei's defenses.
Dismantle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amodei. Amodei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amodei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Amodei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amodei looks to land a right hand but Dismantle moved out of range.
Dismantle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amodei if he has to take too many more of those.
Amodei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dismantle moves away.
Dismantle throws a big counter combination but Amodei scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Dismantle misses.
Amodei tries to move into range but Dismantle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dismantle wants to slow Amodei down by chopping away at his legs.
Dismantle throws a low kick but Amodei moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amodei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dismantle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dismantle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Dismantle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dismantle is looking to counter punch.
Dismantle avoids the body shot from Amodei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Amodei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amodei manages to avoid it.
Amodei tries to counter with a clinch but Dismantle shakes him off and moves away.
Dismantle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dismantle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dismantle throws the left hand but Amodei avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
Dismantle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amodei momentarily.
Dismantle connects with the punch.
Dismantle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Amodei staying out of range there.
Amodei moves out of range of the strikes.
Amodei swings for the body but Dismantle moves out of range.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei connects with a nice looking jab.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Amodei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Dismantle.
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Dismantle is out of range.
Dismantle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dismantle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dismantle throws a low kick but Amodei moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws a low kick but Dismantle moves out of range easily.
Amodei misses with a hook. Dismantle ducked under it nicely.
Amodei lands a nice shot that snaps Dismantle's head back.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amodei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dismantle.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Amodei misses with a leg kick.
Amodei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amodei checks a leg kick.
Dismantle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dismantle is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Amodei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dismantle doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Amodei.
Dismantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dismantle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amodei. That did some damage!
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Amodei shoots in for a takedown but Dismantle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dismantle.
Dismantle works Amodei's body with a nice hook.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Dismantle checks it.
Dismantle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dismantle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amodei is out of range and Dismantle settles back down.
Dismantle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amodei misses with an uppercut. Dismantle saw that one coming.
Amodei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dismantle.
A leg kick checked by Amodei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei thumps Dismantle with a low kick.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Amodei has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dismantle.
Dismantle lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Amodei misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Dismantle dominated that second round.
That's time! Dismantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dismantle misses with a straight right.
Amodei blocks a jab.
Dismantle throws a hook but Amodei avoids it easily.
Dismantle throws a front kick aimed at Amodei's knee but Amodei avoids it well.
Amodei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Amodei closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dismantle quickly recovers to half guard.
Dismantle is looking to get back to is feet but Amodei passes into side control.
Amodei working away.
Amodei is looking to take a break and control but Dismantle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dismantle being controlled for a moment.
Dismantle is looking for a sweep.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Dismantle wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Amodei seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Dismantle is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Giuseppe Amodei!
Giuseppe Amodei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.