PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 2432 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 283 p4p, 147 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fochi
vs
Ghetea

168 cm
31
182
20 - 17 - 1

181 cm
25
175
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fochi misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea lands a head shot.
Ghetea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fochi misses with a wild combination.
Fochi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetea was well out of range. Poor timing from Fochi.
Ghetea now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ghetea misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea loads up on a big right hand but Fochi slips the punch.
Fochi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Ghetea tenderised Fochi's leg. Fochi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghetea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ghetea ducks under a wild hook from Fochi.
Fochi backing away here, and Ghetea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fochi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Ghetea - just one landing.
A big left from Fochi misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fochi checks a leg kick.
Fochi is looking to counter punch.
Ghetea walks into a straight right hand from Fochi.
Ghetea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fochi misses the body punch
and Ghetea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Fochi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ghetea with a nice cross.
Fochi punishes Ghetea's body with a nice straight punch.
Ghetea misses with a straight left.
Ghetea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ghetea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fochi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fochi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ghetea connects with an inside leg kick.
Darius Ghetea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghetea misses with a body shot
and Fochi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fochi misses with a double jab.
Ghetea misses with a hook.
Fochi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fochi swings for the body but Ghetea moves out of range.
Ghetea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghetea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghetea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghetea can pounce on him.
Ghetea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ghetea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Ghetea.
Ghetea scores with a hook.
Ghetea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghetea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghetea cracks a nice hook into Fochi's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghetea.
A right-left combo lands from Ghetea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Fochi misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetea manages to avoid it.
Ghetea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fochi misses with a hook
and Ghetea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghetea slips a jab from Fochi.
Fochi misses with a hook. Ghetea ducked under it nicely.
Ghetea lands a right hook to the body.
Ghetea connects with an inside leg kick.
Fochi throws a sloppy body shot
and Ghetea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghetea has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghetea. That's going to slow Fochi down.
Fochi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghetea as he connects with a hook.
Fochi throws out a powerful jab.
Ghetea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Ghetea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ghetea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghetea scores with a nice head shot.
Ghetea lands a right hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fochi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Ghetea finds it's target.

Fochi is rocked!
BAM! Ghetea delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fochi like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.