PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaetano Villacci (ranked 4304 p4p, 4215 weight class) and Chadwick Raffelburg (ranked 460 p4p, 441 weight class). Raffelburg has chosen The Hangman's Body Count - Volbeat as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Villacci
vs
Raffelburg

178 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetano Villacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chadwick Raffelburg!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffelburg misses the target.
Villacci throws a low kick but Raffelburg avoids it.
Villacci takes a swing at Raffelburg's ribcage but misses.
Raffelburg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raffelburg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villacci cracks Raffelburg with an open hand slap.
Villacci thuds his right hand into Raffelburg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Villacci finds it's way through Raffelburg's defenses.
Villacci throws a sloppy body shot
and Raffelburg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villacci throws a shot from downtown. Raffelburg moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Raffelburg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Villacci misses with a low kick.
Villacci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Raffelburg circles away.
A clash of legs there as Raffelburg blocks the low kick.
Villacci lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Raffelburg is rocked!
Villacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raffelburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Villacci finish him?
Villacci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raffelburg seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villacci cracks Raffelburg with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Raffelburg tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Villacci pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Raffelburg is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaetano Villacci!
The defeated Chadwick Raffelburg had this to say: 'That was fun, who's next?'.