PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rophilia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uasay Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida has chosen Vater Unser as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rophilia
vs
Almeida

196 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

198 cm
24
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Rophilia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uasay Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Nick Rophilia has been cut.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rophilia.
Almeida misses with a straight left.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida avoids the head kick by Rophilia.
Almeida swinging wildly here.
Almeida lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almeida moves out of range as Rophilia strikes.
Almeida scores with a nice right hand.
Almeida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Almeida lands a left and a right that send Rophilia crashing to the mat, dazed. Almeida thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Rophilia is rocked!

Nick Rophilia's cut is getting worse.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Rophilia avoids nicely.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Rophilia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Almeida cracks Rophilia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rophilia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Almeida finish him?
Oh Rophilia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nick Rophilia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Almeida feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Rophilia crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uasay Almeida!