PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boba Fettucini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who's the Boss. This should be fireworks!

Fettucini
vs
Danza

175 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boba Fettucini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fettucini moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Danza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fettucini closes the distance and clinches.

Danza has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fettucini clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fettucini trying to control the position but Danza manages to sink in the hooks.
Fettucini turns into Danza and is now in his guard.
Danza trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fettucini postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fettucini, into his guard.
Danza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Fettucini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Danza trying to control but Fettucini is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Danza passes Fettucini's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Danza controlling the action here.
Fettucini is staying active underneath Danza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony Danza.
Fettucini shoots for a takedown but Danza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Danza misses.
Danza throws a shot from downtown. Fettucini moves away and avoids it.
Danza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Danza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fettucini tries to clinch up.

Fettucini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Danza is trying to defend but Fettucini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Danza controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Fettucini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Danza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danza.
Danza controls Fettucini momentarily but Fettucini frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danza working for a triangle but Fettucini defends it easily.

Danza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fettucini defends well.
Fettucini thows a big elbow that misses.
Fettucini with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fettucini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fettucini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fettucini works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Fettucini is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Danza has managed to free his arm - good work.

Fettucini is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Danza is just riding it out for now. Fettucini eventually gives up the hold.
Fettucini is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Danza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fettucini wants to control from the top but Danza keeps moving.
Danza controls Fettucini momentarily but Fettucini frees himself.
Danza looking for a sweep. Not yet Danza, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Danza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Danza scores with a nice right hand.
Danza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fettucini takes one to the side of the head.
Fettucini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fettucini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danza swings for the body but Fettucini moves out of range.
A big left from Danza misses.
Danza looks to land a left hand but Fettucini moved out of range nicely.
Fettucini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danza just misses with a punch to the body.
Fettucini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danza lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Danza misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danza. Fettucini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danza misses with a looping left.
Fettucini fails with a takedown attempt.
Fettucini just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fettucini shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Danza's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fettucini stopping the sweep attempt from Danza.

Danza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fettucini tries to free his leg and advance position but Danza is retaining full guard.
Fettucini trying to control but Danza is working from the bottom.

Danza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fettucini passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Danza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fettucini is trying to control the action in half guard but Danza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Danza is looking to control Fettucini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Danza avoid being mounted?

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Fettucini clinches up against the cage.
Fettucini is pressed up against the cage. Danza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fettucini down to the mat. Fettucini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danza misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fettucini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fettucini closes the distance and pushes Danza back into the cage.
Danza is working for takedown but Fettucini is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fettucini manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Fettucini is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Danza is aware though and is defending well.
Fettucini keeping moving, preventing Danza from controlling successfully.
Fettucini wants to hit a switch here but Danza passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fettucini there!
Fettucini is squirming around, avoiding Danza's attempts to control the action.
Fettucini tries to hold on but Danza pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Danza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fettucini is trying to reverse the position but instead Danza has taken his back - oops!
Danza lands a shot to the body.
Even with his hooks in, Danza manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Danza tries to keep control of the position but Fettucini is staying busy.
Danza is trying to control but Fettucini is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Fettucini wants to control but Danza is having none of it.
Fettucini tries to reverse the position but Danza maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Danza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Nice straight punches there by Danza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danza.
Danza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boba Fettucini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danza keeps the fight on the outside.
Danza misses with a looping right.
Danza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fettucini moves out of range of the strikes.
Fettucini tries to clinch up.

Danza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Danza prevents Fettucini from improving his position.
Danza throwing shots but Fettucini is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Danza in particular looking to stall.
Fettucini trying to control but Danza postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danza is looking for a kimura but Fettucini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danza to get the leverage.
Fettucini is not content to let Danza control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fettucini tries to clinch up.
Danza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danza looks to throw the jab but Fettucini is out of range.
Danza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Danza misses.
Danza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fettucini was well out of range. Poor timing from Danza.
Fettucini wants to clinch up but Danza keeps it at a distance.
Fettucini ducks under a wild hook from Danza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fettucini shoots in for a takedown but Danza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fettucini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Danza - the referee stops the clock and Fettucini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Danza. Fettucini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body punch from Danza.

Danza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Danza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tony Danza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fettucini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Danza controlling his opponent.
Fettucini wants to control but Danza is having none of it.
Danza controlling his opponent.
Fettucini is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini tries to lock up and control but Danza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fettucini is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Danza has control of Fettucini's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fettucini regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Danza controlling his opponent.
Boba Fettucini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Danza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Danza trying to control but Fettucini is having none of it.
Fettucini is trying to escape the mount.
Danza unloads with some shots from mount but Fettucini bucks and avoids them well.
Danza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Danza works his way to his opponent's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Danza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Danza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Danza!