PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Sforza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sforza
vs
Bam

185 cm
22
192 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Sforza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam misses with a looping left.
Bam throws a hook but Sforza avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bam misses its intended target.
Bam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sforza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sforza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sforza moves out of range as Bam throws a body kick.
Sforza avoids the head kick by Bam.
Sforza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam throws a nice head kick!
Sforza throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.
Bam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sforza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam throws a nice head kick!
Sforza slips a straight right by Bam.
Bam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sforza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sforza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sforza moves away.
Sforza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Sforza's head but Sforza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sforza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bam misses with a combination
and Sforza counters with a left and a right that stings Bam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sforza defending well as Bam loads up on a big left hand.
Sforza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bam looks for the body kick but Sforza saw that one coming.
Sforza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bam.
Sforza slips a jab from Bam.
Sforza misses with the combination.
Sforza moves out of range of the body kick.
Bam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sforza misses with a combination
and Bam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bam throws a head kick but Sforza moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sforza misses its intended target.
Sforza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sforza.
Sforza is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Bam throws out a loose jab but Sforza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bam throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bam drops Sforza with a beautiful combination! Sforza stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bam is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sforza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bam misses with a hook. Sforza ducked under it nicely.
Bam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bam misses with a head kick.
Sforza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sforza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bam - the referee stops the clock and Sforza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bam. Sforza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bam misses with a two punch combination.
Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Sforza's head but Sforza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sforza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bam.
Sforza lands a jab-cross combination.
Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bam punishes Sforza's body with a nice straight punch.
Sforza avoids the body shot from Bam.
Bam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bam misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bam misses with a straight left.
Sforza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sforza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sforza lands with a cross.
Sforza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bam.
Sforza moves away from the strike by Bam.
Sforza ducks under a wild hook from Bam.
Bam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sforza misses with a double jab.
Bam lands with a cross.
Bam lands a glancing blow to the side of Sforza's head.
Bam Bam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bam lands a head kick. Sforza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Sforza is rocked!
Bam Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sforza was well out of range. Poor timing from Bam.
Bam throws a combination that misses
and Sforza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bam avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sforza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sforza cracks a nice hook into Bam's ribs.
Bam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sforza.
Sforza lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bam falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gianfranco Sforza!