PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Wilder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lovalente
vs
Wilder

178 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
28
194 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovalente throws a leg kick which misses Wilder's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilder tries to avoid it.
Wilder tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovalente slips a jab from Wilder.
A left and a right from Lovalente both land. Nice combination.
A lazy left from Lovalente finds it's target.
Wilder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovalente.
Lovalente connects with a looping right hand.
Wilder dips to his left and cracks Lovalente with an uppercut!
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Lovalente lands a body shot.
Lovalente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lovalente finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovalente waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
Lovalente cracks a nice hook into Wilder's ribs.
Lovalente scores with the left hand. Wilder knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Wilder.

Lovalente shoots in and gets a takedown into Wilder's guard.
Lovalente tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilder is retaining full guard.

Lovalente drops back looking for a leg! Wilder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilder manages to kick Lovalente off! Lovalente jumps back into Wilder's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovalente trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovalente looking to pass the guard.
Wilder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovalente trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovalente looking to pass the guard.
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Lovalente from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lovalente lands a couple of decent looking shots.

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.
Lovalente stops Wilder from standing up.
Lovalente has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lovalente throws a strike but Wilder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lovalente has a closed guard, preventing Wilder from standing up.

Wilder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lovalente is trying to get back to full guard.

Wilder stands up from half guard.
A combination from Lovalente does no damage.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Lovalente tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lovalente scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilder doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lovalente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Lovalente slips the punch.
Lovalente blocks a head kick by Wilder.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lovalente bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilder dodges the ground and pound from Lovalente.
Wilder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wilder looks gassed!

Lovalente working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lovalente cracks Wilder with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet but Lovalente drags him back down.
Lovalente working the ground and pound.
Lovalente working the ground and pound but Wilder is defending the strikes.
Lovalente looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilder is avoiding damage well.
Lovalente grinds an elbow into Wilder's temple.
Lovalente wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.

Lovalente wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilder, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovalente trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lovalente connects with a decent elbow.
Lovalente misses with the ground and pound.
Lovalente scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wilder stops Lovalente from passing to mount.
Lovalente wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Lovalente scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente trying to control the position but Wilder is working away.
Wilder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lovalente tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilder wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lovalente lands some shots froms side control.
Wilder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Wilder throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wilder thuds his right hand into Lovalente's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lovalente smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lovalente moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilder.
Lovalente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilder tries a low kick but Lovalente avoids it.
Wilder throws a nice looking combination but Lovalente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lovalente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lovalente scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lovalente connects with a leg kick. Wilder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovalente.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a combination
and Lovalente counters with a leg kick.
Wilder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Lovalente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilder connects with a jab.
Jab from Lovalente.
Lovalente comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick from Lovalente.
Lovalente throws a nice head kick!
Lovalente connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilder momentarily.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Lovalente moved out of range.
Lovalente lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lovalente's head backwards.
Lovalente rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovalente misses with a two punch combination.
Wilder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Lovalente.
Lovalente connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilder's hands.
Van Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Federico Lovalente dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Federico Lovalente is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lovalente keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovalente circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovalente thows a body kick. Wilder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Lovalente counters with an outside leg kick.
Lovalente lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lovalente fails to land with a series of punches.

Lovalente gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lovalente scores with a hook to the body.
Lovalente lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lovalente.
Lovalente lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lovalente lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Lovalente lands a shot to the body.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
Lovalente lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Lovalente.
Lovalente lands a right hand.
Lovalente scores with a shoulder strike.

Lovalente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Lovalente changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lovalente looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Lovalente seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilder is trying to get back to his feet.
Lovalente wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Lovalente cracks Wilder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lovalente is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wilder will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente grinds an elbow into Wilder's temple.

Lovalente thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lovalente wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.

Lovalente is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Federico Lovalente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lovalente has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lovalente scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wilder to see if he's OK.
Lovalente lands a nice forearm strike.
Lovalente trying to control the position but Wilder is working away.
Lovalente working the ground and pound.
Lovalente is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?
Lovalente throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Lovalente wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilder, who protects the arm well.
Wilder is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente taking a breather here.
Lovalente is looking to take a break and control but Wilder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lovalente is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilder is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lovalente is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Lovalente seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lovalente throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lovalente fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wilder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wilder wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lovalente takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lovalente trying to control but Wilder is having none of it.
Wilder really wants to buck Lovalente off and get back to his feet.
Lovalente landing punches.
Lovalente working the ground and pound effectively.

Wilder is rocked!
The referee warns Wilder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilder is still in real trouble! Can Lovalente finish him?

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente with a couple of short strikes.
Wilder trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lovalente tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilder seems to have recovered his senses.
Lovalente lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Van Wilder's cut even more.
Lovalente softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Wilder is out cold! Lovalente jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Federico Lovalente!