PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Ne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Ne has chosen Blå and Black - Nephew as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Amato
vs
Ne

180 cm
26
169 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

180 cm
26
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Domenic Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mag Ne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amato is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amato lands with a cross.
Amato throws a shot to the body.
Amato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amato takes a swing at Ne's ribcage but misses.
Amato sizes up Ne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amato.
That kick from Amato tenderised Ne's leg. Ne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ne swings for the body but Amato moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Amato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ne defending well though.
Amato perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Amato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Amato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ne defending well though.
Ne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ne is in trouble now - Amato has advanced to mount!
Amato working Ne over with strikes here.
Amato putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Amato.
Ne is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Amato controlling the pace for now.
Amato working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amato working Ne over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ne looks a forlorn figure.
Amato lands with some strikes.
Amato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ne looks a forlorn figure.
Ne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Amato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Amato landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amato lands a big shot there that rocks Ne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Amato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amato with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Ne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Amato controlling from the full mount.
Amato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Amato misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ne is bucking up trying to escape but Amato cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Amato dominated that round.
That's time! Amato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ne throws a right hand that misses
letting Amato counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Ne. No joy for Amato on that attempt.
Ne throws a right hand that misses
and Amato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amato keeps Ne at a distance using the push kick.
Ne misses with a lunging right hand

and Amato counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Amato is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato throws a big right hand that misses.
Ne can't keep his opponent in guard - Amato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Amato 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amato not doing much here.
Amato working Ne over with strikes.
Amato takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato works his foot free and advances to mount.
Amato lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amato putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Amato pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Mag Ne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Amato working for a guillotine from mount but Ne is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato raining down shots from the mount!
Amato looking to control and managing it successfully.
Amato raining down shots from the mount!
Amato is landing with some decent strikes but Ne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato looking to control and managing it successfully.

Amato has hold of Ne's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ne manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ne is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amato looking to finish Ne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ne!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Amato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mag Ne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ne misses with a lunging right hand
and Amato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Domenic Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ne throws a right hand that misses
and Amato counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amato is defended easily by Ne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amato.
Ne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amato counters with an inside leg kick.
Amato connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato fails to land the takedown.
Ne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Amato counters with a single leg into guard. Ne didn't expect that.
Amato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amato is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amato slips nicely into half guard.
Amato controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Domenic Amato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato connects with a crisp jab.
Domenic Amato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amato shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Amato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amato cracks Ne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mag Ne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ne misses with an uppercut
and Amato counters with a stiff right hand.
Amato throws a quick inside leg kick.

Ne gets caught flat footed, as Amato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Amato sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato passes Ne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Amato throwing shots but Ne is blocking nicely.
Amato slips a nice elbow through Ne's hands, connecting with Ne's forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Amato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenic Amato!