PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Cornelio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cornelio Franco
vs
Pereira

193 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeronimo Cornelio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira keeps control of Franco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Franco takes a shot to the head.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco wants to break free but Pereira has control.
A short body shot lands from Pereira as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira lands a hook that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Pereira controls his hands.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Franco.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Jeronimo Cornelio Franco has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Franco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Franco is trying to break free.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
Pereira lands a shot to the body.
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Pereira as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Pereira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pereira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike.

Franco is rocked!

Jeronimo Cornelio Franco's cut is getting worse.
Pereira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco takes a shot to the head.
Pereira creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Franco's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Franco drops to his knees and Pereira pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pereira!