PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Long Way To The Top. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ang
vs
Sanavio

183 cm
27
191 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
196 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang sizes up Sanavio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanavio misses the jab.
Ang moves away from the strike by Sanavio.
Ang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio looks to throw the jab but Ang is out of range.
Sanavio connects with a crisp jab.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanavio scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang throws a looping overhand right but Sanavio ducks down to avoid it.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Ang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanavio throws a poor cross that misses
and Ang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanavio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ang's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ang.
The crowd cheers as Ang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanavio doesn't seem phased though.

Sanavio closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ang's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanavio wants to pass the guard but Ang is keeping the position.
Sanavio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ang is trying to control Sanavio's posture but Sanavio avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sanavio crashes against the mat.
Ang parries the strikes from Sanavio easily there. Sanavio is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ang to escape.
The strikes coming from Sanavio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ang is looking to regain half guard here but Sanavio keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanavio throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanavio looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ang is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanavio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanavio working the ground and pound but Ang is defending the strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Ang is right now.
Ang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Sanavio stands up.
Ang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Sanavio swats away the attempt to clinch by Ang.
Ang misses with a low kick as Sanavio jumps back.
Sanavio swats away the attempt to clinch by Ang.
Sanavio takes one to the side of the head.
Ang moves away from the strike by Sanavio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanavio. Sanavio gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Ang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Sanavio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Sanavio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ang avoids the body shot from Sanavio.
Ang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanavio has time to react.
Ang blocks a jab.
Sanavio swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Ang is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Ang misses.
Sanavio throws an overhand right that lands on Ang's shoulder, as Ang tries to avoid the shot.
Rodney Ang is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanavio thuds a left hand into Ang's body.
Sanavio throws a low kick but Ang avoids it.
Sanavio throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sanavio.
A jab from Ang finds it's way through Sanavio's defenses.
Sanavio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanavio there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio cracks Ang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanavio scores with a leg kick.
Sanavio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ang.
Ang connects with a body shot.
Sanavio misses with a head kick.
Ang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanavio is able to avoid easily.
Sanavio misses with an uppercut. Ang saw that one coming.
Ang throws a low kick but Sanavio moves out of range easily.
Sanavio misses with a body punch
letting Ang counter with a right hand.
Sanavio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ang can pounce on him.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanavio is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ang.
A punch combination from Ang misses.
A shot to the liver by Sanavio. Beautiful body shot.
Ang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanavio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanavio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ang takes a step back to recover.
Ang moves out of range of the strikes.
Ang lands with a hook. Sanavio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanavio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanavio checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanavio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ang is looking to slow Sanavio down with leg kicks.
Sanavio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanavio checks a leg kick.
Ang is looking to clinch but Sanavio is avoiding it.
Sanavio takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
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Ang digs a good body shot into Sanavio's ribs.
Ang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanavio.
Ang lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a leg kick
and Ang counters with a head kick.
Ang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanavio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ang counters with a nice uppercut.

Sanavio is rocked!
Ang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanavio is still on wobbly legs! Can Ang finish him?
Sanavio is breathing heavily.
Ang steps in with a hook that catches Sanavio right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ang follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sanavio looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
Rodney Ang gave a mention to Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).