PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrado Auditore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Blank
vs
Auditore

199 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konrado Auditore!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auditore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Auditore scrambles back to his feet.
Blank throws a hook but Auditore avoids it easily.
Blank scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blank throws a jab but it's blocked by Auditore.
Blank with a nice cross.
Konrado Auditore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auditore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blank feints a jab promting Auditore to slip. Blank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Auditore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blank stuffs the takedown.
Auditore throws a low kick, looking for Blank's leg but Blank calmly moves out of range.
Auditore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Auditore moves away.
Auditore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auditore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Auditore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Auditore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Auditore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Auditore looks to clinch
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab.
Blank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blank sizes up Auditore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blank misses with a double jab.
Auditore shoots and misses
and Blank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billy Blank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrado Auditore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Auditore throws a series of punches but Blank avoids them all with ease.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Auditore looks gassed!

Auditore takes the fight into the clinch.
Blank has Auditore pressed against the cage, preventing Auditore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blank prevents the takedown attempt.
Auditore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Auditore wants to take the fight to the mat but Blank manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blank lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Auditore's elbow.
Blank cracks Auditore with a nice body shot.

Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blank lands a really nice looking cross but Auditore seems unphased.
Auditore walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Blank.
Auditore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Auditore's hands.
Auditore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Auditore scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Auditore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blank misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank looks to land a combination but Auditore avoids it well.
Blank moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blank throws a low kick but Auditore avoids it.
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Auditore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Auditore shoots for a double leg takedown but Blank sprawls well. He's pushed Auditore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Auditore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blank finds it's way round the side to connect with Auditore's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blank pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Auditore back to the cage. Blank follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Auditore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blank finds it's way round the side to connect with Auditore's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Auditore tries to move into range but Blank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Auditore misses with a takedown attempt
and Blank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Auditore is rocked!
Auditore misses with a takedown
and Blank counters with a huge left! Auditore is in big trouble! He's backing up but Blank isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Auditore from any more damage. A dominating finish by Blank!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blank!