PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Giacomucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giacomucci kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Giacomucci
vs
Stroker

165 cm
27
236 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

193 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Giacomucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnson Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giacomucci tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stroker counters with a nice uppercut.
Giacomucci is looking to clinch.
Giacomucci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stroker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giacomucci shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stroker sprawls well. Stroker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Giacomucci gets slowly back to his feet.
Giacomucci fails with the takedown.
Giacomucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Stroker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stroker has closed the distance and engaged Giacomucci in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker gets underhooks to prevent Giacomucci's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Giacomucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giacomucci tries for a takedown but Stroker manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Stroker.
Giacomucci is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stroker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giacomucci looking for a takedown.
Stroker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Giacomucci up against the cage.
Stroker lands a damaging elbow.
Stroker is pressed up against the cage. Giacomucci has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stroker down to the mat. Stroker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stroker lands a body shot.
Giacomucci is breathing heavily.
Stroker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giacomucci's hands.
Giuseppe Giacomucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stroker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stroker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroker digs a good hook to Giacomucci's body.
A punch lands to the side of Giacomucci 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Stroker cracks Giacomucci with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Giacomucci looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stroker finish him?

Giacomucci is rocked!

It looks like Giuseppe Giacomucci has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnson Stroker!
Johnson Stroker decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.