PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Di Punker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Fatale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. Fatale has chosen Remember My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Di Punker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Punker
vs
Fatale

190 cm
31
225 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Punker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Fatale!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fatale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punker misses with a two punch combination.

Fatale has closed the distance and engaged Punker in a clinch.
Fatale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Punker avoids the elbow strike from Fatale, against the cage.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fatale obliges.
Punker jumps guard but Fatale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Fatale.
Fatale lands a good knee to the midsection. Punker won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fatale controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punker is trying to break free.
Punker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fatale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Punker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Fatale moves into the clinch.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fatale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punker or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Punker is breathing heavily.
Fatale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fatale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Di Punker has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatale lands a nice elbow.
Fatale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fatale scores with a knee to the head.
Punker tries to score a body lock takedown but Fatale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Di Punker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatale lands an elbow just above Punker 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fatale.
Fatale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fatale lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Fatale on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fatale.
Fatale lands a nice shot to the body.
Punker takes an elbow to the temple.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Fatale pushes Punker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Punker tries for a takedown but Fatale manages to get underhooks.
Fatale lands a knee to the body.
Punker can't break the clinch.
A short left from Fatale.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fatale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Punker.
Fatale working Punker over with knees to the body.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.

Punker is rocked!
Fatale lands a body punch.
Oh Punker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fatale obliges.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Punker shrugs off.
Fatale jerks Punker's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Punker drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fatale goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fatale because Punker was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Giovanni Fatale!
Giovanni Fatale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Di Punker had this to say: 'THANKS GIO BOSS FOR THE SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.