PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. This should be a great matchup!

Victorio
vs
Staal

193 cm
32
231 lbs
33 - 13 - 1

195 cm
32
230 lbs
32 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Night Nutrition
Perkele!

Merciless Gladiators

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 33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victorio.
Victorio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Staal cracks Victorio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Victorio takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Staal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Victorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Staal.
Victorio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown by Victorio or perhaps it was just good defense by Staal which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal lands with a shot to the body.
Victorio takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Victorio misses.
Staal avoids a kick to the body.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Victorio misses its intended target.
Victorio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Staal is able to avoid easily.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Victorio is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Staal.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Victorio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Staal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Staal cracks the inside of Victorio's front leg.
Staal lands with a hook. Victorio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Staal.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal scores with the left hand. Victorio knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick
and Staal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal scores with a nice right hand.
Victorio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Victorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Staal sends Victorio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Staal is motioning to the referee to let Victorio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Victorio is rocked!
Staal drops Victorio with a naaaaasty hook - Victorio is in real trouble here! Staal dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Staal!
A very excited looking John Staal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.