PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Italiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia has chosen KMA - Pommeja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Italiano
vs
Mellia

188 cm
26
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariano Italiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Italiano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mellia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mellia stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Italiano misses.
Mellia checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Mellia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Italiano with that takedown attempt.
Mellia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Italiano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Italiano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mellia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Italiano won't allow Mellia to sweep him here.
Mellia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mellia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Italiano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano wants to control from the top but Mellia keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Italiano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Italiano trying to control but Mellia is working from the bottom.
Mellia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariano Italiano wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Italiano avoids the body shot from Mellia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mellia. Italiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Italiano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Parvati Mellia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Italiano throws an overhand right that lands on Mellia's shoulder, as Mellia tries to avoid the shot.
Italiano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Italiano throws a leg kick but Mellia moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Italiano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mellia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Italiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellia.
Italiano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mellia lands an overhand right.
Italiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Italiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mellia swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Italiano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mellia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Italiano.
Mellia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Italiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellia.
Mellia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Italiano on the side of the head.
Mellia misses with an uppercut.
Italiano goes for a double leg but Mellia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Mellia continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariano Italiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Mellia.
Italiano misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia pushes Italiano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Italiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellia's elbow.
Mellia misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mellia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mellia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Italiano.
Mellia looking to slow down the pace here.
Italiano lands with a left to the head.
Mellia blocking some punches.
Mellia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellia stalling.
Italiano has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Italiano misses with a body punch.
Mellia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mellia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Italiano is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Italiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellia's elbow.
Nice body punch from Italiano.
Mellia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Italiano or not.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Italiano.
Mellia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mellia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Italiano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mellia just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Mellia.
Mellia pushes Italiano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Italiano is rocked!
A short uppercut from Mellia.
Oh Italiano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mellia dips a shoulder and cracks Italiano with a mighty uppercut! Italiano falls back against the ropes and Mellia unloads with a barrage of strikes! Italiano is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mellia screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parvati Mellia!
Parvati Mellia 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.