PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Di Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Di Vaio
vs
Boston

176 cm
28
171 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 13 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Di Vaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Bradley Boston!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Vaio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boston swings widly with a right hand

and Di Vaio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boston is looking to stand up but Di Vaio isn't so interested in that idea.
Di Vaio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boston is keeping the position for now.
Boston wants to get back to his feet but Di Vaio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Di Vaio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Di Vaio tries to free his leg and advance position but Boston is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Di Vaio is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Di Vaio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Di Vaio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Di Vaio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Di Vaio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boston is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Di Vaio dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di Vaio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Di Vaio advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Di Vaio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boston really wants to buck Di Vaio off and get back to his feet.
Boston taking shots to the head.
Boston is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Di Vaio working Boston over with strikes here.
Di Vaio landing punches.
Boston is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Di Vaio cracks Boston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Di Vaio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boston's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Boston taking shots to the head.
Boston wants to control but Di Vaio is having none of it.
Di Vaio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Boston is rocked!
Di Vaio raining down shots from the mount!
Boston is still in real trouble! Can Di Vaio finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Di Vaio's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filippo Di Vaio!
After the big win, Filippo Di Vaio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.