PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Rainaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Rainaldi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Damage
vs
Rainaldi

175 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adriano Rainaldi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage misses with the combination.
Rainaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Damage misses with a body shot
and Damage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damage misses with a wild body shot.
Damage throws a right and a left that Rainaldi avoids nicely.
Damage takes a swing at Rainaldi's ribcage but misses.
Rainaldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rainaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damage misses with a jab to the body
and Rainaldi counters with a left to the body.
Rainaldi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rainaldi lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rainaldi clinches up against the cage.
Damage can't find room to land a body shot as Rainaldi controls the action.
Damage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damage lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Damage fails to land.
Rainaldi has Damage pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rainaldi.
Rainaldi pushes Damage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Damage is rocked!
Damage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Damage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damage could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rainaldi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rainaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rainaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damage being controlled against the cage.
Rainaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damage misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rainaldi stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Damage fails to land.
Damage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rainaldi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rainaldi just leaning against Damage, taking a breather.
Rainaldi throws a big uppercut that drops Damage! More strikes from Rainaldi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Damage lies dazed against the cage as Rainaldi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriano Rainaldi!