PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrini kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nicola Piovani - Il Camorrista. On his way into the cage it seems that Salvatore Pellegrini has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Salvatore Pellegrini seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pellegrini
vs
Rampage

182 cm
22
186 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Pellegrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini misses with the combination.
Rampage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pellegrini.
Salvatore Pellegrini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pellegrini swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rampage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pellegrini's guard.
Rampage looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pellegrini'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.

Pellegrini is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rampage throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pellegrini's body to avoid the submission. Pellegrini has instead reached around Rampage's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pellegrini arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Salvatore Pellegrini!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvatore Pellegrini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.