PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddhist Extremist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Ippolito is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Squeeze- Cool for Cats. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Extremist
vs
D Ippolito

183 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddhist Extremist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sesto D Ippolito!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ippolito looks to land a right hand but Extremist moved out of range.
Extremist cracks D Ippolito with a good jab.
D Ippolito throws a body shot but no joy.
Extremist jabs at D Ippolito's body.

D Ippolito gets a clinch.
Extremist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but D Ippolito has him pressed against the cage.
D Ippolito is trying to pull guard but Extremist turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
D Ippolito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
D Ippolito has Extremist pressed against the cage, preventing Extremist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
D Ippolito goes for a takedown attempt but Extremist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big left from D Ippolito misses.
Extremist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as D Ippolito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Extremist doesn't seem phased though.
Extremist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Ippolito.
D Ippolito fails with the takedown.
Buddhist Extremist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sesto D Ippolito.
Extremist swats away the attempt to clinch by D Ippolito.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Extremist misses with a series of wild punches.
Extremist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
D Ippolito fails with the takedown.
D Ippolito looks to land a right hand but Extremist moved out of range.
D Ippolito throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Extremist.
D Ippolito lands a right hook to the body.
Buddhist Extremist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Ippolito tries to clinch there but Extremist circles away.
D Ippolito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Extremist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito misses with a body shot.
Extremist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
D Ippolito scores with a jab to the jaw.
D Ippolito tries to clinch there but Extremist circles away.
Extremist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Ippolito jabs at Extremist's body.
D Ippolito throws a lazy right hand but Extremist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Ippolito throws the left hand but Extremist avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by D Ippolito.
D Ippolito scores with a jab to the body.
Extremist cracks D Ippolito with a good jab.
D Ippolito takes a swing at Extremist's ribcage but misses.
Extremist throws a nice looking combination but D Ippolito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D Ippolito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito lands an overhand right.
D Ippolito works the jab nicely.

D Ippolito closes the distance and clinches.
D Ippolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Extremist presses D Ippolito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
D Ippolito misses with a body punch.
D Ippolito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Extremist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
D Ippolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Extremist blocks a body shot from D Ippolito.
Extremist can't break the clinch.
D Ippolito is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Extremist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Extremist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but D Ippolito has him pressed against the cage.
D Ippolito misses with a body punch.
D Ippolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
D Ippolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Extremist.
D Ippolito tries to throw a body punch but Extremist avoids it by throwing D Ippolito back against the cage.
Extremist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Extremist looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

D Ippolito successfully pulls guard.

Extremist gets to his feet. D Ippolito looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sesto D Ippolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Ippolito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Extremist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Extremist does no damage.
D Ippolito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Ippolito tests Extremist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D Ippolito tries to clinch up but Extremist circles away and keeps his distance.
Extremist misses with a hook. D Ippolito ducked under it nicely.
D Ippolito swings for the body but Extremist moves out of range.
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Extremist sprawls well. Extremist wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. D Ippolito gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sesto D Ippolito dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Extremist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Ippolito.
Extremist lands a jab to the nose.
D Ippolito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Extremist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Ippolito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Extremist.
Extremist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Extremist slips under a jab.
It looked like Extremist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Ippolito digs a good hook to Extremist's body.
Extremist slips a straight right by D Ippolito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Ippolito connects with a body shot that sends Extremist's belly button to the back.
D Ippolito misses with a shot to the body
and Extremist counters with a left and a right that stings D Ippolito.
Extremist throws a series of punches but D Ippolito avoids them all with ease.
Extremist looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Extremist throws a series of punches but D Ippolito avoids them all with ease.
D Ippolito dives in for a single leg takedown but Extremist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Buddhist Extremist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ippolito dodges the punch combination from Extremist.
Extremist misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Ippolito misses with a hook. Extremist ducked under it nicely.
D Ippolito scores with a nice strike.
Extremist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Extremist.
D Ippolito with the counter takedown but Extremist avoids it easily.
Extremist avoids the body shot from D Ippolito.
D Ippolito misses with a straight left.
D Ippolito lands a right hook to the body.
D Ippolito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Extremist throws a series of strikes that have D Ippolito backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Extremist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Extremist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

D Ippolito shoots in and gets a takedown into Extremist's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Ippolito stands and throws Extremist's legs to the side, diving into side control.

D Ippolito wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Extremist, who protects the arm well.

D Ippolito has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Extremist is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. D Ippolito yanks on the arm and Extremist is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by D Ippolito.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sesto D Ippolito!
In his post fight interview, Sesto D Ippolito gave a big smile as he said 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.