PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Bianconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bianconi
vs
Estrada

182 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 Tokyo, Fabio Bianconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Estrada!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianconi tries to clinch up but Estrada circles away and keeps his distance.
Estrada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bianconi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bianconi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Estrada does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bianconi scores with a knee to the head.
Estrada managing to block the knees to the body from Bianconi.
Bianconi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bianconi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estrada avoids it.
Estrada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Estrada tries to break free but Bianconi pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bianconi.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Bianconi has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Estrada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bianconi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Estrada blocks an uppercut.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bianconi missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estrada breaks the clinch.

Bianconi clinches up with Estrada and pushes him back against the cage.
Estrada tries to break the clinch but Bianconi is controlling the position.
Bianconi lands a nice uppercut.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Estrada is looking to break free of the clinch but Bianconi has double underhooks.
Bianconi tries to throw a body punch but Estrada avoids it by throwing Bianconi back against the cage.
Estrada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Estrada wants to get back to striking at distance but Bianconi won't allow it.

Estrada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bianconi scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Estrada.
Estrada throws a poor cross that misses
and Bianconi counters with a good low kick that Estrada was not able to check.
Estrada throws a leg kick but Bianconi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Estrada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bianconi slips a straight right by Estrada.
Estrada throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Bianconi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada swings for the body but Bianconi moves out of range.
Estrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianconi moves away.
Estrada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bianconi sizes up Estrada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bianconi loads up on a big right hand but Estrada slips the punch.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bianconi avoids it with no problem.
Bianconi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bianconi lands a body shot.
Estrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Estrada throws a body punch but Bianconi moves out of range.
Bianconi throwing a counter right hand but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bianconi works Estrada's body with a nice hook.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bianconi.
Estrada throws a leg kick

and Bianconi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bianconi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bianconi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estrada manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bianconi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianconi.
Estrada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bianconi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Estrada is trying to break free.
Estrada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bianconi has him pressed against the cage.
Estrada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bianconi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fabio Bianconi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Estrada.
Bianconi gets through Estrada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bianconi keeps control of Estrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bianconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Estrada working hard to break the clinch.
Bianconi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Estrada is trying to break the clinch but Bianconi is controlling him.
Estrada takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianconi lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Diego Estrada has been cut.
Bianconi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bianconi lands a knee to the body.

Estrada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bianconi lands a big head kick that sends Estrada tumbling to the mat! Bianconi takes a step backwards and waves Estrada back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Estrada is rocked!
Bianconi drops Estrada with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bianconi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Bianconi!