PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Fugazza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fugazza has chosen Murder Incorporated as his entrance music. Rocco Fugazza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gregory Small's chin.

Small
vs
Fugazza

182 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Fugazza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fugazza rushes Small and presses him up against the cage.
Small looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fugazza tries to score a body lock takedown but Small shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Small pulls Fugazza into guard.
Fugazza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small keeping moving, preventing Fugazza from controlling successfully.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small trying to keep a closed guard but Fugazza is proving a slippery customer.
Fugazza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Small's head.

Fugazza stands up from Small's guard - Fugazza perhaps looking for a knockout.

Fugazza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fugazza lands in his opponent's guard.
Fugazza thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fugazza preventing the sweep.
Fugazza stops Small from standing up.
Fugazza is working Small over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fugazza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Small tries to get out of the position.
Fugazza is looking to stand up but Small won't let him.
Fugazza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fugazza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small keeping moving, preventing Fugazza from controlling successfully.
Fugazza is looking to stand up but Small won't let him.
Fugazza throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Fugazza or perhaps it was just good defense by Small which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fugazza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Small swivels and escapes.
Gregory Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Fugazza.
Fugazza shoots in looking for a takedown. Small tries to sprawl out of it but Fugazza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Small manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Fugazza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Small is trying to get back to half guard.
Small is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fugazza taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fugazza scoring with punches and elbows.
Fugazza cracks Small with a big elbow.
Fugazza working the head and body with strikes.
Small is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fugazza connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Small some visible discomfort.
Fugazza working the ground and pound.
Fugazza is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Small's shoulder. That is not cool.
Small is trying to control Fugazza's posture but Fugazza avoids it.
Small takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fugazza trying to control the action but Small is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is looking to reverse the position.
Fugazza trying to control the action but Small is working from the bottom.
Small takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Fugazza in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Small is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rocco Fugazza!