PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cormier (ranked 7349 p4p, 463 weight class) and Tony Battafucho (ranked 24076 p4p, 479 weight class). Danny Cormier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Battafucho's chin.

Cormier
vs
Battafucho

180 cm
21
222 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

197 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Battafucho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cormier shoots for a takedown but Battafucho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battafucho lands the left hand.
Cormier has a takedown stuffed.
Cormier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Battafucho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cormier was covering up waiting for the punch and Battafucho finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Cormier has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Battafucho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cormier has his takedown stuffed
and Battafucho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Battafucho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battafucho connects with a looping right hand.
Cormier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Battafucho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Battafucho cracks Cormier with an open hand slap.
Cormier fails with the takedown
and Cormier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Cormier is rocked!
Battafucho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battafucho fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cormier square on the jaw! Damn, Cormier is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Battafucho!
Danny Cormier was interviewed post fight and said 'It is sucks.'.