PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Loka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Loka
vs
Gruffo

190 cm
20
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Loka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loka misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with a few strikes there.
Loka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruffo.
Loka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruffo throws a nice looking combination but Loka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruffo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loka misses with a body shot.
Loka scores with a decent looking hook.
Loka moves in looking to clinch but Gruffo pushes him off.
Gruffo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Loka counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gruffo's brow.
Loka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gruffo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loka tries to land knees in the clinch but Gruffo avoids the damage to the body.
Gruffo dodges an elbow strike from Loka.
Gruffo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loka is defending well for now.
Loka is trying to stall.
Gruffo blocks the elbow strike.
Gruffo blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Loka avoids the damage to the body.
Loka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gruffo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loka.
Gruffo missing with knees to the body.
Loka misses with an elbow over the top.
Loka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loka throws an elbow but misses.
Gruffo avoids a wild elbow strike from Loka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loka.
Loka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gruffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Erik Loka has been cut.
Loka avoiding damage as Gruffo throws knees to the body.
Gruffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loka is breathing heavily.
Gruffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loka's face.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Loka blocks it.
Gruffo lands a big knee to the head and Loka goes down! Gruffo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beno Gruffo!