PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Ferrara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megaman 4: "Skullman, Soldier Of The Underworld". Ferrara has chosen Sons Of Odin (Manowar) as his entrance music. Vincenzo Ferrara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pizarro
vs
Ferrara

178 cm
23
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

172 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Ferrara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrara shoots for a takedown but Pizarro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Pizarro finds it's way through Ferrara's defenses.
Pizarro misses with a series of wild punches.

Pizarro gets caught flat footed, as Ferrara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferrara throws a strike but Pizarro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pizarro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pizarro wants to pass the guard but Ferrara is keeping the position.
Pizarro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pizarro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ferrara keeping moving, preventing Pizarro from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pizarro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferrara!
Ferrara taking shots to the head.
Pizarro controlling his opponent.
Pizarro landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to take his opponent's back but Ferrara doesn't allow it.

Pizarro is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pizarro extends the arm and Ferrara is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dionicio Pizarro!