PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's entrance music is Keep Away. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joe
vs
Domingo

177 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

209 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domingo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Domingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
James Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Domingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe throws a leg kick but Domingo sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Domingo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe throws a leg kick but Domingo moved away.

Domingo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Domingo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Joe slips nicely into half guard.
Joe works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
Joe working Domingo over with strikes here.
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Joe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Joe lands with some strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joe has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Domingo's face.

It looks like James Domingo has been cut.
Joe lands a big shot there that rocks Domingo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Joe landing punches.
Joe is landing with some decent strikes but Domingo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Domingo hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe with shots to the head and body - Domingo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Joe looking to finish Domingo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Domingo!

Domingo is rocked!

That has opened up James Domingo's cut even more.
Joe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joe lands a nice shot to the head.
Domingo is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?

The cut above James Domingo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Domingo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Glass Joe!