PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Canciatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Canciatta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Canciatta
vs
Vargas

195 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Canciatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vargas moves into the clinch successfully.
Canciatta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canciatta landing knees to the head.

It looks like Fernando Vargas has been cut.
Canciatta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vargas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vargas struggles to land a body shot inside as Canciatta controls his hands.
Canciatta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Canciatta drops Vargas with a big knee straight up the middle! Vargas is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Vargas is rocked!

Vargas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vargas is still on wobbly legs! Can Canciatta finish him?
Canciatta lands a knee to the body.
Vargas seems to have recovered his senses.
Vargas looks gassed!
Canciatta lands a good knee to the midsection. Vargas won't want to take too many of those.
Canciatta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the ropes.
Vargas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Canciatta lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canciatta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Canciatta crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Canciatta.
Nice body punch from Canciatta - that landed with a thud.
Canciatta stalling in the clinch.
Canciatta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vargas's defenses.
Canciatta lands a nice knee to the body.
Canciatta slows down the pace here.
Canciatta crunches a lovely knee into Vargas's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Canciatta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Canciatta.
Canciatta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Canciatta scores a nice knee to the body.
Canciatta working Vargas over with knees to the body.
Vargas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Canciatta lands a knee to the body.
Canciatta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Canciatta obliges.

Canciatta drops Vargas with a big knee straight up the middle! Vargas is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A head kick by Canciatta - that's a beauty! Vargas is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Canciatta can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Canciatta!
After winning the bout, Mario Canciatta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.