PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Puti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
vs
Puti

185 cm
21
178 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

180 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Puti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Puti.
Buonarroti Simoni missing with a left hand there. Puti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buonarroti Simoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a big shot that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Puti throws a big shot that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puti takes a swing at Buonarroti Simoni's ribcage but misses.
Puti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puti swings for the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puti tries to avoid it but Buonarroti Simoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puti to the ground. Puti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puti throws a low kick but Buonarroti Simoni avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Buonarroti Simoni.
Puti fails to land the takedown.
Puti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Puti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buonarroti Simoni sprawls well. Buonarroti Simoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puti gets slowly back to his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puti shoots for a double leg takedown but Buonarroti Simoni sprawls well. He's pushed Puti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Puti.
Puti tries to land a front kick but Buonarroti Simoni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buonarroti Simoni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buonarroti Simoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Puti.

Buonarroti Simoni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puti, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Buonarroti Simoni jumps guard and drags Puti to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buonarroti Simoni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puti.
Buonarroti Simoni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti throws a strike but Buonarroti Simoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buonarroti Simoni is one step ahead there.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to pass the guard.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to control the position from guard on top but Puti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni is really struggling to control Puti but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Puti pulls Buonarroti Simoni in to control the position.
Puti has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Buonarroti Simoni has passed into side control.
Buonarroti Simoni working the ground and pound but Puti is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puti is trying to control Buonarroti Simoni's posture but Buonarroti Simoni avoids it.
Puti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buonarroti Simoni sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Puti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boy Puti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Puti missing with a left hand there. Buonarroti Simoni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buonarroti Simoni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boy Puti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puti shoots in for a takedown but Buonarroti Simoni shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Puti misses.
Puti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puti staying out of range there.
Puti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buonarroti Simoni swivels and escapes.
Buonarroti Simoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puti sprawls well. Puti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buonarroti Simoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy Puti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puti misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puti. Buonarroti Simoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puti is looking to land body kicks.
Puti throws an overhand right that lands on Buonarroti Simoni's shoulder, as Buonarroti Simoni tries to avoid the shot.
Buonarroti Simoni with a body punch. A glancing blow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Buonarroti Simoni enables Puti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buonarroti Simoni manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Buonarroti Simoni looking for a sweep. Not yet Buonarroti Simoni, not yet.
Puti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puti preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to control.
Puti is working Buonarroti Simoni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Buonarroti Simoni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Puti preventing the sweep.
Puti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puti works over Buonarroti Simoni with some ground and pound from guard.
Puti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti postures up.
Puti content to stall in guard here.
Puti wants to pass the guard but Buonarroti Simoni is keeping the position.
Puti won't allow Buonarroti Simoni to sweep him here.
Puti throws a big elbow that misses.
Puti throwing strikes from guard but Buonarroti Simoni blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puti throws a strike but Buonarroti Simoni rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buonarroti Simoni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to sit in guard and control but Puti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buonarroti Simoni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puti controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Puti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Puti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Puti shoots for a takedown but Buonarroti Simoni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puti swings for the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni shoots in but Puti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Puti misses with a hook
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to clinch there but Puti circles away.
Puti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puti takes a swing at Buonarroti Simoni's ribcage but misses.
Puti looks to score with a jab to the body but Buonarroti Simoni is just out of range.
Puti misses with a body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Puti misses with a double jab.
Buonarroti Simoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puti.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni slaps away a takedown attempt from Puti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Puti.
Puti looks to score with a jab to the body but Buonarroti Simoni is just out of range.
Puti misses with a body shot.
Puti throws a lazy uppercut
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a straight right hand.
Puti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buonarroti Simoni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puti.
Puti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buonarroti Simoni feints and then cracks Puti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puti down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti misses with a head kick.
Puti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Puti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Buonarroti Simoni rather than just go for the knockout.
Puti checks a leg kick.

Puti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buonarroti Simoni on his heels. He'll look to pass Buonarroti Simoni's guard now, I'm sure.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Puti postures up and lands a big shot to Buonarroti Simoni's brow.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping moving, preventing Puti from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy Puti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boy Puti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buonarroti Simoni is keeping the position for now.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to strike from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puti scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Puti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Puti!