PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corporal Punishment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Selvaggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punishment comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Corporal Punishment has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Punishment
vs
Selvaggio

185 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corporal Punishment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pasquale Selvaggio!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Selvaggio dives in and scores a takedown into Punishment's guard.
Selvaggio looking to pass the guard.

Punishment scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Selvaggio looks gassed!
Selvaggio leaves Punishment with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Selvaggio scores with a three punch combo!
Selvaggio tries to land a front kick but Punishment steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Punishment tries for a takedown but Selvaggio circles away easily
and Selvaggio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Punishment closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Selvaggio's temple.
Punishment lands a nice forearm strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvaggio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Punishment in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Punishment lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Punishment's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Punishment lands an elbow.
Selvaggio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Selvaggio's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selvaggio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Punishment lands some shots froms side control.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Selvaggio down.
Selvaggio taking a bit of punishment here - Punishment scoring with strikes.
Selvaggio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Punishment 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.
Punishment wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selvaggio keeps working.
Check out the look on Punishment's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selvaggio keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punishment lands a decent elbow from side control.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Punishment in side control lands a decent elbow.
Selvaggio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Selvaggio down.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Selvaggio down.
Punishment lands a decent elbow from side control.
Selvaggio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Selvaggio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Selvaggio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment working the head with strikes.
Punishment lands an elbow.
Punishment working the head and body with strikes.
Punishment scores with punches from side control.
Punishment lands some shots froms side control.
Punishment works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Punishment working the ground and pound.
Punishment working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Punishment lands an elbow.
Punishment cracks Selvaggio with a big elbow.
Selvaggio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Selvaggio is not content to let Punishment control the position.
Punishment working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selvaggio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punishment scoring with punches and elbows.
Punishment landing strikes.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Selvaggio's temple.
Selvaggio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Punishment scores with a couple of short elbows.
Punishment working the body and head with strikes.
Punishment is working Selvaggio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Punishment is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punishment working the head and body with strikes.
Punishment cracks Selvaggio with a big elbow.
Punishment landing strikes.
Punishment lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporal Punishment dominated that round.
That's time! Punishment's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punishment is defended easily by Selvaggio.
Punishment fails with a takedown attempt.

Punishment bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Punishment working the ground and pound.
Selvaggio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punishment working the head with strikes.
Punishment connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Selvaggio some visible discomfort.
Selvaggio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punishment connects with a decent elbow.
Selvaggio taking a bit of punishment here - Punishment scoring with strikes.
Selvaggio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Selvaggio is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Punishment's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selvaggio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Punishment working the ground and pound from side control.
Punishment in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Punishment works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Punishment working the head with strikes.
Selvaggio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punishment is working Selvaggio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Selvaggio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Corporal Punishment overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Selvaggio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Punishment is putting a hurting on Selvaggio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punishment working the body and head with strikes.
Punishment lands a few punches from side control.
Selvaggio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punishment connects with a decent elbow.
Punishment is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Selvaggio can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punishment lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Punishment working the body and head with strikes.
Punishment landing strikes.
Punishment takes a little break here. Selvaggio wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Punishment scoring with punches from side control.
Selvaggio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punishment connects with a decent elbow.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Selvaggio's temple.
Punishment wants to control but Selvaggio is keeping him busy.
Selvaggio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punishment connects with a decent elbow.
Punishment creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment cracks Selvaggio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Selvaggio taking a bit of punishment here - Punishment scoring with strikes.
Punishment working the ground and pound.
Selvaggio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Selvaggio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Punishment working away.
Selvaggio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Selvaggio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Selvaggio is not content to let Punishment control the position.
Selvaggio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Punishment scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Selvaggio to see if he's OK.
Punishment grinds an elbow into Selvaggio's temple.
Punishment cracks Selvaggio with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punishment wants to control but Selvaggio is keeping him busy.
Punishment landing strikes.
Selvaggio taking a bit of punishment here - Punishment scoring with strikes.
Punishment lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Selvaggio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selvaggio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Selvaggio taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punishment is putting a hurting on Selvaggio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punishment cracks Selvaggio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corporal Punishment dominated that second round.
That's time! Punishment's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Punishment is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Selvaggio's half guard.
Selvaggio is refusing to be controlled, as Punishment sits in half guard.
Punishment lands with a punch from half guard.
Punishment looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Selvaggio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punishment winds up and cracks Selvaggio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Punishment drops an elbow to the side of Selvaggio's head.
Selvaggio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punishment scores with a couple of nice shots.
Punishment lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Punishment is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Punishment working over Selvaggio with some ground and pound. Selvaggio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Selvaggio taking some punishment here, with Punishment in his half guard.
Selvaggio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punishment scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Punishment looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Punishment takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Punishment takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Punishment is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Punishment lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Punishment there.
Nice strikes from Punishment there.
Punishment lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punishment trying to mount his opponent but Selvaggio defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punishment working the head and body with strikes.
Punishment takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Punishment connects with a nice short shot to Selvaggio's temple.
Selvaggio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Punishment in particular looking to stall.
Punishment lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punishment lands a nice short elbow.
Punishment is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Punishment is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punishment looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Punishment scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Punishment landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Selvaggio taking some punishment here, with Punishment in his half guard.
Selvaggio is refusing to be controlled, as Punishment sits in half guard.
Punishment looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Punishment slips a nice elbow through Selvaggio's hands, connecting with Selvaggio's forehead.
Punishment wants to lay and pray for a moment but Selvaggio keeps working.
Punishment lands with a punch from half guard.
Punishment lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punishment working Selvaggio over with strikes.
Punishment looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Selvaggio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Selvaggio has hold of Punishment's hands but Punishment slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punishment lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punishment winds up and cracks Selvaggio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Punishment.
Selvaggio has hold of Punishment's hands but Punishment slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punishment lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punishment lands a nice short elbow.
Punishment trying to control from half guard but Selvaggio is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punishment looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Selvaggio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pasquale Selvaggio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punishment scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corporal Punishment showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punishment, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corporal Punishment!
After the fight, Corporal Punishment was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.