PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Riverside - O2 Panic Room. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Creaturos
vs
Legionarius

185 cm
34
194 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

185 cm
26
192 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

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 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legionarius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creaturos is out of range.
Legionarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creaturos misses with a straight left.
Creaturos fails to land the takedown.

Legionarius tries to sprawl but Creaturos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Creaturos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legionarius's head.
Legionarius is trying to control but Creaturos manages to pass to mount!
Legionarius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Creaturos looking to control but Legionarius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Legionarius is trying to escape the mount.
Creaturos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Legionarius?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Legionarius is refusing to be controlled, as Creaturos sits in half guard.

Legionarius manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Creaturos fails with the takedown
and Legionarius counters with a leg kick.
Creaturos shoots and misses
and Legionarius counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creaturos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Legionarius cracks Creaturos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Creaturos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legionarius throws a low kick but Creaturos moves out of range easily.
Creaturos with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Legionarius to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
Creaturos scores with a hook to the body. Legionarius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Creaturos checks a low kick from Legionarius.

Legionarius shoots in and bounces Creaturos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Legionarius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Creaturos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Legionarius content to stall in guard here.
Creaturos trying to keep a closed guard but Legionarius is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alessio Legionarius.
Legionarius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Legionarius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Creaturos, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Creaturos.
A frustrated look appears on Creaturos's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Legionarius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creaturos throws a wild body kick that Legionarius sees coming a mile off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Legionarius!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Legionarius moves into the clinch.
Legionarius works on Creaturos's body with a couple of short punches.
Legionarius tries to work over Creaturos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Creaturos prevents a body shot from Legionarius.
Creaturos is trying to break the clinch but Legionarius is controlling him.
Legionarius lands with a short shot to the head.

Creaturos breaks from the clinch.

Legionarius rushes Creaturos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Creaturos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Legionarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Creaturos controls his hands.

Legionarius has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Creaturos regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessio Legionarius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Creaturos throws a body punch but Legionarius moves out of range.
Creaturos looks for a takedown but Legionarius sprawls well.
Legionarius moves out of range as Creaturos throws a body kick.
Creaturos throws a leg kick
and Legionarius counters with an inside leg kick.
Anthony Creaturos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creaturos looks to land a left hand but Legionarius moved out of range nicely.

Legionarius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Creaturos is looking to improve his position.
Legionarius passes the guard and advances to mount!
Legionarius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to hold on but Legionarius pushes him away.
Legionarius working Creaturos over with strikes here.
Alessio Legionarius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creaturos holds on for dear life, controlling Legionarius's posture momentarily.
The referee warns Creaturos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Creaturos is rocked!

Anthony Creaturos's cut is getting worse.
Legionarius unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Creaturos wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Legionarius celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Legionarius!
A less than humble Alessio Legionarius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.