PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti has chosen Hunting For Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bueno
vs
Evangelisti

188 cm
34
192 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

183 cm
33
192 lbs
35 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno connects with a crisp jab.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Bueno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evangelisti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti blocks a leg kick.
Bueno ducks right into an uppercut from Evangelisti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evangelisti.
Bueno misses with a body punch
and Evangelisti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Evangelisti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Evangelisti throws a lazy head kick
and Bueno counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti throws a hook but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
Bueno defending well as Evangelisti loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bueno.
Bueno thows a leg kick but Evangelisti checks it
and Evangelisti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bueno's knee momentarily.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Bueno slips a jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bueno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evangelisti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bueno, right into the meat.
Evangelisti gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Bueno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bueno.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evangelisti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Evangelisti lands with a left to the head.
Evangelisti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Evangelisti digs a right hand underneath Bueno's ribcage. Bueno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno is leaning against Evangelisti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Evangelisti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evangelisti looks winded!
Bueno misses with some punches.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.

Evangelisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
Bueno cracks the inside of Evangelisti's front leg.
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!
Evangelisti slips a jab and a cross from Bueno.
Bueno works over Evangelisti's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Bueno.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Bueno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evangelisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Bueno.
Evangelisti keeps the fight on the outside.
Bueno cracks Evangelisti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Evangelisti sizes up Bueno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
Evangelisti misses with a jab to the body

and Bueno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evangelisti pushes Bueno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Evangelisti throws a push kick but Bueno slaps the foot to one side.
Evangelisti looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
No joy there for Bueno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Bueno ducks down to avoid it.
Bueno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evangelisti walks into a left hand.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Evangelisti digs a good body shot into Bueno's ribs.
Bueno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Evangelisti thows a body kick. Bueno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Bueno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Evangelisti as he connects with a hook.
Evangelisti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
Bueno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Evangelisti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evangelisti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Bueno saw that one coming.
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evangelisti throws a low kick, looking for Bueno's leg but Bueno calmly moves out of range.
Bueno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evangelisti. Evangelisti obviously looking to wear him down.
Evangelisti slips a jab from Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Bueno connects with a solid leg kick.
Evangelisti connects with a body shot that sends Bueno's belly button to the back.
Bueno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bueno duly obliges.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evangelisti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick
and Bueno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelisti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno moves out of range as Evangelisti strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Bueno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bueno down.
Bueno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bueno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evangelisti digs a good hook to Bueno's body.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelisti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bueno counters with a good low kick that Evangelisti was not able to check.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bueno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Bueno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bueno tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bueno doesn't seem bothered though.
Bueno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evangelisti circles away quickly and effectively.
Bueno 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.
Evangelisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evangelisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bueno cracks Evangelisti with a good jab.
Bueno takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick that knocks Bueno off balance momentarily.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Evangelisti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Bueno.
Nice body kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti moves away from the strike by Bueno.
Evangelisti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Bueno's front leg.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that half lands.
Bueno scores with a jab.
Bueno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno blocks a head kick by Evangelisti.
Bueno is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick.
Bueno throws a big shot that misses.
Evangelisti's corner calls for a 1-2. Evangelisti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evangelisti looks to land a body kick but Bueno moved away.
Evangelisti scores with a body shot.
Bueno misses with the combination.
Bueno takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Evangelisti.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bueno's calf.
Bueno misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evangelisti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bueno scrambles back to his feet.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti connects with a crisp jab.
Evangelisti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but Bueno avoids them all with ease.
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Bueno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bueno throws a series of punches but Evangelisti avoids them all with ease.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bueno slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
Bueno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bueno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bueno.
Evangelisti throws a lazy uppercut
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the side of Bueno's head but Bueno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evangelisti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evangelisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti swings widly with a right hand
and Bueno counters with an inside leg kick.
Evangelisti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bueno misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Bueno misses
and Evangelisti counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evangelisti in his tracks.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good exchange - Bueno coming out on top.
Evangelisti lands a nice shot that snaps Bueno's head back.
Bueno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bueno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bueno walks into a straight right hand from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Evangelisti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bueno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bueno scores with a shot to the body.
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Bueno looks to land a body kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti cracks Bueno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evangelisti tries to score with a low kick but Bueno moves his leg out of the way.
Evangelisti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bueno punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Bueno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evangelisti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bueno scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Bueno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evangelisti.
Bueno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno blocks a low kick nicely.
Bueno misses with a right hand
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelisti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Evangelisti scores with a spinning back kick!
Evangelisti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bueno counters with a right hand to the body.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Bueno.
Bueno scores with a jab.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a jab when Bueno was well out of range.
Bueno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bueno checks it well.
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno throws a one two combo.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bueno checks it well.
A low kick from Evangelisti misses
and Bueno counters with a left to the body.
Evangelisti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bueno tries to clinch but Evangelisti is having none of it.
Evangelisti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueno on the side of the head.
Bueno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evangelisti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bueno counters with a leg kick.
Bueno is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick
and Bueno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.

Bueno has closed the distance and engaged Evangelisti in a clinch.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bueno.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evangelisti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evangelisti wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bueno moves away from the strike by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evangelisti scores with a jab. Bueno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Bueno misses.
Bueno misses with a hook. Evangelisti ducked under it nicely.
Bueno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Bueno.
Bueno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bueno motions for Evangelisti to come forward. Bueno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Bueno down.
Evangelisti throws the kick towards the body but Bueno avoids it.
Evangelisti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno moves out of range as Evangelisti throws a body kick.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Bueno digs a good body shot into Evangelisti's ribs.
Evangelisti walks into a jab.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Evangelisti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Evangelisti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evangelisti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bueno clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Evangelisti blocking some punches.
Bueno working aggressively here.

Evangelisti breaks the clinch.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Evangelisti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti misses with a hook
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bueno throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Bueno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Bueno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti lands a nice hook to Bueno's body. Bueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evangelisti throws a low kick, looking for Bueno's leg but Bueno calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bueno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evangelisti connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bueno. Those never looked like landing.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Bueno down.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Evangelisti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
A big left from Evangelisti misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Bueno. Beautiful body shot.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bueno manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bueno's calf.
Pedro Bueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bueno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Evangelisti wants to slow Bueno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evangelisti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evangelisti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bueno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bueno slips a jab from Evangelisti.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Bueno.
I think Evangelisti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Evangelisti! Dante Evangelisti retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Dante Evangelisti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.