PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donian Viendone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Cesaro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Viendone
vs
Cesaro

178 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donian Viendone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Cesaro!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viendone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Viendone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cesaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cesaro swings for the body but Viendone moves out of range.
Cesaro ducks under a wild hook from Viendone.
A head kick misses from Cesaro.
Cesaro tries to land a leg kick but Viendone saw it coming and moves away.
Cesaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cesaro motions for Viendone to come forward. Cesaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viendone looks to land a right hand but Cesaro moved out of range.
Viendone lands with a cross.
Cesaro lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cesaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viendone.
Viendone lands a right hook to the body.
Viendone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cesaro is just out of range.
Cesaro is looking to clinch but Viendone is avoiding it.
Viendone throws out a loose jab but Cesaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viendone blocks a head kick by Cesaro.
Viendone scores with a jab.
Cesaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Viendone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viendone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cesaro pinned against the cage. Cesaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cesaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Cesaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Viendone counter with a right hand.
Cesaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Viendone is out of range.
Viendone blocks a head kick by Cesaro.
Cesaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Viendone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viendone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viendone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesaro.
Viendone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cesaro manages to avoid it.
Cesaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Viendone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viendone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cesaro.
Cesaro throws a hook but Viendone blocks it.
Viendone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cesaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cesaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viendone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viendone jabs Cesaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viendone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cesaro.
Viendone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Antonio Cesaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cesaro moves to clinch but Viendone breaks away
and Viendone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cesaro throws a shot from downtown. Viendone moves away and avoids it.
Viendone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looks like Viendone has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cesaro lands a slapping body shot.
Cesaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cesaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cesaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Cesaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cesaro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cesaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Viendone lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Viendone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cesaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antonio Cesaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Viendone.

Cesaro is rocked!
Viendone drops Cesaro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cesaro! Viendone dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donian Viendone!