PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Vialpando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vialpando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kid Frost - La Raza kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ari Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Love
vs
Vialpando

171 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cesar Vialpando!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vialpando is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vialpando slips a jab from Love.
Love walks into a straight right hand from Vialpando.
Vialpando misses with a two punch combination.
Vialpando dodges the punch combination from Love.
A swing and a miss from Vialpando.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vialpando doesn't seem bothered though.
Vialpando works over Love's head and body with a nice combination.
Vialpando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Love.
Cesar Vialpando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love sizes up Vialpando with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Love lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Vialpando misses.
Vialpando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vialpando's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vialpando duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vialpando stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vialpando.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vialpando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Vialpando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vialpando takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love throws out a loose jab but Vialpando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vialpando misses with a wild body shot.
Vialpando misses with a jab to the body
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vialpando throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vialpando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vialpando throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love slips under a jab from Vialpando.
Vialpando rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Love scores with a jab. Vialpando acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Love listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Vialpando is rocked!
Vialpando drops his hands momentarily. Love doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Vialpando staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Vialpando doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Love!
Cesar Vialpando was interviewed post fight and said 'Im sorry, i will train harder and come back stronger'.