PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fortunado's choice of entrance music: Stairway to Heaven. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joaquin Fortunado was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Prijovic
vs
Fortunado

190 cm
36
210 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

191 cm
33
208 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prijovic thuds his shin into the meat of Fortunado's side.
Fortunado lands a high kick!

It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Fortunado connects with a body shot that sends Prijovic's belly button to the back.

Fortunado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortunado tries a body shot but Prijovic blocks it.
Prijovic misses with the head strike.
Fortunado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prijovic backwards.
Prijovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prijovic working aggressively here.
Prijovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortunado tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prijovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Prijovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado tries to pull guard but Prijovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fortunado scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortunado lands an uppercut.
Fortunado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prijovic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Fortunado misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a body punch.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prijovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Joaquin Fortunado has been cut.
Prijovic can't find room to land a body shot as Fortunado controls the action.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Fortunado.
Fortunado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fortunado backwards.
Prijovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortunado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prijovic is keeping busy.
Fortunado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortunado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
Fortunado tries to work over Prijovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado tries a body shot but Prijovic blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Prijovic fails to land.
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!
Prijovic is leaning against Fortunado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Prijovic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prijovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortunado tries to work over Prijovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prijovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Fortunado as the two fighters clinch.
Prijovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortunado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prijovic's elbow.
Fortunado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortunado.
Prijovic lands a body punch.
Fortunado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nemanja Prijovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquin Fortunado.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Fortunado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fortunado stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prijovic.
Prijovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortunado misses with a body punch.
Fortunado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prijovic misses with a punch to the body.
Prijovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortunados head.
Prijovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortunado or not.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortunado tries a body shot but Prijovic blocks it.
Fortunado lands a body shot.

Fortunado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prijovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Prijovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fortunado takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortunado misses with a kick to the body
enabling Prijovic to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prijovic missing with a left hand there. Fortunado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortunado.
Prijovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortunado.
Fortunado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prijovic.
Fortunado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prijovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prijovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortunado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prijovic throws a leg kick but Fortunado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortunado throws an overhand right that lands on Prijovic's shoulder, as Prijovic tries to avoid the shot.
Prijovic gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fortunado gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Prijovic is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Fortunado!
In his post fight interview, Joaquin Fortunado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.