PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Super Glad - Laki-Laki. D Amato has chosen Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray as his entrance music. Michael D Amato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Monster Hero's chin.

Hero
vs
D Amato

191 cm
26
239 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

178 cm
27
234 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Instinct
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero moves away from the strike by D Amato.
An attempted straight right counter from Hero misses the target.
D Amato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
D Amato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hero in his tracks.
Hero throws a series of punches but D Amato moves out of range.
Hero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks D Amato off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Hero's head coaches at Hells Balls Grappling Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
D Amato moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero scores with a hook.
D Amato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
D Amato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monster Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!

D Amato lands a big uppercut and Hero crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hero looks OK. D Amato waves Hero back to his feet!

Hero is rocked!

It looks like Monster Hero has been cut.
Hero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Hero has D Amato up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hero turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hero misses with the ground and pound.
Hero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hero in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
D Amato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amato avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hero.
Hero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hero looking to control but instead D Amato has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hero trying to control the pace.
Hero is trying to control the action in half guard but D Amato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hero wants to take a breather but D Amato is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
D Amato has hold of Hero's hands but Hero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
D Amato has hold of Hero's hands but Hero slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. D Amato defending well though.
Hero works his way into side control.
Hero controls the position.
D Amato is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hero connects with a decent elbow.
D Amato parries the strikes from Hero easily there. Hero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable D Amato to escape.
Hero tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Hero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
D Amato defending against the ground and pound.
D Amato parries the strikes from Hero easily there. Hero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable D Amato to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Hero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
D Amato dodges the ground and pound from Hero.
Sloppy strikes there by Hero.
Hero throws an elbow but D Amato slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hero misses with the ground and pound.
Hero tries to score with some ground and pound. D Amato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if D Amato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but D Amato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato prevents Hero from improving position.
An elbow from Hero crashes against the mat.
D Amato prevents Hero from moving into mount.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear D Amato down.
Hero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but D Amato is avoiding damage well.
Hero is working D Amato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hero lands an elbow.
Hero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but D Amato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but D Amato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monster Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monster Hero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hero cracks D Amato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
D Amato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and D Amato moves out of range easily.

Hero has closed the distance and engaged D Amato in a clinch.
D Amato wants to break the clinch but can't.
D Amato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from D Amato.

D Amato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Amato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.

D Amato lands a big uppercut and Hero crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hero looks OK. D Amato waves Hero back to his feet!
Oh Hero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero throws a head kick but D Amato moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amato counters with a huge right that knocks Hero out cold! D Amato is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.