PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1868 p4p, 234 weight class) and Joseph Lewis (ranked 2934 p4p, 346 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "City" - Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Lupertazzi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Lupertazzi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lupertazzi
vs
Lewis

183 cm
33
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

179 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lupertazzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupertazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lupertazzi works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lupertazzi lands a jab to the head.

Lupertazzi clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lupertazzi tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lupertazzi punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lupertazzi scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupertazzi thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Lewis is rocked!

Lupertazzi has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lupertazzi.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupertazzi finish him?

Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.

Lupertazzi clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lupertazzi.
Lewis looks winded!
Lupertazzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lupertazzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Lupertazzi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupertazzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Lupertazzi thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lupertazzi cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Lupertazzi has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.

Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lupertazzi instigates a clinch.
Lupertazzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.

Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Lupertazzi. Lupertazzi maintains the clinch.

Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lupertazzi misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lupertazzi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Lupertazzi had a free shot at his head there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lupertazzi cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.

Lupertazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lupertazzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupertazzi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!

Lupertazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lupertazzi sends Lewis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lupertazzi is motioning to the referee to let Lewis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lupertazzi lands a nice hook to Lewis's body. Lewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lupertazzi drops Lewis with a huge uppercut! Lewis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lupertazzi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lupertazzi!