PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Warner (ranked 6420 p4p, 512 weight class) and Gabriele Altini (ranked 3932 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warner
vs
Altini

176 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
23
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriele Altini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Altini tries to keep at a distance but Warner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Altini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Altini missing with knees to the body.
Warner misses with a punch to the body.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Altini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Altini trying to land knees to the body.
Warner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Altini backwards.
Altini lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warner.
Warner lands an elbow that stopped Altini in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Knees to the body from Warner.
Altini working aggressively here.
Warner presses Altini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Altini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Altini is blocking nicely.
Warner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altini is struggling to control the position.
Warner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Altini.
Warner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Altini throws an elbow but it misses.
Altini trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Altini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner lands a knee to the body.
Altini blocks an elbow strike from Warner.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Altini swings wildly with an uppercut but Warner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Altini avoids the elbow strike from Warner, against the cage.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altini tries to throw a body punch but Warner avoids it by throwing Altini back against the cage.
Altini lands with a left to the head.
Altini can't find room to land a body shot as Warner controls the action.
Warner lands a good knee to the midsection. Altini won't want to take too many of those.
Altini has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Warner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Altini can turn it around.
Warner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Altini.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
Warner misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altini lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Altini obliges.
Warner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warner lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Gabriele Altini has been cut.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
Warner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Altini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Altini tries to work over Warner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warner tries to throw a body punch but Altini avoids it by throwing Warner back against the cage.
Warner lands a nice knee to the body.
Altini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altini lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Warner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Altini's brow.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Altini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Warner trying to land knees to the body.
Altini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Altini on the inside.
Altini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Altini is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Warner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriele Altini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Altini closes the distance and clinches.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Warner misses with the head strike.
Warner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warner lands a right hand.
A short right from Altini on the inside.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Altini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.

Warner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Warner has managed to clinch.
Altini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warner misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altini lands an uppercut.
Warner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warner can't find room to land a body shot as Altini controls the action.
Altini controlling the action here for a moment.

Warner manages to break the clinch.

Altini takes the fight into the clinch.
Warner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altini backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Altini.
Altini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Altini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Warner tries to work over Altini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warner working aggressively here.
Altini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warner can't find room to land a body shot as Altini controls the action.
Altini misses with a body punch.
Warner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Altini is breathing heavily.
Altini lands a nice knee to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Warner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Altini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Altini lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Altini avoids it.
Warner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Altini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Altini.
Warner misses with a punch to the body.

Warner manages to break the clinch.
Altini throws the kick towards the body but Warner avoids it.

Warner has managed to clinch.

Warner breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Altini slows down the pace here.
Warner is looking to control Altini's arms but Altini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warner has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warner trying to control the position but instead, Altini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warner into the cage.
Altini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altini can do to turn this around?
Altini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Warner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Warner has Altini up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Altini avoids the elbow strike from Warner, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Warner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriele Altini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Warner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Warner.
A short left from Altini.
Altini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Altini gets through Warner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Altini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warner.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
Altini tries to land knees in the clinch but Warner avoids the damage to the body.
David Warner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Altini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warner looking to slow down the pace here.
Warner tries to land knees in the clinch but Altini avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Altini pushes Warner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Altini scores a nice knee to the body.

Warner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Altini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Warner moves into range and clinches up with Altini.
Altini lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Altini.
Warner tries a body shot but Altini blocks it.
A short uppercut from Warner.
A shot in the inside from Altini.
Altini lands a knee to the body.
Altini avoiding damage as Warner throws knees to the body.
Altini blocks a body shot from Warner.
Warner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Altini lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Altini - that landed with a thud.
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Warner breaks the clinch.

Warner has Altini up against the cage in a clinch.
Altini scores with a shot to the side of Warner's head.
Warner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.
Warner looking to throw knees to the head but Altini is blocking nicely.
Warner managing to block the knees to the body from Altini.
Warner misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner avoiding damage as Altini throws knees to the body.
Altini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Warner taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Warner throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Warner has a couple of punches blocked by Altini.
Altini lands with a right to the head.

Warner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Altini works over Warner's head and body with a nice combination.

Warner forces Altini back against the cage and clinches.
Altini missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Altini lands a knee to the body.
Altini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Warner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Altini missing with knees to the body.
Altini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Altini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altini lands with a short shot to the head.
David Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Altini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warner backwards.
Altini is pushing Warner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gabriele Altini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Altini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriele Altini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Warner!
Post fight, an emotional David Warner said 'A big thanks to Underground Supps for their support.'.