PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Boy (ranked 3214 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Sergio Taladro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boy
vs
Taladro

200 cm
25
255
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
240
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Taladro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Boy.
Boy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taladro tries to clinch but Boy moves away
and Boy counters with a nice body shot.

Boy moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Taladro working hard to break the clinch.
Boy pushes Taladro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taladro or not.
A frustrated look appears on Taladro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy lands with a light punch inside.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Taladro looks winded!

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

Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Boy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taladro backwards.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Boy moves into the clinch successfully.
Boy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Boy on the inside.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Boy as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taladro backwards.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boy works on Taladro's body with a couple of short punches.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Taladro is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is leaning against Taladro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taladro is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taladro seems to have recovered his senses.

Boy clinches.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taladro is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Boy.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Boy as the two fighters clinch.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taladro backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is leaning against Taladro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Boy lands with a right to the head.
Boy gets through Taladro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taladro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taladro or not.

Boy drops Taladro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Taladro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boy pushes Taladro against the cage. Boy is working some dirty boxing. Boy pushes off with a quick right hook! Taladro goes down! Taladro tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Boy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Boy!