PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Mustafa (ranked 7099 p4p, 3925 weight class) and Nick Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borat Mustafa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mustafa
vs
Piano

191 cm
25
200
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
222
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borat Mustafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Piano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustafa.
Mustafa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Piano moves into range and clinches up with Mustafa.
Piano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mustafas head.
Piano lands a left hand.
Piano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustafa's elbow.
Piano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piano lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Borat Mustafa has been cut.
Mustafa takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mustafa prevents a body shot from Piano.
Piano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piano cracks Mustafa with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with a body punch.
Mustafa blocks a body shot from Piano.
Piano scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Piano as the two fighters clinch.
Piano lands with a right to the head.
Piano tries a body shot but Mustafa blocks it.
Mustafa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Piano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Piano.
Mustafa is breathing heavily.
Piano pushes Mustafa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piano lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Piano.

Mustafa is rocked!
Piano lands a shot to the body.
Piano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustafa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mustafa to his knees! Piano keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Piano!
Nick Piano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.