PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 2112 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Valerio Falto (ranked 114 p4p, 99 weight class). Valerio Falto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Joe
vs
Falto

174 cm
25
145
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
144
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jobber Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valerio Falto!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe lands a nice looking body shot.
Falto tries to clinch up.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Falto's head back.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Falto moved out of range nicely.
Falto misses with a jab to the body
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Falto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joe defends it well.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Falto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Falto.
Falto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joe scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Falto moves away and avoids it.
Falto with the counter takedown but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe clobbers Falto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Falto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falto momentarily.
Falto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Falto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falto doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe lands a right hook to the body.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Falto ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Falto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falto goes for a double leg but Joe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joe continues to drive forward.
Joe throws a series of punches but Falto avoids them all with ease.
Falto takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Falto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Jobber Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Falto's ribs.
Falto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Falto gets slowly back to his feet.
Jobber Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valerio Falto.
Jab by Joe.
Joe sizes up Falto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Falto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falto shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Joe.
Joe works the jab nicely.
Falto is looking to clinch.
Joe misses with the combination.
Joe lands the left hand.
Jobber Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Joe as Falto shoots in.
Falto tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Joe.
Joe throws a combination. Falto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falto.
Falto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falto circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Falto takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jobber Joe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Joe lands a nice hook to Falto's body. Falto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Falto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Falto is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Falto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joe has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is trying to control Falto's posture but Falto avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Falto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
Joe is not content to let Falto control the position.
Falto taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe is trying to control Falto's posture but Falto avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Falto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Joe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Falto but great work by Joe.
Falto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Falto seems a little lost for a moment, as Joe dominates the positioning.
Falto can't do much from the bottom here.
Falto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falto prevents Joe from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe working away.
A lull in the action here as Joe stalls from top position.
Falto is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Falto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Falto is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falto keeps trying to improve his position.
Falto manages to get back to half guard.
Falto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Falto wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Valerio Falto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Falto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Falto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joe defends it well.
Falto shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Falto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joe as he jumps to the side.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falto shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense.
Jobber Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valerio Falto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Falto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe throws a jab when Falto was well out of range.
Joe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falto.
Joe connects with a right hand. Falto shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falto eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falto tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Falto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
A punch lands to the side of Falto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Falto at a distance.
Joe lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falto moves away.
Falto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a two punch combo.
Falto dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Falto's head and hops out.
Joe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falto scrambles back to his feet.
Jobber Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Falto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Joe's guard.
Joe is pulling down on Falto's head. It's preventing any offense from Falto, at least for the moment.

Falto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe wants to stand up but Falto is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to keep Falto in close.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falto on the ground.
Joe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Falto is controlling him.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Falto from controlling successfully.
Falto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falto is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falto on the side of the head.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falto manages to avoid it.
Falto dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Falto ducks down to avoid it.
Joe falls off balance throwing a combination

and Falto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Joe's guard.
Falto stays in close to Joe's body and controls the position.
Falto is fighting to break Joe's control of his arms but Joe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Falto is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jobber Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobber Joe!
During a confident post fight interview, Jobber Joe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.