PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Priapus (ranked 3030 p4p, 3854 weight class) and Frankie Curreri (ranked 367 p4p, 421 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Priapus
vs
Curreri

169 cm
25
156
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
166
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Un-Kaged Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filippo Priapus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Curreri!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curreri lands a right hook to the body.
Curreri lands with a straight right. Priapus didn't see that one coming.
Curreri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Priapus circles away quickly and effectively.
Curreri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curreri connects with a looping right hand.

Priapus tries to keep at a distance but Curreri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curreri told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Priapus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Priapus fails to land.
Priapus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curreri's elbow.
Curreri lands a shoulder strike.
Priapus has a couple of punches blocked by Curreri.
Curreri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Priapus misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Priapus tries to work over Curreri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Priapus misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priapus misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Priapus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curreri backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curreri.
Curreri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priapus backwards.
Priapus stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Priapus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curreri lands with a short shot to the head.
Curreri prevents a body shot from Priapus.
Priapus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curreri tries to circle away but Priapus has him pinned against the cage.
Priapus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Priapus.
Priapus has Curreri pressed against the cage, preventing Curreri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curreri lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curreri scores with a shoulder strike.
Curreri working hard to break the clinch.
Curreri has had enough of the clinch but Priapus keeps him there for the moment.

Curreri breaks the clinch.
Priapus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curreri manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curreri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Curreri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Priapus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Curreri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Priapus thinking.
Curreri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curreri lands a nice shot to the body.

Priapus clinches with his opponent.
Curreri tries to pull guard but Priapus won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curreri blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Priapus.
Curreri is trying to break the clinch but Priapus has him pressed against the cage.
Priapus has a couple of punches blocked by Curreri.
A hook to the body from Priapus.
Priapus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curreri prevents a body shot from Priapus.
A nice left hand lands by Priapus.
Priapus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curreri blocks a body shot from Priapus.
Curreri wants to get back to striking at distance but Priapus won't allow it.
Priapus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priapus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Priapus lands a hook that snaps the head of Curreri backwards.
Curreri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Priapus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Priapus lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curreri gets underhooks to prevent Priapus's takedown attempt.
Priapus throws a punch but it's blocked by Curreri.
Priapus throws a punch but it's blocked by Curreri.

Curreri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curreri scores with a one two! Priapus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priapus walks into a stiff left hand from Curreri.

Curreri moves into range and clinches up with Priapus.
Priapus misses with the head strike.
Priapus working aggressively here.

Priapus lands a takedown into guard.
Priapus throwing strikes from guard but Curreri blocks nicely.
Priapus won't allow Curreri to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Priapus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Priapus trying to control but Curreri is working from the bottom.
Priapus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Curreri will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Priapus trying to control the position from guard on top but Curreri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Priapus chips away with some ground and pound.
Priapus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Priapus trying to control but Curreri is working from the bottom.
Priapus trying to move into half guard but instead Curreri has managed to sweep!

Priapus wants to improve his position but instead Curreri has moved into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Curreri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Curreri looks to land a strike but Priapus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Curreri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Priapus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Priapus tries to get out of the position.
Priapus pulls Curreri in close to prevent any damage.
Priapus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Priapus stalling.
Priapus lands with a punch from half guard.
Priapus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Priapus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Priapus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Priapus with a couple of short strikes.
Priapus landing strikes from the mount.
Priapus landing strikes from the mount and Curreri is in trouble!
Priapus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Curreri looks winded!
Curreri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Priapus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Priapus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Curreri is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Priapus! Curreri is hurt baaadly! Priapus is firing away with more strikes - Curreri is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filippo Priapus!
Filippo Priapus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Un-Kaged Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.