PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pinfish (ranked 5636 p4p, 4185 weight class) and Antonio Locatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pinfish
vs
Locatelli

190 cm
18
175
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pinfish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Locatelli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinfish.
Locatelli misses with a left hand
and Pinfish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peter Pinfish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinfish staying out of range there.
Locatelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinfish is just out of range.
Pinfish drops his hands momentarily and Locatelli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Locatelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinfish.
Locatelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinfish circles away.
Nice defenses there by Pinfish.

Pinfish closes the distance and clinches.
Locatelli pushes Pinfish back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Locatelli on the inside.
Locatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locatelli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locatelli.
Locatelli lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locatelli.

Pinfish manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locatelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pinfish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Locatelli defends well.
Locatelli won't allow Pinfish to get back to his feet.
Locatelli wants to control from the top but Pinfish keeps moving.
Locatelli slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Locatelli escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pinfish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Locatelli moves into the clinch.
Pinfish tries to land a knee to the head but Locatelli blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locatelli lands with a right to the head.
Locatelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locatelli.
A short right from Locatelli.
Locatelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locatelli scores with a shot to the side of Pinfish's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locatelli avoiding damage as Pinfish throws knees to the body.
Locatelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinfish is breathing heavily.
Locatelli is working Pinfish over against the cage.
Locatelli lands an uppercut.
Locatelli lands a shoulder strike.

Pinfish is rocked!
Locatelli is working Pinfish over against the cage.
Oh Pinfish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locatelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinfish backwards.
Locatelli pushes Pinfish against the cage. Locatelli is working some dirty boxing. Locatelli pushes off with a quick right hook! Pinfish goes down! Pinfish tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Locatelli moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Locatelli!
After winning the bout, Antonio Locatelli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.