PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 807 p4p, 516 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 114 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Attilio De Fiore enters the cage!

Mammadov
vs
De Fiore

173 cm
33
174
18 - 15 - 1

193 cm
30
177
17 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hoarse Pills
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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 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Fiore. Mammadov shrugs it off though.
De Fiore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Fiore connects with a body shot that sends Mammadov's belly button to the back.
Mammadov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mammadov.
De Fiore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mammadov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fiore.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Mammadov.
Mammadov is looking to clinch but De Fiore is avoiding it.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammadov.
De Fiore scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as De Fiore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mammadov doesn't seem phased though.
Mammadov looks for a takedown but De Fiore sprawls well.
De Fiore misses with a leg kick.
De Fiore jabs at Mammadov's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mammadov tries to bum rush De Fiore with a series of wild strikes but De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fiore lands with a nice combination. Mammadov backs away looking to recover.
De Fiore lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Fiore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mammadov.
De Fiore tries to land a leg kick but Mammadov saw it coming and moves away.
De Fiore scores with a nice head shot.
Mammadov checks a leg kick.
De Fiore lands a body shot.
Mammadov motions for De Fiore to come forward. Mammadov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fiore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from De Fiore finds it's way through Mammadov's defenses.
Mammadov misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Mammadov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammadov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mammadov walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Fiore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore tries to score with a low kick but Mammadov moves his leg out of the way.
De Fiore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Fiore slips a jab from Mammadov.
Mammadov misses with a body kick.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Mammadov is just out of range.

De Fiore gets caught napping as Mammadov dives in and scores a takedown. De Fiore manages to retain guard.
De Fiore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mammadov.
Mammadov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mammadov trying to control but De Fiore is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mammadov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mammadov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov wants to control from the top but De Fiore keeps moving.
Mammadov passes De Fiore's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mammadov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.
Mammadov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Mammadov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Fiore has managed to free his arm - good work.

De Fiore is defending against the submission attempts here by Mammadov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mammadov is trying to work for a kimura but De Fiore is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Fiore is defending against the submission attempts here by Mammadov.

Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.

Mammadov is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
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.

De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mammadov. That did some damage!
Mammadov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Fiore throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mammadov ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Mammadov throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fiore.
De Fiore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mammadov tries to clinch but De Fiore is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mammadov's hands.
Mammadov tries to clinch there but De Fiore circles away.
De Fiore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Fiore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Fiore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mammadov avoids the head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with the combination.

Mammadov clinches up against the cage.
De Fiore takes a shot to the head.

De Fiore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Mammadov moves out of range easily.
Mammadov is looking to counter punch.
Mammadov blocks a jab.
Mammadov wants to clinch but De Fiore slips to the side
and De Fiore counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Fiore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore cracks Mammadov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Mammadov ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mammadov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mammadov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mammadov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Fiore keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mammadov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov is thwarting De Fiore's attempts to control the position.
De Fiore is refusing to be controlled, as Mammadov sits in half guard.

De Fiore is defending against the submission attempts here by Mammadov.
Mammadov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Fiore tries to roll over but Mammadov keeps him under control.

Mammadov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Fiore defends it well.

Mammadov is working for a kimura but De Fiore is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mammadov throwing shots but De Fiore is blocking nicely.
De Fiore controlling the position for now.
Mammadov is looking to take a break and control but De Fiore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mammadov trying to advance position but De Fiore counters by regaining guard.
Mammadov wants to control from the top but De Fiore keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Mammadov moves out of range easily.
De Fiore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore lands a right hook to the body.
De Fiore connects with a crisp jab.
De Fiore throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fiore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mammadov.
Mammadov slips a jab and a cross from De Fiore.
Mammadov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by De Fiore misses
and Mammadov counters with a nice body kick.
De Fiore lands a head kick!
De Fiore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mammadov.
A counter left hand to the body from Mammadov misses its target.
Mammadov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Mammadov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Fiore tests Mammadov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mammadov moves out of range as De Fiore throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Mammadov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Fiore defends well and Mammadov ends up having to push De Fiore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Mammadov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yusuf Mammadov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mammadov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Fiore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mammadov.
Mammadov is looking to advance position but De Fiore won't allow it.

Mammadov seems to be working for a kimura but De Fiore defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Fiore's head.
Mammadov trying to control the action but De Fiore is working from the bottom.
Mammadov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mammadov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Fiore defending well though.

Mammadov seems to be working for a kimura but De Fiore defends the submission attempt.

Mammadov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Fiore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mammadov.
Yusuf Mammadov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mammadov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mammadov is looking to stall here but De Fiore recovers full guard.
Mammadov throws an elbow that misses. De Fiore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mammadov's guard. Nice move by De Fiore!

De Fiore won't allow Mammadov to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mammadov throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Fiore uses it to pass to side control.
Mammadov wants to control but De Fiore postures up.
Mammadov tries to improve position but can't.
Mammadov struggling a bit here.
Mammadov is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fiore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mammadov keeps working.
Mammadov tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Attilio De Fiore.
I've got De Fiore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
Attilio De Fiore made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.