PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brumbazz Hulendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Papoose - Born To Win. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piano
vs
Hulendez

210 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
283 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brumbazz Hulendez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses with a looping left.
Piano with a hook.
Piano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hulendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piano sprawls well. Piano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hulendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Piano tries to sprawl out of it but Hulendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Piano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Don Piano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brumbazz Hulendez.
Hulendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Piano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Brumbazz Hulendez has been cut.
Nice jab there from Piano.
Piano punishes Hulendez's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Piano does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hulendez at a distance.
Hulendez looks gassed!

Hulendez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Piano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Piano.

Piano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hulendez defends it easily.
Hulendez preventing the sweep.
Hulendez looking to sit in guard and control but Piano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulendez working a defensive guard here.

Hulendez wriggles free and stands up.
Hulendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piano throws a hook to the side of Hulendez's head but Hulendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don Piano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Piano.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Hulendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano throws a series of strikes that have Hulendez backpedaling.
Piano lands a really nice looking cross but Hulendez seems unphased.
Piano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hulendez.

Hulendez is rocked!
Piano throws a hook but Hulendez blocks it.
Hulendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Piano finish him?
Piano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hulendez.
Piano throws a looping overhand right but Hulendez ducks down to avoid it.
Hulendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Piano scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano drops Hulendez with a huge uppercut! Hulendez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Piano is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Piano!