PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ficarella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Five fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ficarella comes to the cage accompanied by Helden by Apocolyptica. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ficarella
vs
Five fingers

168 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Ficarella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Five fingers!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Five fingers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Five fingers working away.

Five fingers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ficarella has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Five fingers but great work by Ficarella.
Five fingers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Five fingers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ficarella thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ficarella tries to stand but can't do so whilst Five fingers controls his leg.

Five fingers kicks Ficarella off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ficarella. No joy for Five fingers on that attempt.
Five fingers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Five fingers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ficarella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Five fingers.
Robert Ficarella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Five fingers.
Five fingers looks gassed!

Ficarella feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Five fingers sprawling to the canvas! Five fingers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ficarella finish him?!

Five fingers is rocked!

It looks like Mickey Five fingers has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ficarella lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Five fingers - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Ficarella!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Ficarella!