PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurizio Iacono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Masahuku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iacono comes to the cage accompanied by Kataklysm - Crippled & Broken. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masahuku's choice of entrance music: Saltarello by Dead Can Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iacono
vs
Masahuku

190 cm
22
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
290 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurizio Iacono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Masahuku!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iacono misses the body punch
and Masahuku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masahuku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iacono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Masahuku counter with a right hand.
Iacono rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masahuku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Masahuku clinches.
Iacono misses with a punch to the body.
Iacono holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Iacono presses Masahuku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masahuku blocks an uppercut.
Masahuku looking to slow down the pace here.
Iacono prevents a body shot from Masahuku.
Come on Masahuku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Iacono breaks the clinch.
Iacono moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iacono digs a good body shot into Masahuku's ribs.
Iacono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iacono misses with a few strikes there.
Masahuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Iacono is just out of range.
Iacono throws a right and a left that Masahuku avoids nicely.
Iacono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iacono connects with the punch.
Iacono lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iacono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iacono misses the shot to the body.
Iacono misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masahuku moves into the clinch.
Iacono misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Iacono's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Iacono throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masahuku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Iacono.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iacono lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masahuku looks gassed!
Iacono lands a right hand.
Iacono stalling.

Iacono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Iacono closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iacono.
Iacono lands a body shot in the clinch.
Iacono lands a body punch.
Iacono leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Iacono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iacono working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iacono digs a right hand into Masahuku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masahuku's gas tank.
Iacono leaning against his opponent.
Iacono lands a hook to the side of the head.

Iacono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masahuku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masahuku walks into a straight right hand from Iacono.

Masahuku is rocked!
Iacono throws a monster overhand right that drops Masahuku! Iacono follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurizio Iacono!