PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamic Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. Menace has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Assante
vs
Menace

185 cm
31
203 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

181 cm
32
192 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dynamic Menace !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assante works Menace 's body with a nice hook.
Menace throws a hook to the side of Assante's head but Assante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menace thumps Assante with a low kick.
Menace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Menace shoots in for a takedown but Assante shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Menace .
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Menace moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assante.
Menace thows a body shot but no joy.
Assante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assante blocks the body kick.
Assante misses with a wild body shot.
Menace tries to score with a low kick but Assante moves his leg out of the way.
Menace throws the kick towards the body but Assante avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assante is able to avoid easily.
Menace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assante misses the shot to the body.
Menace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assante pinned against the cage. Assante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvatore Assante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamic Menace .
Assante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Menace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menace lands with a kick to the temple. Assante shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Assante - that will leave a mark!
Assante avoids the head kick by Menace .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante misses with a combination
and Menace counters with a nice kick to the body.
Menace ducks under a wild hook from Assante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
Menace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menace misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Menace .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assante.
Assante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Menace under the eye.

Menace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Assante is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Menace trying to control the action but Assante is working from the bottom.
Menace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Menace in side control, throwing shots but Assante defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Assante is avoiding damage well.
Assante dodges the ground and pound from Menace .
Menace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Menace misses with the ground and pound.
Menace misses with the ground and pound.
Menace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Assante struggling a bit here.
Assante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace misses with the ground and pound.
Menace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assante some visible discomfort.
Assante defending against the ground and pound.
Assante sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Menace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace working over Assante with some ground and pound. Assante looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Assante is rocked!
Menace lands a big elbow - Assante is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Menace !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dynamic Menace !
Our winner, Dynamic Menace , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.