PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck. 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.

Ciprianni
vs
Attila

191 cm
27
213 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

183 cm
29
205 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Arcticus University: London
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprianni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Attila connects with the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Attila has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Attila cracks the inside of Ciprianni's front leg.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a good jab.
Ciprianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Attila.
Ciprianni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attila. That did some damage!
Attila throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Attila scores with a decent looking hook.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Attila misses the body punch
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.

It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni ducks under a wild hook from Attila.
Attila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ciprianni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Attila.
Attila missing with a left hand there. Ciprianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciprianni feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attila manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ciprianni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danny Ciprianni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attila throws a hook but Ciprianni blocks it.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Attila throws out a loose jab but Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donk. Attila catches Ciprianni right on the button with a cross.
Ciprianni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Attila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ciprianni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Attila misses
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Attila swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprianni.
A nice side step and Attila releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to clinch.
Attila lands a jab to the nose.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Attila sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni misses with a left hand
and Attila counters with a nice leg kick.
Attila lands a nice looking body shot.
Ciprianni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Attila. Attila obviously looking to wear him down.
Attila swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Attila throws a leg kick which misses Ciprianni's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciprianni tries to avoid it.
Ciprianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Attila.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ciprianni. That's going to slow Attila down.
Ciprianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Attila.
It looked like Ciprianni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Attila scores with a hook to the body. Ciprianni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Attila.
Attila wants to slow Ciprianni down by chopping away at his legs.
Attila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciprianni misses the target.
Ciprianni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Attila lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ciprianni moves away from the strike by Attila.
Good exchange - Attila coming out on top.
Ciprianni misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Attila.
Attila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Attila scores with a jab to the head.
Attila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ciprianni defending well as Attila loads up on a big left hand.
Attila scores with a hook.
Attila tries to score with a low kick but Ciprianni moves his leg out of the way.
Ciprianni throwing a counter right hand but Attila manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Attila throws a leg kick that misses.
Ciprianni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ciprianni lands a nice shot that snaps Attila's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ciprianni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Attila.
Ciprianni throwing a counter right hand but Attila manages to avoid it.
Attila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Attila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Attila fails with the takedown.
Ciprianni throws a looping overhand right but Attila ducks down to avoid it.
Ciprianni wants to clinch but Attila slips to the side
and Attila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Attila swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprianni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Attila misses with a wild body shot.
Ciprianni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila throws out a powerful jab.
Attila bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ciprianni's head backwards.
Johan Attila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciprianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Attila.
Ciprianni throws a front kick aimed at Attila's knee but Attila avoids it well.
Attila thuds his right hand into Ciprianni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ciprianni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.
Ciprianni lands with a good body shot.
Attila throws a body punch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Ciprianni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Attila takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Attila ducks right into an uppercut from Ciprianni.
Attila digs a good hook to Ciprianni's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprianni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Attila needs to keep his hands up - Ciprianni had a free shot at his head there.
Attila lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
As Attila backs away, Ciprianni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Attila misses with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Ciprianni tries to move into range but Attila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Attila. Beautiful body shot.
Attila lunges at Ciprianni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ciprianni's hand.
Ciprianni scores with a punch to the head.
Attila digs a good hook to Ciprianni's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Attila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Attila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprianni in his tracks.
Attila lands with a nice body punch.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciprianni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Attila lands a right hook to the body.
Attila misses with a double jab
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciprianni tries to clinch but Attila moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ciprianni.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila lands a nice shot that snaps Ciprianni's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni tries to bum rush Attila with a series of wild strikes but Attila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciprianni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Attila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ciprianni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Attila.
Attila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Attila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Attila misses with a low kick.
Attila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Attila throws a series of punches but Ciprianni avoids them all with ease.
Attila blocks a head kick by Ciprianni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Attila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ciprianni misses with a series of wild punches.
Attila catches Ciprianni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Attila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Attila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Attila misses the target.
Ciprianni is looking for a counter combo.
Ciprianni is looking to land body kicks.

Attila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciprianni is pressing down on Attila's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ciprianni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Attila is aware though and is defending well.
Attila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila chips away with some ground and pound.

Ciprianni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Attila defends it easily.
Attila wants to control from the top but Ciprianni keeps moving.
Attila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciprianni has momentary wrist control but Attila slips an elbow through the middle.
Attila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ciprianni's head.
Attila connects with a couple of short punches.
Attila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ciprianni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Attila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ciprianni has his foot on Attila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Attila works his way back into a safe position though.
Attila landing some decent shots from guard.
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to sweep here but Attila controlling him for the moment.
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Attila landing some decent shots from guard.

Ciprianni is rocked!
Attila wants to control from the top but Ciprianni keeps moving.
Oh Ciprianni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Attila stopping the sweep attempt from Ciprianni.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.

Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ciprianni seems to have got his legs back now.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Attila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ciprianni's head.
Attila preventing the sweep.

Ciprianni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Johan Attila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Attila lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ciprianni is looking for a triangle here but Attila uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Attila in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ciprianni looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Attila turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Attila!
Johan Attila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Danny Ciprianni stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hope my alliance team mate goes all the way to win ITFL!'.