PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Pizzorno (ranked 25171 p4p, 6003 weight class) and Franco Spinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sergio Pizzorno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pizzorno
vs
Spinka

164 cm
17
141
1 - 2 - 0

157 cm
25
145
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergio Pizzorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franco Spinka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizzorno throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spinka! But no joy.
Pizzorno scores with a jab to the body.
Pizzorno fails to land with a series of punches.
Pizzorno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pizzorno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spinka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pizzorno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spinka on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pizzorno. Spinka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pizzorno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pizzorno fails to land with a series of punches.
Pizzorno cracks a nice hook into Spinka's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pizzorno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spinka manages to avoid it.
Spinka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pizzorno.
Pizzorno misses the shot to the body.
Spinka throws out a counter right but Pizzorno avoids it with no problem.
Pizzorno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spinka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pizzorno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizzorno throws a body shot but no joy.
Pizzorno dips to his left and cracks Spinka with an uppercut!
Spinka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pizzorno misses the shot to the body.
Pizzorno loads up on a big right hand but Spinka slips the punch.

Spinka has managed to clinch.
Spinka blocks an uppercut.
Spinka fails to pull guard.
Spinka jumps guard but Pizzorno turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pizzorno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pizzorno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spinka doesn't manage to clinch there - Pizzorno circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pizzorno. Spinka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pizzorno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinka moves away.
Spinka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pizzorno misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizzorno lands a nice shot that snaps Spinka's head back.
Spinka tries to clinch there but Pizzorno circles away.
Pizzorno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spinka under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizzorno missing with a left hand there. Spinka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Spinka.

Spinka pushes Pizzorno up against the cage in a clinch.

Spinka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pizzorno uses from the top position.

Spinka is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pizzorno has his hands clasped together but Spinka extends and breaks Pizzorno's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Spinka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franco Spinka!
The defeated Sergio Pizzorno had this to say: 'I'm just getting started - I'll be back.'.