PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Rava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rava comes to the ring accompanied by Blue October - Drilled a Wire through my cheek. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Angelo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rava
vs
Angelo

185 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Das Labor

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietro Rava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Angelo tries a head kick but it misses.
Angelo throws a head kick but Rava moves out of range.

Rava shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Angelo wants to stand but Rava is controlling the position.
Rava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angelo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rava wants to pass the guard but Angelo is keeping the position.
Rava prevents Angelo from getting back to his feet.
Angelo keeping moving, preventing Rava from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rava swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rava feints and as Angelo raises his hands in defense, Rava changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava postures up in Angelo's guard and throws a big left but Angelo blocks it.
Angelo is looking to stand back up but Rava counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Angelo.
Rava has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Angelo wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Angelo tries to kick Rava off in order to stand up. Rava Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Angelo wants to get back to his feet but Rava is dominant here and he's now got Angelo's back!
Angelo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angelo looks gassed!
Good control from Rava.
Rava landing with strikes.
Angelo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rava lands punches and elbows.

Angelo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Angelo is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rava scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Angelo is looking for a way out.
Angelo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rava gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rava lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Angelo hold on?!
Rava controlling from the back.
Angelo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Rava working for the choke.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rava looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Rava go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Angelo holding both Rava 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rava lands punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Angelo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rava gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Angelo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Angelo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Angelo right now.
Rava lands shots from the back.
Angelo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rava lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rava scores with punches to the body.

Rava has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Rava or perhaps it was just good defense by Angelo which made him look bad.
Angelo is looking to clinch but Rava is avoiding it.
Angelo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pietro Rava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rava circles away.

Rava has closed the distance and engaged Angelo in a clinch.
Angelo has had enough of the clinch but Rava keeps him there for the moment.
Angelo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rava avoids the damage to the body.
Rava keeps control of Angelo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelo throws a right hand that Rava ducks under and follows up with a left that Rava also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Angelo tries to clinch but Rava moves away

and Rava counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rava.
Angelo keeping moving, preventing Rava from controlling successfully.
Angelo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rava is controlling him.
Angelo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rava gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Rava shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rava showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Rava there.
Rava wants to take a breather but Angelo is having none of it.

Rava is looking for a kimura but Angelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rava to get the leverage.
Angelo is looking to escape.
Angelo is looking to get back to is feet but Rava passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rava trying to control the position but Angelo is working away.
Angelo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rava asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pietro Rava overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Angelo tries to keep at a distance but Rava has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rava looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Angelo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rava is controlling him.

Rava stands up from Angelo's guard - Rava perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava lands a nice hook to Angelo's body. Angelo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Angelo throws a series of punches but Rava moves out of range.

Rava shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Angelo is trying to defend but Rava finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rava takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Angelo is trying to stand back up but Rava is controlling him
Angelo is refusing to be controlled, as Rava sits in half guard.
Rava prevents Angelo from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rava lands strikes from half guard.
Rava tries to pass to full mount but Angelo defends it.
Rava slips a nice elbow through Angelo's hands, connecting with Angelo's forehead.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Angelo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rava counters with a nice double leg into side control. Angelo won't be happy with that.
Angelo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Angelo bucks up and tries to throw Rava off but instead Rava has got his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rava lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Angelo tries to keep at a distance but Rava has taken the fight into the clinch.
Angelo connects with a knee to the head.
Angelo prevents the takedown attempt.
Rava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelo is trying to break the clinch but Rava is controlling him.

Angelo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rava scores a takedown into full mount!
Rava trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rava scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Angelo?
Rava lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rava fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angelo trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Angelo's face.
Rava with good strikes from the mount here!
Rava tries to control but Angelo wriggling away.
Rava looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rava landing strikes from the mount and Angelo is in trouble!
Angelo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rava scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rava unloading with bombs!
Rava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelo can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rava postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Angelo looks a forlorn figure.
Rava dominating with strikes here.
Angelo is trying to stand.
Angelo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rava lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Rava.
Angelo wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Rava connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Angelo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava landing strikes from the mount and Angelo is in trouble!
Rava lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Angelo hang on?
Angelo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Angelo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rava is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Angelo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Angelo is squirming around, avoiding Rava's attempts to control the action.
Angelo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rava lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rava working for a submission but Angelo is keeping him at bay.
Angelo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rava fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Angelo is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michael Angelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pietro Rava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angelo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Rava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rava, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Rava!