PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cirino Privitera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Pol Tri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Privitera comes to the cage accompanied by animal i have become. Charlie Pol Tri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cirino Privitera's chin.

Privitera
vs
Pol Tri

178 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cirino Privitera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Pol Tri!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tri tries to clinch up but Privitera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tri wants to clinch up but Privitera keeps it at a distance.
Tri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Privitera keeps the fight on the outside.

Privitera scores a takedown into full mount!
Tri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Privitera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Privitera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tri manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Privitera trying to mount his opponent but Tri defends it.
Privitera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Privitera is pressing down on Tri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tri is holding on for now.
Privitera trying to control from half guard but Tri is working away.

Tri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tri is refusing to be controlled, as Privitera sits in half guard.
Privitera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tri on the ground.
Tri has hold of Privitera's hands but Privitera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Privitera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Privitera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tri leaves Privitera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tri wants to clinch.

Privitera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tri looks gassed!
Tri regains half guard.
Privitera trying to mount his opponent but Tri defends it.

Tri actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Privitera pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tri is trying to get back to full guard.
Privitera trying to pass the guard but Tri defending well.
Privitera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tri is staying active underneath Privitera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Privitera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Privitera moves in looking to clinch but Tri pushes him off.
Privitera shoots in but no luck this time.
Privitera shoots in but Tri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cirino Privitera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Privitera closes the distance and clinches up with Tri, looking for a takedown. Privitera pushes Tri against the cage but Tri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tri is looking to clinch.
Tri darts in trying to clinch

and Privitera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tri gets back to full guard.

Tri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Privitera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Privitera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Privitera trying to control the position from guard on top but Tri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Privitera throwing strikes but missing.
Privitera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tri has a closed guard, preventing Privitera from standing up.

Tri has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Privitera should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tri has tightened it up now! Privitera should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charlie Pol Tri!