PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Ansalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pizetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizetti has chosen That's Amore as his entrance music. Frank Pizetti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dwight Ansalon's chin.

Ansalon
vs
Pizetti

172 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Ansalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Pizetti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Pizetti.
Pizetti throws the kick towards the body but Ansalon avoids it.
Pizetti shoots in looking for a takedown. Ansalon tries to sprawl out of it but Pizetti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ansalon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ansalon slaps away a takedown attempt from Pizetti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pizetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ansalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Pizetti.

Ansalon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pizetti did well to prevent Ansalon getting side control.
Ansalon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ansalon wants to take a breather but Pizetti is having none of it.
Ansalon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansalon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pizetti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ansalon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ansalon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pizetti's head.
Ansalon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pizetti's head.
Ansalon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pizetti!
Pizetti tries to reverse the position but Ansalon maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ansalon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ansalon avoids the attempt from Pizetti to control.
Ansalon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pizetti tries to hold on but Ansalon postures up.
Pizetti regains half guard.
Pizetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ansalon.
Pizetti wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ansalon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ansalon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pizetti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ansalon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ansalon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ansalon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ansalon wants to work for an arm triangle but Pizetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ansalon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pizetti taking some punishment here, with Ansalon in his half guard.
Pizetti is trying to stand back up but Ansalon is controlling him
Pizetti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ansalon scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ansalon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ansalon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ansalon landing some decent shots from guard.
Ansalon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pizetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Ansalon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pizetti moves in looking to clinch but Ansalon pushes him off.
Pizetti wants to clinch up but Ansalon keeps it at a distance.

Ansalon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ansalon throws a strike but Pizetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pizetti wants to control from the top but Ansalon keeps moving.
Pizetti stopping the sweep attempt from Ansalon.
Pizetti throwing strikes but missing.
Ansalon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizetti wants to stand but Ansalon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ansalon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ansalon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pizetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ansalon.
Pizetti is refusing to be controlled, as Ansalon sits in half guard.
Ansalon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dwight Ansalon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ansalon is trying to control. Pizetti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ansalon is just content to waste time from the top position. Pizetti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ansalon won't allow Pizetti to get back to his feet.
Ansalon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ansalon landing some decent shots from guard.
Ansalon wants to control from the top but Pizetti keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ansalon 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.
Pizetti keeping moving, preventing Ansalon from controlling successfully.
Ansalon postures up.
Ansalon postures up in Pizetti's guard and throws a big left but Pizetti blocks it.
Ansalon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ansalon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pizetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ansalon stopping the sweep attempt from Pizetti.
Pizetti wants to stand but Ansalon is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon postures up in Pizetti's guard and throws a big left but Pizetti blocks it.
Pizetti keeping moving, preventing Ansalon from controlling successfully.
Ansalon postures up in Pizetti's guard and throws a big left but Pizetti blocks it.
Ansalon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pizetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Ansalon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pizetti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ansalon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pizetti's guard.
Ansalon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pizetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pizetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ansalon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ansalon throwing strikes but missing.
Ansalon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pizetti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ansalon.
Pizetti is trying to control the position but Ansalon postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansalon throwing strikes but missing.
Ansalon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ansalon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ansalon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ansalon throws a big right hand that misses.
Ansalon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ansalon scoring with some ground and pound.
Ansalon chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ansalon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ansalon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pizetti is trying to keep Ansalon in close.
Pizetti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ansalon lands a couple of elbows.
Ansalon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ansalon postures up in Pizetti's guard and throws a big left but Pizetti blocks it.
Ansalon distracts Pizetti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizetti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ansalon passes into half guard.

Ansalon seems to be working for a kimura but Pizetti defends the submission attempt.
Ansalon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ansalon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pizetti wants to get back to his feet.
Ansalon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frank Pizetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ansalon is nestled in close to Pizetti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ansalon wants to control but Pizetti is keeping him busy.
Ansalon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pizetti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ansalon.
Dwight Ansalon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ansalon is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Ansalon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ansalon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Ansalon!