PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Capone
vs
Pietravallo

180 cm
38
213 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Diamond Nutrition 160q
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

KAISER

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietravallo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Capone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pietravallo.

Capone has managed to clinch.
Capone misses with a hook to the ribs.

Capone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Pietravallo - just one landing.
Pietravallo throws a sloppy head kick and Capone moves out of range easily.
Capone looks to land a combination but Pietravallo avoids it well.
Capone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capone walks into a straight right hand from Pietravallo.
Capone wants to clinch up but Pietravallo keeps it at a distance.
Capone misses with a double jab
and Pietravallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Pietravallo lands with an uppercut that bounces Capone off the cage and back into range.
Capone darts in trying to clinch

and Pietravallo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Capone missing with punches from the bottom.
Capone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pietravallo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Capone wants to improve his position but Pietravallo is controlling well.
Pietravallo 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone is staying active underneath Pietravallo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pietravallo lands with a punch from half guard.
Capone is not content to let Pietravallo control the position.
Pietravallo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pietravallo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Capone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Capone has hold of Pietravallo's hands but Pietravallo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pietravallo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Capone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Capone punching from the bottom.
Pietravallo trying to mount his opponent but Capone defends it.
Capone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Pietravallo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo working the head and body with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pietravallo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Capone missing with punches from the bottom.
Capone taking some punishment here, with Pietravallo in his half guard.
Capone missing with punches from the bottom.
Capone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Capone is looking to improve his position.
Pietravallo working over Capone with some ground and pound. Capone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pietravallo is pressing down on Capone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Capone is holding on for now.
Capone punching from the bottom.
Pietravallo slips a nice elbow through Capone's hands, connecting with Capone's forehead.
Pietravallo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pietravallo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Capone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Capone is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Pietravallo seems content to control.
Capone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Capone taking some punishment here, with Pietravallo in his half guard.
Pietravallo is trying to control. Capone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pietravallo winds up and cracks Capone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pietravallo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Capone misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Pietravallo there.
Capone has hold of Pietravallo's hands but Pietravallo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Capone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Capone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pietravallo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Capone!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capone can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone is bucking up trying to escape but Pietravallo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Capone is trying to escape the mount.
Capone is working hard here to advance position.
Capone throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pietravallo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Capone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Capone is rocked!
Pietravallo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Capone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pietravallo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pietravallo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giampaolo Pietravallo!