PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gentile Catalano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tights's entrance music is Mama Gon Knock You Out!. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tights
vs
Catalano

175 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Pirates Powder

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, Pimbo Tights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gentile Catalano!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tights is looking to clinch but Catalano is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pimbo Tights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tights tries to clinch but Catalano moves out of range.
Tights tries to clinch up.
Tights throws a lazy right hand but Catalano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tights lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tights tries to clinch up but Catalano circles away and keeps his distance.

Catalano 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Catalano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Catalano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Catalano looking to pass the guard.
Catalano is standing up over Tights. Tights looks to escape but Catalano dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catalano controlling the position from side mount.
Catalano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Catalano tries for a kimura but Tights is defending well.
Catalano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tights keeps working.
Catalano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tights. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tights throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tights wants to clinch.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tights tries to clinch but Catalano is having none of it.
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catalano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catalano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tights tries to clinch but Catalano moves out of range.
Tights tries to clinch there but Catalano circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Tights, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Catalano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tights scores with a jab.
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tights throws a leg kick that misses.
Catalano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tights tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tights misses with a jab, cross combination.
Catalano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tights uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Catalano.
Catalano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
Catalano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tights throws a head kick that misses.
Catalano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tights is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pimbo Tights dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Catalano. Those never looked like landing.
Tights gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Catalano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Catalano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Catalano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tights haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gentile Catalano.
Catalano throws a looping overhand right but Tights ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights ducks under a wild hook from Catalano.

Catalano gets a double leg takedown into Tights's guard.
Catalano wants to pass the guard but Tights is keeping the position.
Catalano sitting in guard here, content to control.
Catalano looking to sit in guard and control but Tights gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Catalano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tights manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catalano looking to sit in guard and control but Tights gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tights has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Catalano is proving hard to escape from.

Catalano working for a triangle but Tights defends it easily.
Tights trying to control the position from guard on top but Catalano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tights trying to stand up but can't free himself from Catalano's guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Catalano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tights can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tights passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Catalano is not content to let Tights control the position.
Catalano tries to buck Tights off but Tights is having none of it.
Tights cracks Catalano with a big elbow.
Tights controlling from side mount.
Catalano tries to bench press Tights off him but Tights keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalano is not content to let Tights control the position.
Tights tries to stand but Catalano is controlling his head.
Catalano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Catalano looks to move to half guard but instead Tights has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catalano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gentile Catalano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tights tries to clinch up.
Catalano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights misses with a two punch combination.
Tights wants to clinch.

Catalano closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tights's guard.
Tights is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Catalano is controlling him.
Tights is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Catalano dives into side control.

Catalano goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tights rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Catalano's guard! Nice work there by Tights!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Catalano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tights is aware though and is defending well.

Catalano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tights defends it easily.
Tights has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Catalano is proving hard to escape from.

Catalano looking for a guillotine here but Tights defends easily.
Catalano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tights showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tights trying to control the position from guard on top but Catalano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catalano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tights trying to control the position from guard on top but Catalano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Tights decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Catalano, up you get!
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catalano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights is looking to clinch.
Catalano keeps the fight on the outside.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catalano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights tries to clinch there but Catalano circles away.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Catalano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Catalano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pimbo Tights is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights tries to clinch but Catalano is having none of it.
Tights tries to clinch but Catalano moves out of range.

Catalano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tights to the ground. Catalano is now in Tights's guard.
Catalano won't allow Tights to get back to his feet.

Catalano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tights dives on top into guard.
Tights wants to control from the top but Catalano keeps moving.

Tights thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Catalano is wriggling around but Tights manages to pass to half guard.
Tights takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalano wants to control but Tights passes into side.
Catalano is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tights advances nicely into full mount.
Catalano tries to lock up and control but Tights gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tights wants to control the pace but Catalano is squirming around nicely.
Catalano is trying desperately to improve position.
Catalano wants to control but Tights is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tights controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Catalano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tights looking to control but Catalano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pimbo Tights showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tights has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pimbo Tights!
Pimbo Tights decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.