PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fester Addams (ranked 2567 p4p, 112 weight class) and Leonardo Saggioro (ranked 4138 p4p, 97 weight class). Addams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Family Vales. Leonardo Saggioro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Addams
vs
Saggioro

180 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
240 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fester Addams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Saggioro!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saggioro darts in looking for a takedown but Addams gets double underhooks and turns Saggioro into the cage.
Addams tries to counter by clinching up but Saggioro breaks away and moves out of range.
Saggioro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Addams circles away.
Addams is looking to counter the offense by Saggioro and move into the clinch.
Addams leaves Saggioro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fester Addams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Saggioro.
Saggioro shoots in for a takedown but Addams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Addams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Addams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saggioro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Addams defends well and Saggioro ends up having to push Addams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saggioro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Addams counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Addams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saggioro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Addams lands an elbow inside that Saggioro shrugs off.

It looks like Leonardo Saggioro has been cut.

Saggioro successfully pulls guard.
Addams trying to control but Saggioro is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Saggioro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Addams controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saggioro is looking for a triangle but Addams pushes his legs off easily.

Saggioro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Addams is aware though and is defending well.

Saggioro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Addams defends it easily.
Addams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Addams wants to control from the top but Saggioro keeps moving.

Saggioro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Addams defends well.
Addams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saggioro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Addams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Saggioro working for a triangle but Addams defends it easily.

Saggioro working for a triangle but Addams defends it easily.
Addams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Addams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Leonardo Saggioro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saggioro fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggioro dives in and grabs Addams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Addams pushes down on Saggioro's head and hops out.
Saggioro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Addams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saggioro.
Saggioro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Addams counters with a straight right hand.
Saggioro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saggioro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Addams defends well and Saggioro ends up having to push Addams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Addams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saggioro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saggioro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saggioro fails to land the takedown.
Addams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saggioro manages to circle out of the way.
Saggioro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Saggioro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addams slaps away a takedown attempt from Saggioro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saggioro misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Addams to counter with a crisp jab.

Addams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Addams lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Saggioro goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Addams in side control.
Saggioro looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saggioro is looking for a sweep.
Addams tries to advance to mount but Saggioro denies him.

Addams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Addams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Addams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saggioro keeps working.

Addams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fester Addams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Saggioro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saggioro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Addams as he avoids it easily.
Addams tries to counter by clinching up but Saggioro breaks away and moves out of range.

Addams rushes Saggioro and presses him up against the cage.
Addams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Addams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Addams has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Saggioro goes down! Addams dives on top of him - Saggioro manages to get guard.

Saggioro looking for a guillotine here but Addams defends easily.
Addams preventing the sweep.
Addams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saggioro is breathing heavily.
Addams wants to control from the top but Saggioro keeps moving.
Addams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Addams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saggioro on the ground.

Saggioro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams looking to sit in guard and control but Saggioro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Addams looking for a guillotine here but Saggioro defends easily.
Leonardo Saggioro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saggioro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Addams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Addams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Addams is adopting a defensive guard.

Saggioro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Addams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saggioro has managed to get both his arms back between Addams's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggioro stands and throws Addams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Addams is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

Saggioro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Addams wants to control but Saggioro postures up.
Addams tries to buck Saggioro off but Saggioro is having none of it.

Saggioro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saggioro wants to control but Addams is keeping him busy.
Saggioro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Addams haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Addams is looking to reverse the position.

Saggioro is trying to get an arm triangle but Addams is defending well.
Addams is trying to control Saggioro's posture but Saggioro avoids it.

Saggioro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Addams, who protects the arm well.
Saggioro tries to advance to mount but can't.

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.

Saggioro goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Addams rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Saggioro's guard! Nice work there by Addams!
Addams trying to control the position from guard on top but Saggioro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Addams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Saggioro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Addams has Saggioro in his guard.

Addams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Addams is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fester Addams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Saggioro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saggioro keeps the fight on the outside.
Addams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Addams.
Addams wants to clinch up but Saggioro keeps it at a distance.
Saggioro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Addams is fending him off so far but Saggioro persists. Nope, Addams circles away and we're back to standing.
Saggioro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Addams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saggioro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saggioro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saggioro.
Fester Addams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Saggioro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addams stuffs the takedown.
Saggioro misses with a takedown attempt

and Addams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saggioro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Saggioro is trying to trip Addams. He has hold of a leg but Addams is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Saggioro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Addams holds on and takes a little breather.
Addams is trying to control the position but Saggioro postures up.

Addams working for submissions but it's allowed Saggioro to get to half guard.
Addams is trying to maintain the position but Saggioro is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saggioro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saggioro is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saggioro is looking for a kimura here.

Addams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saggioro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Saggioro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Addams sees it coming and defends easily.
Addams is trying to control but Saggioro passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addams wants to control but Saggioro postures up.

Saggioro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Addams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Addams is not content to let Saggioro control the position.

Saggioro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Addams is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonardo Saggioro!