PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Fornaroli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Stavros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fornaroli
vs
Stavros

191 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Fornaroli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hector Stavros!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fornaroli.
Fornaroli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stavros circles away from the clinch attempt.

Fornaroli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stavros looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fornaroli working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Fornaroli goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stavros rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fornaroli's guard! Nice work there by Stavros!
Stavros wants to control from the top but Fornaroli keeps moving.
Fornaroli doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fornaroli keeping moving, preventing Stavros from controlling successfully.
Fornaroli working a defensive guard here.
Stavros preventing the sweep.
Fornaroli could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fornaroli swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stavros with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fornaroli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fornaroli is looking to stand up but Stavros won't let him.
Fornaroli wants to pass the guard but Stavros is keeping the position.
Stavros has his hands on Fornaroli's head, controlling the position.
Fornaroli tries to stand but Stavros is controlling from the bottom.
Fornaroli is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fornaroli is fighting to break Stavros's control of his arms but Stavros is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Fornaroli has gone for a leg lock! Stavros slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fornaroli's guard.
Stavros scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stavros lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stavros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stavros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fornaroli keeping full guard, as Stavros tries to pass.
Stavros slips nicely into half guard.
Stavros winds up and cracks Fornaroli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stavros lands a nice short elbow.
Fornaroli trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stavros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fornaroli's face.
Stavros fails to take his opponent's back.
Stavros pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stavros controlling the pace for now.
Fornaroli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stavros has control of Fornaroli's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fornaroli regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Stavros lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Stavros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stavros scores a takedown into full mount!
Stavros tries to control but Fornaroli wriggling away.
Stavros is landing with some decent strikes but Fornaroli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stavros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fornaroli's face.
Fornaroli wants to hold on but Stavros pushes him away.
Stavros unloading with bombs!
Stavros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fornaroli is looking to escape.
Fornaroli is looking to improve his position but Stavros isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stavros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fornaroli is looking to escape.

Stavros is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fornaroli is surviving well by controlling Stavros's body position as best he can.
Stavros scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Stavros is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fornaroli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fornaroli shrugs it off.
Fornaroli tries to reverse the position but Stavros maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stavros has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fornaroli is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Stavros!