PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabione De Giorgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abjjd jadeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Giorgi
vs
jadeo

215 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
298 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabione De Giorgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, abjjd jadeo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Giorgi fails with a takedown attempt.
jadeo slaps away a takedown attempt from De Giorgi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

jadeo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Giorgi did well to prevent jadeo getting side control.
De Giorgi pushes jadeo off but jadeo dives into side control.
De Giorgi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

jadeo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Giorgi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Giorgi gets back to half guard.

jadeo 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Giorgi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

jadeo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Giorgi defends it well.
jadeo prevents De Giorgi from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
jadeo passes to side control.
De Giorgi is trying to control jadeo's posture but jadeo avoids it.
jadeo wants to control but De Giorgi is keeping him busy.
De Giorgi wants to control but jadeo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Giorgi tries to improve position but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from De Giorgi.
jadeo looks gassed!
De Giorgi has his takedown stuffed

and jadeo counters with a shoot takedown. De Giorgi fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabione De Giorgi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Giorgi controls jadeo momentarily but jadeo frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Giorgi wants to sweep but no luck.
De Giorgi trying to keep a closed guard but jadeo is proving a slippery customer.
De Giorgi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst jadeo is controlling him.
De Giorgi trying to control the position.
De Giorgi is really struggling to control jadeo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Giorgi throws a solid leg kick but jadeo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Giorgi.
jadeo stuffs the takedown.
De Giorgi throws a one two combo.

It looks like abjjd jadeo has been cut.
De Giorgi closes this distance looking for a takedown but jadeo circles away.
Nice takedown defense from jadeo. No joy for De Giorgi on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
jadeo swats away the attempt to clinch by De Giorgi.
De Giorgi tries to clinch but jadeo moves away

and jadeo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by jadeo.

De Giorgi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. jadeo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fabione De Giorgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on abjjd jadeo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

jadeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Giorgi misses with a body kick.
De Giorgi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Giorgi works over jadeo's head and body with a nice combination.
De Giorgi with a poor takedown

and jadeo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Giorgi's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Giorgi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Giorgi tries to strike from the bottom.
jadeo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Giorgi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. jadeo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

De Giorgi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
jadeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Giorgi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
jadeo trying to move into half guard but instead De Giorgi has managed to sweep!

jadeo is looking for a triangle here but De Giorgi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
De Giorgi working the head with strikes.
De Giorgi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
abjjd jadeo has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Giorgi wants to control but jadeo is keeping him busy.
De Giorgi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but jadeo is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jadeo is trying to improve his position.
jadeo parries the strikes from De Giorgi easily there. De Giorgi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable jadeo to escape.
De Giorgi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for jadeo!
De Giorgi looking to control but jadeo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Giorgi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
jadeo can't escape the position.
De Giorgi throwing strikes here but jadeo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Giorgi wants to control the pace but jadeo is squirming around nicely.
De Giorgi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
jadeo avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Giorgi.
De Giorgi looking to finish with strikes here!
De Giorgi tries to control but jadeo wriggling away.
De Giorgi controlling his opponent.
De Giorgi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
jadeo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Giorgi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Giorgi mounts jadeo! Really nice guard pass there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabione De Giorgi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on abjjd jadeo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

De Giorgi misses with a takedown attempt

and jadeo counters with a single leg into guard. De Giorgi didn't expect that.
De Giorgi wants to stand up but jadeo is controlling him.
De Giorgi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
jadeo is pushing down on De Giorgi's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Giorgi is fighting to maintain full guard but jadeo has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Giorgi trying to control here.
De Giorgi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
jadeo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
jadeo wants to pass the guard but De Giorgi is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Giorgi trying to control the position.
jadeo stopping the sweep attempt from De Giorgi.
De Giorgi controls jadeo momentarily but jadeo frees himself.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Giorgi scores with a leg kick.
De Giorgi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. jadeo defends it nicely.
De Giorgi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Giorgi with a lazy takedown attempt

and jadeo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Giorgi's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabione De Giorgi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Giorgi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for jadeo!
jadeo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jadeo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Giorgi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
jadeo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
jadeo is desperately trying to improve his position but De Giorgi has a good base and remains in mount.
jadeo is squirming around, avoiding De Giorgi's attempts to control the action.
jadeo is wriggling around trying to escape.

jadeo tries to improve his position but De Giorgi has taken his back! De Giorgi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will jadeo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! De Giorgi pushes jadeo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabione De Giorgi!