PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiziano Cantamessa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cantamessa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sacred Worlds (Blind Guardian). Paul Peterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cantamessa
vs
Peterson

178 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiziano Cantamessa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson drops Cantamessa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cantamessa looks back up at him and smiles so Peterson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Cantamessa is rocked!

It looks like Tiziano Cantamessa has been cut.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Cantamessa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cantamessa shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantamessa.
Cantamessa loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Cantamessa seems to have got his legs back now.
Cantamessa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Cantamessa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Peterson clinches with his opponent.

Peterson pulls guard effortlessly.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cantamessa wants to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peterson content just to control the position here.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Peterson controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Peterson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson fails with the takedown

and Cantamessa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
Peterson looks gassed!
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Cantamessa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cantamessa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Peterson, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt

so Cantamessa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Peterson is working an open guard so Cantamessa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cantamessa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cantamessa has a takedown stuffed.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiziano Cantamessa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cantamessa gets the takedown into side control.
Cantamessa is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peterson is trying to work for a sweep but Cantamessa has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantamessa controlling the pace for now.
Peterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cantamessa controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Tiziano Cantamessa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tiziano Cantamessa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cantamessa throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson with a poor takedown

and Cantamessa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cantamessa working Peterson over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Cantamessa.
Cantamessa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peterson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cantamessa jumps into side control!
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Cantamessa slows the pace down.
Peterson tries to bench press Cantamessa off him but Cantamessa keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantamessa slows the pace down.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Cantamessa is dominant here and he's now got Peterson's back!
Cantamessa is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cantamessa controlling the positon.
Cantamessa is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Peterson up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cantamessa's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiziano Cantamessa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cantamessa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cantamessa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cantamessa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cantamessa gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cantamessa.
Cantamessa lands a jab to Peterson's midsection.
Cantamessa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.

Cantamessa shoots in and bounces Peterson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cantamessa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cantamessa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Cantamessa controlling him for the moment.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Cantamessa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiziano Cantamessa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiziano Cantamessa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cantamessa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cantamessa working Peterson over with strikes.
Cantamessa is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Cantamessa sits in half guard.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves into full guard.
Cantamessa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peterson is looking to stand up but Cantamessa isn't so interested in that idea.
Cantamessa trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cantamessa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Peterson trying to control the position.
Cantamessa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiziano Cantamessa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Cantamessa gets the takedown into side control.
Cantamessa controlling from side mount.
Cantamessa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peterson down.
Cantamessa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cantamessa looks up at the clock and then as Peterson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cantamessa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tiziano Cantamessa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to remain calm as Cantamessa controls from the top position.
Cantamessa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peterson for as long as he can get away with.
Cantamessa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tiziano Cantamessa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cantamessa decides to stand back up.

Cantamessa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peterson is trying to defend but Cantamessa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cantamessa prevents Peterson from standing back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiziano Cantamessa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantamessa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiziano Cantamessa!