PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pendong Panot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendong Panot has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pittana
vs
Panot

185 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

178 cm
22
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessandro Pittana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pendong Panot!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panot looks to land a left hand but Pittana moved out of range nicely.
Pittana misses with a wild combination.
Panot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pittana.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Panot moves out of range.
Panot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Pendong Panot has been cut.

Panot pushes Pittana up against the cage in a clinch.

Panot is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pittana can't fight it off and eventually Panot manages to take the fight to the floor. Pittana looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pittana keeping full guard, as Panot tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pittana is looking to stand up but Panot isn't so interested in that idea.

Panot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pittana misses with a double jab

and Panot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Panot.
Panot's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Pittana as Panot shoots in.
Pittana lands with a straight right. Panot didn't see that one coming.
Alessandro Pittana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Pittana.
Pittana throws a right and a left that Panot avoids nicely.
Pittana scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pittana. Those never looked like landing.
Panot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panot looks gassed!
Pittana cracks Panot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pittana slips a straight right by Panot.
Alessandro Pittana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pittana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panot doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Pittana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panot throws the left hand but Pittana avoids the punch easily.
Pittana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Panot has taken the fight to the clinch.

Panot pulls guard.
Pittana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pittana chips away with some ground and pound.
Pittana wanted to stand there but Panot had control of the position.
Pittana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pittana wants to stand but Panot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pittana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Panot pushes Pittana off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Panot moves out of range.
Pittana lands a jab to Panot's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pittana with a jab.
A combination from Pittana does no damage.
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 Alessandro Pittana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pendong Panot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pittana dips to his left and cracks Panot with an uppercut!
Panot throws a nice looking combination but Pittana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panot misses with a takedown attempt - Pittana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Pittana does no damage.
Pittana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pittana tests Panot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pittana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panot misses with a hook. Pittana ducked under it nicely.
Pittana throws a nice looking combination but Panot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panot walks into a stiff left hand from Pittana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Panot misses with a straight right.
Pittana misses with a two punch combination.
Panot misses with an uppercut
and Pittana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panot is breathing heavily.

Panot gets the takedown into side control.
Pittana wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Panot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Panot prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pittana tries to escape but Panot is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittana 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Panot cracks Pittana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pittana is not content to let Panot control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittana is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Panot tries to move to mount but Pittana blocks the move with his legs.
Pittana is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Panot stands up and beckons Pittana to his feet.
A combination from Pittana does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Pittana. Those never looked like landing.
Panot doesn't manage to clinch there - Pittana circles away.
Panot throws a nice head kick!
Alessandro Pittana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Pittana as Panot shoots in.
Pittana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panot throws a poor cross that misses
and Pittana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Pittana. Those never looked like landing.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Panot avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alessandro Pittana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pendong Panot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A nice combination there by Pittana.
Pittana tries to bum rush Panot with a series of wild strikes but Panot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pittana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Pittana as he connects with a hook.

Pittana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Panot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panot controlling from the top position.
Panot looking to sit in guard and control but Pittana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittana throws a big right hand that misses.

Panot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pittana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Panot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pittana's head.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Panot moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pittana. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pittana does no damage.
Pittana fails to land with a series of punches.
Panot fails with the takedown.
Pittana throws a nice looking combination but Panot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pittana falls off balance throwing a combination

so Panot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Panot stands up and waves to Pittana to follow him.
A shot to the liver by Pittana. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pittana counters with a three punch combo that has Panot backing up. Panot nods at Pittana to acknowledge the strikes.
Pittana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panot misses with a hook
and Pittana counters with a two punch combo.

Panot is rocked!
Pittana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Panot is still on wobbly legs! Can Pittana finish him?
Pittana lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Panot can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pittana and Panot drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pittana.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Pittana!
Alessandro Pittana thanked the fans post fight for their support.