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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Baumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alessandro Pittana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Dangerous GnP
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alessandro Pittana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Baumann!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baumann. Pittana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baumann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baumann lands a nice looking body shot.
Pittana avoids the body shot from Baumann.
Pittana throws a right and a left that Baumann avoids nicely.
Baumann lands a body shot.
Baumann cracks Pittana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Baumann.
Baumann shoots in and gets a takedown into Pittana's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumann looking to sit in guard and control but Pittana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baumann wants to get back to his feet but Pittana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baumann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pittana preventing the sweep.
Baumann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baumann pulls Pittana in close to prevent any damage.
Pittana won't allow Baumann to sweep him here.
Pittana tries to stand but Baumann is controlling from the bottom.
Pittana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baumann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pittana landing some decent shots from guard.
Pittana cracks Baumann with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pittana is one step ahead there.
Pittana lands a couple of elbows.
Pittana postures up in Baumann's guard and throws a big left but Baumann blocks it.
Pittana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baumann wants to stand and escape but Pittana is having none of it.
Baumann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pittana is in close to Baumann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pittana with a nice head shot there.
Baumann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pittana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baumann holds on and takes a little breather.
Baumann trying to keep a closed guard but Pittana is proving a slippery customer.
Pittana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baumann wants to sweep here but Pittana controlling him for the moment.
Pittana being controlled here momentarily.
Baumann has momentary wrist control but Pittana slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittana is in close to Baumann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pittana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baumann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baumann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baumann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baumann wants to sweep here but Pittana controlling him for the moment.
Baumann trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pittana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pittana postures up in Baumann's guard and throws a big left but Baumann blocks it.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pittana throws a series of punches but Baumann moves out of range.
Baumann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pittana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alessandro Pittana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pittana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baumann's head backwards.
Pittana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baumann counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baumann lands with a punch from half guard.
Baumann trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baumann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pittana's head.
Baumann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pittana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baumann is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
David Baumann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baumann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumann throws a strike but Pittana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pittana keeping full guard, as Baumann tries to pass.
Baumann distracts Pittana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baumann looking to sit in guard and control but Pittana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pittana wants to stand but Baumann is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baumann can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pittana postures up in Baumann's guard and throws a big left but Baumann blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumann controls Pittana momentarily but Pittana frees himself.
Pittana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baumann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pittana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pittana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pittana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pittana wants to stand but Baumann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pittana stopping the sweep attempt from Baumann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baumann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pittana postures up in Baumann's guard and throws a big left but Baumann blocks it.
Baumann is looking to stand up but Pittana isn't so interested in that idea.
Baumann trying to control the position.
Pittana is looking to work some ground and pound but Baumann has wrist control.
Baumann controls Pittana momentarily but Pittana frees himself.
Pittana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baumann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pittana landing with the ground and pound.
Pittana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baumann's head.
Pittana stopping the sweep attempt from Baumann.
Pittana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baumann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baumann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Baumann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pittana throws a right and a left that Baumann avoids nicely.
Baumann takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baumann looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pittana pushes Baumann off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Baumann misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pittana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baumann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pittana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baumann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pittana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baumann somewhat.
Baumann fails to land with a series of punches.
Baumann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pittana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baumann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baumann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pittana rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Baumann or perhaps it was just good defense by Pittana which made him look bad.
Alessandro Pittana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Baumann.
Baumann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alessandro Pittana is winning the standup battle so far.
Pittana stuffs the takedown attempt from Baumann. Baumann gets slowly back to his feet.
Baumann throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pittana counter with a right hand.
Baumann gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pittana gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Baumann is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Pittana!
Alessandro Pittana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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