PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Valincki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illias Stefano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valincki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SpiderBait - Black Betty . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Valincki
vs
Stefano

180 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

160 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Valincki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Illias Stefano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stefano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valincki is trying to defend but Stefano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stefano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Valincki is trying to get back to full guard.
Valincki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stefano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valincki's head.
Stefano is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Stefano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valincki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stefano on the ground.
Stefano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valincki's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stefano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valincki's head.
Stefano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valincki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valincki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stefano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valincki wants to control but Stefano is keeping busy.

Stefano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Valincki is just riding it out for now. Stefano eventually gives up the hold.
Stefano is trying to control the action in half guard but Valincki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Stefano is looking for a kimura but Valincki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stefano to get the leverage.
Stefano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valincki defending well though.
Stefano is keen to just control but Valincki is a slippery customer.
Stefano throwing shots but Valincki is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valincki is refusing to be controlled, as Stefano sits in half guard.
Valincki is looking to control Stefano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valincki avoid being mounted?
Stefano passes into side control, despite Valincki's attempt to control the position.
Valincki taking a bit of punishment here - Stefano scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Valincki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Stefano tries for a kimura but Valincki is defending well.
Valincki pushes Stefano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stefano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Stefano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stefano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stefano working the head and body with strikes.
Valincki is pushing Stefano's head away, looking to escape. Stefano manages to hold on to the position though.
Stefano landing a few strikes.
Stefano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valincki is breathing heavily.
Stefano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stefano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stefano grinds an elbow into Valincki's temple.
Stefano trying to control the action but Valincki is working from the bottom.

Stefano has hold of Valincki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Valincki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stefano cranks the arm and Valincki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Valincki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Illias Stefano!