PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pietravallo
vs
Stefaniak

195 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Stefaniak!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietravallo throws a head kick that misses.
Pietravallo throws a head kick that misses.
Stefaniak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pietravallo.
Stefaniak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefaniak swings for the body but Pietravallo moves out of range.
Pietravallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefaniak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pietravallo feints and as Stefaniak raises his hands in defense, Pietravallo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stefaniak is looking to stand up but Pietravallo isn't so interested in that idea.
Stefaniak looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stefaniak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pietravallo defends it easily.
Pietravallo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stefaniak keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stefaniak is refusing to be controlled, as Pietravallo sits in half guard.
Pietravallo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stefaniak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pietravallo lands with a punch from half guard.
Stefaniak is trying to get back to full guard.
Stefaniak is pressing down on Pietravallo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stefaniak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stefaniak throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pietravallo uses it to pass to side control.
Stefaniak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pietravallo 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stefaniak is trying to get back to half guard.
Pietravallo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stefaniak is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pietravallo connects with a decent elbow.
Stefaniak wants to control but Pietravallo postures up.
Pietravallo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stefaniak sneaks back into half guard.
Pietravallo working over Stefaniak with some ground and pound. Stefaniak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pietravallo lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stefaniak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pietravallo working Stefaniak over with strikes.
Stefaniak tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pietravallo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pietravallo punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietravallo lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pietravallo lands a head kick!
Pietravallo scores with a body shot.
Stefaniak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pietravallo lands a lovely overhand right.
Pietravallo shoots in looking for a takedown but Stefaniak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pietravallo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pietravallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stefaniak lands a jab-cross combination.
Stefaniak misses with a hook
and Pietravallo counters with a low kick, right behind Stefaniak 's knee.
Stefaniak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Pietravallo as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietravallo lands with an uppercut that bounces Stefaniak off the cage and back into range.
Pietravallo lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo lands with a kick to the temple. Stefaniak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stefaniak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pietravallo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stefaniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo throws a head kick that Stefaniak semi-blocks.
Pietravallo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karl Stefaniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pietravallo slips under a jab from Stefaniak.
Pietravallo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pietravallo misses with a body kick.
Pietravallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stefaniak.
Pietravallo is looking to wear down Stefaniak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietravallo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pietravallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo needs to keep his hands up - Stefaniak had a free shot at his head there.
Pietravallo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pietravallo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pietravallo swings for the body but Stefaniak moves out of range.
Stefaniak misses with a straight left.
Stefaniak looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Giampaolo Pietravallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pietravallo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Pietravallo tenderised Stefaniak's leg. Stefaniak is trying to keep his angry face on.

Pietravallo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Stefaniak working for submissions but it's allowed Pietravallo to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo moves into full mount! Stefaniak won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Stefaniak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pietravallo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stefaniak looks a forlorn figure.
Pietravallo landing shots from mount.
Pietravallo working Stefaniak over with strikes here.
Pietravallo landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo wants to control the pace but Stefaniak is squirming around nicely.
Pietravallo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pietravallo looking to finish Stefaniak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stefaniak!
Stefaniak is looking to improve his position but Pietravallo isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietravallo scoring with strikes but Stefaniak is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pietravallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefaniak moves away.
Stefaniak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietravallo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pietravallo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stefaniak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stefaniak shoots in for a takedown but Pietravallo shows good takedown defense.
Pietravallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietravallo misses with a wild body shot.
Pietravallo lands a head kick. Stefaniak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stefaniak looks to land a combination but Pietravallo avoids it well.
Pietravallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Stefaniak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pietravallo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pietravallo postures up in Stefaniak's guard and throws a big left but Stefaniak blocks it.
Pietravallo working some strikes from top position.
Pietravallo trying to control but Stefaniak is working from the bottom.
Pietravallo forces his way into half guard.
Stefaniak is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pietravallo jumps into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pietravallo with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietravallo prevents Stefaniak from getting the reversal.
Pietravallo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pietravallo is really struggling to control Stefaniak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pietravallo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pietravallo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stefaniak tries to hold on but Pietravallo postures up.
Pietravallo cracks Stefaniak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stefaniak is bucking up trying to escape but Pietravallo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pietravallo working the ground and pound effectively.

Stefaniak is rocked!
Stefaniak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Stefaniak scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pietravallo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pietravallo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giampaolo Pietravallo!