PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jummi Jammi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jammi
vs
Pietravallo

196 cm
26
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

195 cm
30
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

All 160
ODIUM

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jummi Jammi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jammi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo checks a low kick from Jammi.
Pietravallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jammi manages to avoid it.

Pietravallo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pietravallo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jammi wants to get back to full guard.
My spies in Kebab House inform me that Pietravallo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pietravallo is looking to take a break and control but Jammi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pietravallo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pietravallo lands a nice short elbow.
Jammi wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pietravallo thows a huge punch but Jammi dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo is just content to waste time from the top position. Jammi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pietravallo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pietravallo trying to control but Jammi is working from the bottom.
Pietravallo throws a big elbow that misses.
Pietravallo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jammi is keeping the position for now.
Pietravallo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pietravallo throws a strike but Jammi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jammi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Jammi trying to control but Pietravallo is working from the bottom.
Jammi stopping the sweep attempt from Pietravallo.
Jammi wants to get up but he can't break Pietravallo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pietravallo is looking to stand up but Jammi isn't so interested in that idea.
Pietravallo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Jummi Jammi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jammi motions for Pietravallo to come forward. Jammi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jammi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pietravallo cracks Jammi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jammi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pietravallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pietravallo is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo throws a shot from downtown. Jammi moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pietravallo lands a high kick!

Pietravallo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pietravallo trying to mount his opponent but Jammi defends it.
Pietravallo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jammi!
Jammi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo wants to control the pace but Jammi is squirming around nicely.
Pietravallo lands with some strikes.
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!
Pietravallo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pietravallo lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pietravallo looking to control but Jammi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pietravallo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jammi looks a forlorn figure.
Pietravallo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pietravallo scoring with strikes but Jammi is staying in there.
Pietravallo lands a nice shot to the head.
Pietravallo with shots to the head and body - Jammi looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietravallo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jammi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pietravallo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pietravallo throws out a loose jab but Jammi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietravallo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jammi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jammi misses with a low kick.

Pietravallo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jammi quickly recovers to half guard.
Pietravallo is pressing down on Jammi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jammi is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pietravallo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pietravallo is stalling here but it's allowed Jammi to get half guard.
Pietravallo is trying to control the action in half guard but Jammi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pietravallo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pietravallo lands a nice short elbow.
Pietravallo is looking to take a break and control but Jammi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pietravallo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pietravallo trying to control the action but Jammi is working from the bottom.
Jammi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo is just content to waste time from the top position. Jammi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pietravallo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pietravallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietravallo wants to pass the guard but Jammi is keeping the position.
Pietravallo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pietravallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo throwing strikes from guard but Jammi blocks nicely.
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!
Pietravallo stopping the sweep attempt from Jammi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo trying to control but Jammi is working from the bottom.
Pietravallo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jammi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pietravallo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jammi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pietravallo somewhat.
Nice body kick there by Pietravallo.
Jammi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammi slips under a jab.
Pietravallo lands a leg kick that knocks Jammi off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jammi checks a leg kick.
Pietravallo swings for the body but Jammi moves out of range.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Jammi.
Pietravallo misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Jammi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jammi.
Pietravallo checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pietravallo lands the left hand.
Jammi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jammi wants to slow Pietravallo down by chopping away at his legs.
Jammi throws a hook but Pietravallo avoids it easily.
Pietravallo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jammi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jammi misses with an uppercut. Pietravallo saw that one coming.
Jammi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietravallo can pounce on him.
Pietravallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jammi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pietravallo.
Jammi misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jammi misses with a hook. Pietravallo ducked under it nicely.
Jammi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pietravallo misses the body punch
and Jammi counters with a left to the body.
Jammi misses with a head kick.
Jammi darts in trying to clinch

and Pietravallo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pietravallo postures up and lands a big shot to Jammi's brow.
Jammi trying to control the position here.
Pietravallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jammi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jummi Jammi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammi wants to get back to his feet but Pietravallo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pietravallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jammi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietravallo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pietravallo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jammi dodges the ground and pound from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pietravallo lands a few punches from side control.
Jammi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pietravallo's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pietravallo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jammi taking some punishment here, with Pietravallo in his half guard.
Pietravallo stalling.
Jammi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pietravallo misses with a head shot. Jammi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pietravallo wants to control from the top but Jammi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Giampaolo Pietravallo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jammi checks a leg kick.
Pietravallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Pietravallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietravallo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pietravallo lands with a kick to the temple. Jammi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pietravallo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giampaolo Pietravallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pietravallo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giampaolo Pietravallo!