PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Coralli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renni De Biasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefano Coralli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Coralli
vs
De Biasio

179 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefano Coralli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renni De Biasio!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

De Biasio breaks the clinch.
Coralli tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Biasio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coralli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Biasio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Biasio keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefano Coralli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Biasio keeps the fight on the outside.

De Biasio dives in and scores a takedown into Coralli's guard.
De Biasio wants to control from the top but Coralli keeps moving.
De Biasio landing some decent shots from guard.
De Biasio stops Coralli from standing up.
De Biasio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coralli is keeping the position for now.
De Biasio is in close to Coralli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Biasio preventing the sweep.
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!
Coralli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Biasio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Biasio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Biasio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coralli controls De Biasio momentarily but De Biasio frees himself.
Coralli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Biasio.
Coralli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Biasio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Biasio won't allow Coralli to sweep him here.
De Biasio being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Stefano Coralli just wasn't active enough.
A good leg kick by De Biasio.
De Biasio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Biasio throws a series of punches but Coralli moves out of range.
De Biasio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coralli looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coralli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coralli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coralli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Biasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coralli tries to clinch but De Biasio moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coralli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coralli throws a leg kick which misses De Biasio's front leg but catches the back leg as De Biasio tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Coralli.
Coralli misses with a wild body shot.
Coralli misses with a double jab.
Coralli throws a series of punches but De Biasio moves out of range.

De Biasio clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Biasio tries to pull guard but Coralli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Biasio misses with a body punch.

De Biasio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coralli fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Biasio keeps the fight on the outside.

De Biasio darts in and clinches Coralli up against the cage.
De Biasio takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Biasio lands a hook that snaps the head of Coralli backwards.
Coralli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Biasio's efforts to push away.
De Biasio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coralli looking to slow down the pace here.
De Biasio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Biasio misses with some punches.
De Biasio is trying to break free.

De Biasio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefano Coralli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coralli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coralli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coralli throws a right hand that De Biasio ducks under and follows up with a left that De Biasio also avoids with ease.
Coralli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A combination from De Biasio does no damage.
Coralli misses with a double jab.
Coralli swinging wildly here.
Coralli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Biasios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coralli moves to clinch but De Biasio breaks away
and De Biasio counters with a stiff right hand.
Coralli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Biasio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coralli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

De Biasio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Biasio lands in his opponent's guard.
De Biasio trying to control but Coralli is working from the bottom.
Coralli keeping full guard, as De Biasio tries to pass.
De Biasio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Biasio postures up in Coralli's guard and throws a big left but Coralli blocks it.
De Biasio trying to control but Coralli is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Biasio throwing strikes from guard but Coralli blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coralli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Biasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renni De Biasio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coralli tries to clinch but De Biasio moves out of range.
Coralli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coralli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Biasio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

De Biasio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coralli lands a good knee to the midsection. De Biasio won't want to take too many of those.

De Biasio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coralli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Biasio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Biasio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coralli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Biasio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

De Biasio clinches up with Coralli and pushes him back against the cage.

De Biasio breaks the clinch.
Stefano Coralli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Biasio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Biasio is looking to clinch.
Coralli misses with a shot to the body
and De Biasio counters with a three punch combo that has Coralli backing up. Coralli nods at De Biasio to acknowledge the strikes.
Coralli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coralli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coralli closes the distance but De Biasio moves to the side

and De Biasio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coralli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Biasio on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coralli wants to get back to his feet.
De Biasio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Biasio trying to control from half guard but Coralli is working away.
De Biasio winds up and cracks Coralli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Biasio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coralli's head.
Coralli is trying to maintain the position but De Biasio is very close to passing his half guard.
De Biasio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coralli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Biasio.
Coralli trying to control but De Biasio postures up.

De Biasio decides to return to a standing position.
De Biasio is breathing heavily.
Coralli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from De Biasio misses.
Coralli keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coralli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coralli circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! De Biasio drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Coralli follows De Biasio to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefano Coralli!