PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between maguila piredda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gian Matteo Ranzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

piredda
vs
Matteo Ranzi

210 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, maguila piredda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gian Matteo Ranzi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranzi tries to close the distance and clinch but piredda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by piredda!
piredda with a nice cross.

piredda moves into the clinch.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but piredda is blocking nicely.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but piredda blocks with his arms.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi landing knees to the head.

piredda decides to pull guard.

Ranzi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ranzi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
piredda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
piredda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ranzi on the ground.

Ranzi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ranzi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ranzi looks gassed!
piredda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

piredda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ranzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ranzi drops back looking for a leg! piredda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and piredda manages to kick Ranzi off! Ranzi jumps back into piredda's guard.
Ranzi looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
piredda closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ranzi moves into the clinch.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.

piredda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ranzi wants to improve his position but piredda is controlling well.

Ranzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
piredda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda trying to control the action but Ranzi is working from the bottom.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.

Ranzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ranzi is looking for a sweep. piredda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
piredda wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ranzi circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
piredda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
piredda has a takedown stuffed.
piredda throws a head kick that misses.
piredda throws a head kick that misses.
Ranzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ranzi tries to clinch up but piredda circles away and keeps his distance.
piredda tries to land a leg kick but Ranzi saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ranzi gets a clinch.
piredda has Ranzi pressed against the cage.
Ranzi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but piredda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but piredda blocks it with crossed arms.
piredda is struggling to control the position.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but piredda blocks with his arms.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but piredda is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but piredda blocks it.
Still in the clinch, piredda scores with a nice short uppercut.
piredda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ranzi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but piredda blocks it.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maguila piredda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

piredda tries to clinch up but Ranzi circles away and keeps his distance.
piredda darts in trying to clinch

and Ranzi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
piredda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but piredda blocks with his arms.

piredda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.
Ranzi is trying to get back to full guard.

piredda stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
piredda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ranzi looks to clinch

and piredda counters by clinching up.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but piredda blocks it.

piredda gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ranzi wants to get back to full guard.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.
piredda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Ranzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
piredda is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ranzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ranzi actively working from the bottom here.

Ranzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
piredda lands with a hook. Ranzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
piredda is looking to clinch but Ranzi is avoiding it.
piredda looks for a takedown but Ranzi sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
piredda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ranzi doesn't manage to clinch there - piredda circles away.
piredda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ranzi's waist but Ranzi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing piredda off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for maguila piredda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ranzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but piredda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ranzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but piredda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ranzi tries to clinch but piredda is having none of it.
piredda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
piredda shoots in but Ranzi avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ranzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ranzi stuffs the takedown attempt from piredda. piredda gets slowly back to his feet.
Ranzi tries to clinch but piredda is having none of it.
Ranzi wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ranzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but piredda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

maguila piredda 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!

Ranzi is looking to clinch.

piredda has managed to clinch.
Ranzi landing knees to the head.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
piredda wants to break free but Ranzi has control.
piredda tries for a takedown but Ranzi manages to get underhooks.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but piredda blocks with his arms.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi connects with a knee to the head.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
piredda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
piredda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ranzi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for maguila piredda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
piredda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ranzi walks away with a smile on his face. piredda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and piredda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ranzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ranzi tries to clinch up

and piredda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ranzi won't be happy with that.
Ranzi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

piredda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ranzi is just riding it out for now. piredda eventually gives up the hold.

Ranzi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but piredda pulls his head out easily.
Ranzi is staying active underneath piredda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
piredda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ranzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ranzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Ranzi gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ranzi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. piredda is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ranzi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take piredda's back instead.
Ranzi is not going to allow piredda to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on piredda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
piredda is working hard here to advance position.
piredda trying to control the hands but Ranzi won't let him.

Ranzi working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but piredda is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ranzi has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! piredda taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gian Matteo Ranzi!