PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitewash has chosen New Divide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Falasco
vs
Whitewash

186 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falasco misses with a straight right.
Falasco leaves Whitewash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billy Whitewash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitewash fails to land the takedown.
Whitewash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitewash.
Falasco misses the jab.
Whitewash shoots in but no luck this time.
Pietro Falasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Whitewash.
Whitewash is looking to clinch.
Falasco stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitewash. Whitewash gets slowly back to his feet.
Whitewash is looking to clinch but Falasco is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitewash fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Falasco avoids it really well and circles away.
Falasco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitewash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitewash fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Whitewash closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falasco did well to prevent Whitewash getting side control.

Whitewash wants to work for an arm triangle but Falasco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Whitewash is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falasco has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falasco trying to control here.
Whitewash working the head and body with strikes.
Whitewash tries to pass to full mount but Falasco defends it.
Whitewash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Whitewash is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falasco defending well though.

Whitewash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Whitewash is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitewash is keen to just control but Falasco is a slippery customer.
Falasco wants to get back to his feet.
Whitewash is looking to advance position but Falasco won't allow it.
Whitewash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash throwing shots but Falasco is blocking nicely.
Whitewash moves nicely into side control.
Falasco is looking for a sweep.
Whitewash working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Falasco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Whitewash.
Whitewash throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Whitewash looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Whitewash are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Falasco is breathing heavily.
An elbow from Whitewash crashes against the mat.
Whitewash throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Whitewash landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash tries to score with some ground and pound. Falasco controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Whitewash working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Whitewash misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Falasco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitewash is chipping away with strikes.
Falasco tries to buck Whitewash off but Whitewash is having none of it.
Whitewash working the ground and pound but Falasco is defending the strikes.
Whitewash fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Whitewash's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Falasco regains half guard, as Whitewash was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Whitewash dominated that 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.

Whitewash lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whitewash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left lands for Whitewash.
Whitewash is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitewash shoots in but no luck this time.
Whitewash tries to clinch up but Falasco circles away and keeps his distance.
Falasco throws a shot from downtown. Whitewash moves away and avoids it.
Whitewash jabs Falasco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whitewash scores with a hook to the body. Falasco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falasco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitewash.
Pietro Falasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Whitewash.
Falasco throws a combination. Whitewash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Whitewash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitewash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitewash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitewash connects with a right hand. Falasco shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewash scores with a jab. Falasco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Falasco misses with an uppercut.
Whitewash misses with a takedown attempt
and Falasco counters with a stiff right hand.
Pietro Falasco is winning the standup battle so far.
Falasco throws a shot from downtown. Whitewash moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Whitewash with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Whitewash misses.
Whitewash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whitewash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitewash throws the left hand but Falasco avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Falasco misses.
Pietro Falasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitewash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitewash misses with an uppercut. Falasco saw that one coming.
Falasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falasco misses with a body shot.
Whitewash wants to clinch up but Falasco keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash shoots in and drives through. Falasco sprawls well.
Billy Whitewash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falasco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitewash fails with the takedown
and Falasco counters with a right hand to the body.
Whitewash shoots in for a takedown but Falasco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitewash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whitewash throws a hook but Falasco avoids it easily.
Falasco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falasco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitewash.
Whitewash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falasco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitewash looks to clinch
and Falasco counters with a three punch combo that has Whitewash backing up. Whitewash nods at Falasco to acknowledge the strikes.
Whitewash tries to bum rush Falasco with a series of wild strikes but Falasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitewash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitewash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falasco pinned against the cage. Falasco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitewash is defended easily by Falasco.
Whitewash throws a series of punches but Falasco avoids them all with ease.
Whitewash throws a right hand that Falasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falasco also avoids with ease.
Whitewash staying out of range there.
Whitewash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitewash misses with a takedown
and Whitewash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falasco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falasco lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash looks to land a right hand but Falasco moved out of range.
Whitewash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falasco's hands.
Whitewash fails with the takedown
and Falasco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitewash throws out a powerful jab.
Whitewash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitewash throws a looping overhand right but Falasco ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Whitewash lands.
Whitewash misses with a looping left.
Whitewash tries to close the distance and clinch but Falasco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falasco punishes Whitewash's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Falasco lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falasco swings for the body but Whitewash moves out of range.
Falasco throws a hook but Whitewash blocks it.
Whitewash takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Falasco dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Whitewash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Falasco counters with a straight right hand.
Whitewash shoots in for a double leg but Falasco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitewash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Falasco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falasco moves out of range as Whitewash strikes.
Whitewash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falasco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitewash slips a jab from Falasco.
Whitewash throws a series of punches but Falasco avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Whitewash does it's job there.
Falasco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Falasco misses with a body shot.
Falasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitewash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falasco throws out the jab.
Whitewash throws out a powerful jab.
Whitewash stuns Falasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco tests Whitewash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitewash throws a right and a left that Falasco avoids nicely.
Whitewash ducks under a wild hook from Falasco.
Whitewash wants to clinch up but Falasco keeps it at a distance.
Whitewash closes the distance but Falasco moves to the side
and Falasco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falasco throws a jab when Whitewash was well out of range.
Whitewash moves in looking to clinch but Falasco pushes him off.
Falasco throws a hook to the side of Whitewash's head but Whitewash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Whitewash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Whitewash stops Falasco from standing up.
Whitewash landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitewash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash lands a couple of digs.
Falasco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whitewash on the ground.
Falasco keeping moving, preventing Whitewash from controlling successfully.
Whitewash won't allow Falasco to get back to his feet.
Whitewash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falasco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitewash trying to control the position from guard on top but Falasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitewash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Falasco's head.

Whitewash 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitewash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whitewash postures up in Falasco's guard and throws a big left but Falasco blocks it.
Whitewash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitewash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Falasco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whitewash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Whitewash drops back looking for a leg! Falasco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falasco manages to kick Whitewash off! Whitewash jumps back into Falasco's guard.
Whitewash wants to control from the top but Falasco keeps moving.
Whitewash lands a couple of elbows.
Falasco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitewash trying to control but Falasco is working from the bottom.
Falasco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Falasco tries to get out of the position.
Falasco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whitewash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitewash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falasco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Whitewash 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.
Falasco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falasco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitewash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Whitewash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitewash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Billy Whitewash!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Pietro Falasco!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Pietro Falasco!

Pietro Falasco wins by split decision!