PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Di Maio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nante Navetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Di Maio's entrance music is Manowar - Sign of the Hammer. A fine choice. Navetta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera - Cowboys From Hell. Joseph Di Maio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Di Maio
vs
Navetta

193 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Di Maio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nante Navetta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Maio throws a combination. Navetta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Navetta lands a left and a right that sends Di Maio crashing to the canvas! Navetta dives into mount looking to finish!

Di Maio is rocked!

It looks like Joseph Di Maio has been cut.
Di Maio is looking to improve his position but Navetta isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Di Maio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Di Maio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Di Maio is trying to escape the mount but Navetta keeps good control and instead manages to take Di Maio's back.
Navetta avoiding Di Maio 's attempts to control his hands.

Navetta working for a choke but Di Maio is defending well.
Di Maio seems to have got his legs back now.
Di Maio trying to control the action but Navetta just sinks the hooks in.
Di Maio is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Navetta is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Di Maio showing good submission defense here.

Navetta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Di Maio has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Di Maio wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Di Maio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Navetta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Di Maio gets back to half guard.

Di Maio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maio wants to improve his position but Navetta is controlling well.

Navetta decides to stand up.
Navetta misses with a head kick.
Navetta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Di Maio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Di Maio duly obliges.
Navetta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Maio moves in looking to clinch but Navetta pushes him off.
Navetta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navetta wants to clinch

and Di Maio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Navetta wants to break free but Di Maio has control.
Di Maio missing with knees to the body.

Di Maio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navetta throws a body kick that misses.
Di Maio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navetta with a poor takedown

and Di Maio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Di Maio.
Di Maio is breathing heavily.
Navetta trying to control the position.
Di Maio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Navetta keeping full guard, as Di Maio tries to pass.

Navetta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Navetta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Navetta being controlled here, momentarily.
Navetta looking for a sweep. Not yet Navetta, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navetta tries to strike from the bottom.
Navetta keeping moving, preventing Di Maio from controlling successfully.
Navetta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Navetta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Di Maio clinches up with Navetta and pushes him back against the cage.

Di Maio manages to break the clinch.
Di Maio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Di Maio throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Navetta misses

and Di Maio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Di Maio.
Navetta trying to land knees to the body.

Navetta pulls guard successfully.
Navetta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Di Maio!
Di Maio gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di Maio wants to get back to his feet.
Di Maio wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Di Maio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Di Maio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Navetta or perhaps it was just good defense by Di Maio which made him look bad.
Oooh a lovely combination from Di Maio sends Navetta down but not out. Di Maio dives into side control looking to finish.

Navetta is rocked!

Di Maio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Navetta is still in real trouble! Can Di Maio finish him?
Navetta is trying to escape the position but Di Maio is controlling the position.

Di Maio is working to tighten is grip on Navetta's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Navetta has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Di Maio is really squeezing tight and eventually Navetta passes out! Di Maio breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Joseph Di Maio!