PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Giannacopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carronade Ironworks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Giannacopulos
vs
Ironworks

175 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Giannacopulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carronade Ironworks!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannacopulos shoots and misses

and Ironworks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Giannacopulos won't be happy with that.
Giannacopulos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ironworks is looking to take a break and control but Giannacopulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ironworks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Giannacopulos struggling a bit here.
Ironworks is looking to take a break and control but Giannacopulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giannacopulos is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironworks is working Giannacopulos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ironworks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannacopulos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ironworks is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Ironworks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannacopulos holds on to Ironworks's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ironworks is working Giannacopulos over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannacopulos sneaks back into half guard.
Ironworks wants to pass the guard but Giannacopulos is defending well.
Giannacopulos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ironworks manages to move to mount!
Giannacopulos wants to control but Ironworks is having none of it.
Ironworks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Giannacopulos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giannacopulos tries to get out of the position.
Giannacopulos tries to buck Ironworks off but he can't manage it.
Ironworks raining down shots from the mount!
Giannacopulos tries to reverse the position but Ironworks maintains control.
Ironworks lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ironworks tries to control but Giannacopulos wriggling away.
Giannacopulos can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannacopulos wants to hold on but Ironworks pushes him away.
Giannacopulos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ironworks is landing with some decent strikes but Giannacopulos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Giannacopulos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Giannacopulos can't escape the position.
Ironworks landing strikes from the mount and Giannacopulos is in trouble!
Giannacopulos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ironworks breaks from Giannacopulos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ironworks with a couple of short strikes.
Giannacopulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ironworks landing punches.
Giannacopulos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks landing punches.
Ironworks landing strikes from the mount and Giannacopulos is in trouble!
Ironworks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giannacopulos hang on?
Giannacopulos tries to buck Ironworks off but he can't manage it.
Giannacopulos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giannacopulos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giannacopulos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ironworks lands a big elbow.
Ironworks controlling the pace for now.
Ironworks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ironworks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giannacopulos hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannacopulos tries to buck Ironworks off but he can't manage it.
Ironworks scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks controlling from the full mount.
Ironworks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Giannacopulos hang on?
Ironworks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ironworks dominating with strikes here.
Giannacopulos is looking to get to half guard.
Giannacopulos wants to hold on but Ironworks pushes him away.
The referee warns Giannacopulos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Giannacopulos is trying to stand up.
Giannacopulos tries to hold on but Ironworks postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giannacopulos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Giannacopulos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carronade Ironworks dominated that round.
That's time! Giannacopulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Giannacopulos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ironworks as he avoids it easily.
Giannacopulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Ironworks. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Ironworks as Giannacopulos shoots in.
Jake Giannacopulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giannacopulos looks for a takedown but Ironworks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Giannacopulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giannacopulos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ironworks counters with a single leg into guard. Giannacopulos didn't expect that.
Ironworks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ironworks trying to control but Giannacopulos is working from the bottom.
Ironworks advances to half guard.
Ironworks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironworks 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.
Giannacopulos tries to kick Ironworks off but Ironworks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Giannacopulos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ironworks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Ironworks.
Giannacopulos is trying to control but Ironworks passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironworks working the head with strikes.
Ironworks working the ground and pound.
Ironworks is looking to take a break and control but Giannacopulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ironworks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ironworks landing strikes.
Giannacopulos pushes Ironworks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ironworks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks lands some shots froms side control.
Giannacopulos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ironworks wants to control but Giannacopulos is keeping him busy.
Ironworks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giannacopulos down.
Giannacopulos pushes Ironworks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ironworks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironworks trying to control the position but Giannacopulos is working away.
Ironworks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Giannacopulos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Giannacopulos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks landing strikes.
Ironworks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ironworks working away.
Ironworks landing strikes.
Ironworks trying to control the position but Giannacopulos is working away.
Giannacopulos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ironworks connects with a decent elbow.
Giannacopulos regains half guard.
Ironworks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giannacopulos wants to get back to his feet.

Giannacopulos has one foot on Ironworks's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ironworks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giannacopulos.
Giannacopulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironworks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks stuffs the takedown attempt from Giannacopulos. Giannacopulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Giannacopulos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ironworks to the ground. Giannacopulos is now in Ironworks's guard.
Giannacopulos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannacopulos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ironworks's guard.
Giannacopulos being controlled here momentarily.
Giannacopulos tries to stand but Ironworks is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carronade Ironworks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ironworks looks for the body kick but Giannacopulos saw that one coming.
Giannacopulos shoots and misses

and Ironworks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Giannacopulos won't be happy with that.
Giannacopulos is looking for a sweep.
Ironworks looks up at the clock and then as Giannacopulos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ironworks smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ironworks grinds an elbow into Giannacopulos's temple.
Ironworks working the head and body with strikes.
Giannacopulos struggling a bit here.
Ironworks trying to control the action but Giannacopulos is working from the bottom.
Giannacopulos wants to get back to his feet but Ironworks drags him back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannacopulos struggling a bit here.
Giannacopulos is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironworks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Giannacopulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Giannacopulos pushes Ironworks away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ironworks gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ironworks lands some shots froms side control.
Ironworks scores with punches from side control.
Giannacopulos wants to get back to his feet but Ironworks drags him back down.
Giannacopulos tries to bench press Ironworks off him but Ironworks keeps the position.
Giannacopulos wants to get back to his feet but Ironworks drags him back down.
Ironworks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Giannacopulos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ironworks lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks landing a few strikes.
Giannacopulos wants to get back to his feet but Ironworks drags him back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironworks is looking to take a break and control but Giannacopulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ironworks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giannacopulos down.
Ironworks cracks Giannacopulos with a big elbow.
Giannacopulos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ironworks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Giannacopulos manages to get back to half guard.
Ironworks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giannacopulos is trying to stand up here but Ironworks is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Ironworks.

Giannacopulos kicks off Ironworks and gets to his feet.
Giannacopulos swings for the body but Ironworks moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks swings for the body but Giannacopulos moves out of range.
No luck for Giannacopulos with that takedown attempt.

Giannacopulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ironworks chips away with some ground and pound.
Ironworks landing with the ground and pound.
Giannacopulos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ironworks postures up and lands a big shot to Giannacopulos's brow.
Ironworks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Giannacopulos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Giannacopulos wants to stand up but Ironworks is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironworks tries to free his leg and advance position but Giannacopulos is retaining full guard.
Giannacopulos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ironworks is controlling him.
Carronade Ironworks has got the better of the ground game so far.

Giannacopulos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ironworks tries to free his leg and advance position but Giannacopulos is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironworks is working Giannacopulos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ironworks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ironworks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironworks throws a big elbow that misses.
Ironworks won't allow Giannacopulos to get back to his feet.
Giannacopulos keeping moving, preventing Ironworks from controlling successfully.
Jake Giannacopulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carronade Ironworks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ironworks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Carronade Ironworks!

Carronade Ironworks wins by unanimous decision!