PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayden Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alessandro Pittana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pittana
vs
Marion

185 cm
30
185 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

187 cm
27
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin

5th Round Clothing

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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alessandro Pittana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jayden Marion!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pittana lands a body shot.
Pittana throws a right hand that Marion ducks under and follows up with a left that Marion also avoids with ease.
Pittana stalks Marion and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marion's face. Marion staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Jayden Marion has been cut.
A big right from Pittana misses.
Pittana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pittana avoids the body shot from Marion.
Marion cracks Pittana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pittana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marion throws out the jab.
Pittana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pittana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pittana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marion.
Pittana missing with a left hand there. Marion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Pittana does no damage.
Pittana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marion was well out of range. Poor timing from Pittana.
Pittana fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Marion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pittana, as that shot connected.
Marion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Marion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pittana was covering up waiting for the punch and Marion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pittana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marion.
Pittana wants to stand but Marion is controlling the position.
Marion with a nice head shot there.
Pittana wants to stand and escape but Marion is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pittana is keeping the position for now.
Pittana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marion passes Pittana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marion works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marion wants to control but Pittana is keeping him busy.

Marion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Marion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pittana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marion working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittana tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Marion lands punches and elbows.
Pittana is taking damage to the body and head.
Pittana is trying to get back to his feet but Marion has full control of the position and if anything, Pittana has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marion loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pittana hold on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marion scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jayden Marion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jayden Marion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pittana fails to land with a series of punches.
Pittana misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Pittana misses.

Pittana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jayden Marion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marion lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Marion 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.
Marion pushes down on Pittana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marion takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marion is pressing down on Pittana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pittana is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittana taking some punishment here, with Marion in his half guard.
Marion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marion working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pittana's thigh. Pittana counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Pittana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marion on the ground.
Pittana keeping full guard, as Marion tries to pass.
Pittana has momentary wrist control but Marion slips an elbow through the middle.
Marion throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marion is controlling him.
Marion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marion trying to control the position from guard on top but Pittana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jayden Marion.
Pittana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marion ducks under a wild hook from Pittana.
Pittana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marion.
Alessandro Pittana is winning the standup battle so far.
Pittana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Marion avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Marion misses.
Pittana misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Pittana.
Pittana misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Marion misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Marion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayden Marion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pittana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alessandro Pittana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pittana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pittana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marion can pounce on him.
Marion misses with a few strikes there.
Marion dodges the punch combination from Pittana.
Marion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Marion moves out of range.
Pittana thows a body shot but no joy.
Pittana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pittana.
Marion looks to land a combination but Pittana avoids it well.
Pittana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left and a right from Pittana both land. Nice combination.
Marion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marion throws a lazy right hand but Pittana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pittana misses with a series of wild punches.
Pittana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Marion is rocked!
Marion cracks a nice hook into Pittana's ribs.
Marion is still on wobbly legs! Can Pittana finish him?
Marion get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Marion stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Pittana runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessandro Pittana!
During a confident post fight interview, Alessandro Pittana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.