PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Time Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Giannacopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Time Boom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Boom
vs
Giannacopulos

180 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Time Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Giannacopulos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannacopulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom stuffs the takedown.
Giannacopulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Time Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Giannacopulos.
Giannacopulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giannacopulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giannacopulos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boom tries to avoid it but Giannacopulos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boom to the ground. Boom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom works the jab nicely.
Boom misses with a body kick.
Giannacopulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Giannacopulos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boom tries to get out of the position.
Boom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Giannacopulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannacopulos stops Boom from getting back to his feet.
Giannacopulos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Giannacopulos is working for a kimura but Boom is defending it quite comfortably.

Giannacopulos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boom defends it well.
Boom is looking to improve his position.

Giannacopulos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Boom to get to his feet.
Giannacopulos fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannacopulos misses with a low kick.
Boom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giannacopulos shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.

Boom rushes Giannacopulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giannacopulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boom walks away with a smile on his face. Giannacopulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giannacopulos tries for a takedown but Boom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Boom gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Giannacopulos is trying to pull guard but Boom has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Giannacopulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Giannacopulos stands up.
Giannacopulos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boom counters with a one-two to the body.

Boom forces Giannacopulos back against the cage and clinches.
Giannacopulos is trying to pull guard but Boom has him pressed against the cage.
Giannacopulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boom pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannacopulos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giannacopulos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boom smiles and moves away.
Boom is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannacopulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giannacopulos shoots in looking for a takedown but Boom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giannacopulos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Time Boom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boom misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Boom. No joy for Giannacopulos on that attempt.
Boom throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Giannacopulos drives through with a takedown into Boom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Giannacopulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giannacopulos advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Giannacopulos stands up and beckons Boom to his feet.
Boom misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannacopulos has his takedown stuffed
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Giannacopulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Giannacopulos stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giannacopulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Giannacopulos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Giannacopulos stands up from mount. Strange move.
No luck for Giannacopulos with that takedown attempt.
Time Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Giannacopulos.
Giannacopulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Boom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Giannacopulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giannacopulos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boom's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Boom tries to sprawl but Giannacopulos drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Boom is rocked!

Giannacopulos decides to return to a standing position.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Giannacopulos shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Boom is unconscious as Giannacopulos celebrates over his stricken foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jake Giannacopulos!