PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gianpiero Tassotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schak Norro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tassotti comes into the arena with Alphazone - Stay blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Gianpiero Tassotti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gianpiero Tassotti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tassotti
vs
Norro

175 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianpiero Tassotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Schak Norro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tassotti takes a swing at Norro's ribcage but misses.
Norro tries for a takedown but Tassotti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Tassotti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Norro's half guard.
Tassotti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tassotti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Norro is looking to control Tassotti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norro avoid being mounted?
Tassotti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tassotti not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gianpiero Tassotti just wasn't active enough.
Tassotti stuns Norro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tassotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tassotti avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Norro with that takedown attempt.
Gianpiero Tassotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Norro looks winded!
Tassotti with a nice cross.
Tassotti throws out a powerful jab.

Tassotti closes the distance and clinches.
Norro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tassotti lands a body shot.
Tassotti trying to land knees to the body.
Tassotti is trying to break the clinch but Norro is controlling him.
Norro has Tassotti pressed against the cage, preventing Tassotti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norro is trying to push Tassotti away but Tassotti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tassotti lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tassotti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norro is pressed up against the cage. Tassotti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Norro down to the mat. Norro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Norro fails to land the takedown.
Tassotti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norro takes one to the side of the head.
Tassotti lands a two punch combo.
Tassotti connects with a body shot.
Tassotti cracks Norro with a good jab.
Norro blocks a leg kick.
Tassotti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tassotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tassotti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tassotti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tassotti scores with a jab. Norro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Tassotti. No joy for Norro on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tassotti gets a clinch.
Tassotti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norro fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tassotti rushes Norro and presses him up against the cage.

Tassotti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Norro parries the strikes from Tassotti easily there. Tassotti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Norro to escape.
Norro is letting Tassotti control him for a moment.
Tassotti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tassotti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tassotti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tassotti taking a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norro keeps Tassotti under control for a moment.
Tassotti misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tassotti decides to stand up, so the ref orders Norro to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tassotti. Norro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schak Norro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norro moves forwards but Tassotti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gianpiero Tassotti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norro is defended easily by Tassotti.
Tassotti stuffs the takedown.
Norro fails with a takedown attempt.
Gianpiero Tassotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schak Norro.
Tassotti with a nice cross.
Tassotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norro can do to turn this around?

Tassotti closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Norro did well to prevent Tassotti getting side control.
Tassotti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norro's head.
Tassotti controlling the pace.
Tassotti wants to stand but Norro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tassotti is controlling the pace.
Norro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gianpiero Tassotti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tassotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Norro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norro misses with a takedown attempt
and Tassotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gianpiero Tassotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Norro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tassotti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norro sprawls well initially but Tassotti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gianpiero Tassotti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tassotti controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti trying to control the pace.

Tassotti stands up and beckons Norro to join him on the feet.
Norro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tassotti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norro.
Tassotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tassotti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tassotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tassotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Norro is just out of range.

Tassotti has managed to clinch.
Tassotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tassotti smiles and moves away.
Tassotti lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti misses the shot to the body.
Tassotti is looking to wear down Norro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tassotti scores with a sloppy right hand. Norro should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tassotti.
Tassotti is looking to chop away at Norro's legs.
Norro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tassotti as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Tassotti.

Tassotti clinches up with Norro and pushes him back against the cage.
Tassotti is leaning against Norro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tassotti works on Norro's body with a couple of short punches.
Norro takes a shot to the head.

Tassotti is trying to trip Norro. He has hold of a leg but Norro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tassotti persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tassotti controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tassotti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tassotti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gianpiero Tassotti just wasn't active enough.
Norro checks a low kick from Tassotti.
Norro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norro tries to move into range but Tassotti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tassotti drops Norro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Norro! Tassotti dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianpiero Tassotti!
After winning the bout, Gianpiero Tassotti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.