PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Basso Piuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Calibri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piuha
vs
Calibri

173 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basso Piuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giuseppe Calibri!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calibri throws a right hand that Piuha ducks under and follows up with a left that Piuha also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Piuha.

Piuha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Calibri is looking to control Piuha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calibri avoid being mounted?
Piuha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calibri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Calibri swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Piuha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Calibri is looking to escape.
Calibri wants to control but Piuha is having none of it.
Calibri is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri wants to control but Piuha is having none of it.
Calibri can't escape the position.
Calibri wants to hold on but Piuha pushes him away.
Calibri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piuha tries to control but Calibri wriggling away.
Piuha is breathing heavily.
Piuha controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calibri tries to hold on but Piuha postures up.
Piuha content just to control the position here.
Calibri can't escape the position.
Piuha looking to control but Calibri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calibri wants to hold on but Piuha pushes him away.
Piuha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Calibri?
Calibri trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri tries to hold on but Piuha pushes him away.
Calibri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Calibri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Piuha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Calibri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calibri reaches up and holds on to Piuha to control the position.
Piuha prevents Calibri from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Piuha controlling his opponent.
Piuha prevents Calibri from getting the reversal.
Calibri slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Calibri wants to get back to full guard.
Calibri missing with punches from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piuha prevents Calibri from improving his position.
Calibri works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basso Piuha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Calibri stalks Piuha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piuha's face. Piuha staggers backwards, shaken.
Calibri has his takedown stuffed
and Piuha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Piuha misses with a head kick.

Calibri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Piuha can't do much from the bottom here.
Calibri advances nicely into full mount.
Piuha tries to hold on but Calibri postures up.
Calibri landing punches.
Calibri dominating with strikes here.
Calibri with good strikes from the mount here!
Calibri looking to control but Piuha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Piuha is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calibri with the ground and pound from mount.
Calibri is breathing heavily.
Calibri looking to finish with strikes here!

Calibri jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Piuha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Piuha struggling a bit here.
Piuha regains half guard.
Calibri working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Piuha's thigh. Piuha counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Piuha striking from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calibri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Piuha is proving hard to escape from.
Piuha is trying to keep Calibri in close.
Calibri chips away with some ground and pound.
Piuha is trying to control the position but Calibri postures up.
Calibri won't allow Piuha to sweep him here.
Piuha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calibri.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piuha keeps the fight on the outside.
Piuha connects with a looping right hand.
Piuha misses with a double jab.
Piuha throws a shot from downtown. Calibri moves away and avoids it.
Calibri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Piuha counters by moving into the clinch.

Piuha breaks the clinch.

Piuha closes the distance and clinches.
Calibri landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Calibri.

Calibri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piuha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Piuha forces Calibri back against the cage and clinches.
Calibri trying to stall but Piuha improves his position.
Piuha avoiding damage as Calibri throws knees to the body.
Calibri just leaning against Piuha, taking a breather.
Piuha wants to break the clinch but can't.

Piuha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calibri throws a front kick aimed at Piuha's knee but Piuha avoids it well.
Piuha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Piuha tries to keep at a distance but Calibri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calibri tries to score a body lock takedown but Piuha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Basso Piuha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giuseppe Calibri.

Calibri manages to break the clinch.

Piuha scores a takedown into full mount!
Calibri is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calibri tries to hold on but Piuha pushes him away.
Calibri is trying desperately to improve position.
Calibri taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Piuha.
Calibri is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Piuha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Calibri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Calibri doesn't manage to clinch there - Piuha circles away.

Piuha gets caught flat footed, as Calibri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Calibri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calibri works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calibri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piuha's head.
Calibri looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calibri throwing shots but Piuha is blocking nicely.

Calibri is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calibri throws a strike but Piuha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Calibri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calibri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Piuha looking to control.
Piuha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Piuha takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Calibri.
Piuha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piuha throws a knee to the head but misses.

Calibri turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Calibri manages to end up in side control.
Calibri working away.
Calibri tries to advance to mount but can't.
Giuseppe Calibri has got the better of the ground game so far.

Calibri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Piuha scoring well with a low kick there.

Calibri feints and as Piuha raises his hands in defense, Calibri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calibri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Piuha pushes Calibri off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Piuha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piuha throws a body punch but Calibri moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Piuha.
Piuha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calibri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giuseppe Calibri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calibri avoids the head kick by Piuha.

Calibri moves into the clinch successfully.
Piuha can't break the clinch.

Calibri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calibri swats away the attempt to clinch by Piuha.

Calibri clinches with his opponent.

Calibri breaks the clinch.
Basso Piuha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piuha misses with a head kick.
Calibri is looking to slow Piuha down with leg kicks.

Calibri has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calibri avoiding damage.
Piuha has Calibri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Calibri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calibri stalling in the clinch.

Calibri manages to break the clinch.
Calibri moves out of range as Piuha strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calibri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piuha counters with a nice body kick.
Piuha looks to score with a jab to the body but Calibri is just out of range.
Piuha tries to clinch up but Calibri circles away and keeps his distance.
Piuha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calibri's sensitive parts.
Calibri tries to clinch but Piuha moves out of range.
Calibri wants to clinch.
Calibri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piuha as he jumps to the side.
Piuha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calibri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calibri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piuha counters with a body kick that stops Calibri in his tracks momentarily.
Calibri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Piuha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calibri's guard.
Basso Piuha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giuseppe Calibri.
Calibri trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Calibri striking from the bottom here.
Calibri wants to stand and escape but Piuha is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calibri wants to sweep here but Piuha controlling him for the moment.
Calibri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calibri is looking to sweep but instead, Piuha has passed into half guard.
Piuha is tying to control. Calibri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calibri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calibri.
Calibri keeping moving, preventing Piuha from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calibri looking to control.
Piuha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Piuha won't allow Calibri to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Calibri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calibri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Calibri!