PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Keith
vs
Pietravallo

198 cm
26
205 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

195 cm
32
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keith checks a leg kick.
Pietravallo feints a jab promting Keith to slip. Pietravallo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pietravallo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keith. That did some damage!
Keith moves out of range of the leg kick from Pietravallo.
Keith checks a low kick from Pietravallo.
Keith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pietravallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pietravallo blocks the body kick.
Pietravallo scores with a push kick.
Pietravallo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pietravallo fails to land the takedown.
Keith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietravallo.
Keith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch up but Pietravallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Keith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pietravallo.
Keith misses with a double jab

and Pietravallo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Keith!
Keith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo 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.
Keith struggling a bit here.
Keith is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Keith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo working away.
Pietravallo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Keith is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Pietravallo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pietravallo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Keith is looking to regain half guard here but Pietravallo keeps moving and retains side control.
Pietravallo cracks Keith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Keith sneaks back into half guard.
Keith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pietravallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pietravallo wants to take a breather but Keith is having none of it.
Keith wants to get back to full guard.
Pietravallo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Keith.
Keith blocks a head kick by Pietravallo.
A jab lands there for Keith.
Pietravallo punishes Keith's body with a nice straight punch.
Keith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Keith.
Keith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keith lands with a nice combination. Pietravallo backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Keith misses.
Pietravallo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pietravallo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keith if he has to take too many more of those.
Pietravallo's coach down at Kebab House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pietravallo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pietravallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keith throws a right hand that Pietravallo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pietravallo also avoids with ease.
Pietravallo scores with a jab to the head.
Pietravallo walks into a straight right hand from Keith.
Keith misses with a low kick as Pietravallo jumps back.
Pietravallo with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Keith throws out a loose jab but Pietravallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keith tries to clinch but Pietravallo is having none of it.
Keith digs a good body shot into Pietravallo's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pietravallo - the referee stops the clock and Keith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pietravallo. Keith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keith lands a leg kick that knocks Pietravallo off balance momentarily.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keith throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietravallo keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keith. That's going to slow Pietravallo down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pietravallo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietravallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Keith.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietravallo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pietravallo.
Pietravallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Keith.
Keith misses with a straight left.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pietravallo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pietravallo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keith. Pietravallo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietravallo cracks the inside of Keith's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo misses with a head kick.
Keith is looking to clinch but Pietravallo is avoiding it.
Pietravallo throws the kick towards the body but Keith avoids it.
Keith misses the jab.
Keith throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Pietravallo misses its intended target.
Pietravallo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
Keith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pietravallo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Keith thows a leg kick but Pietravallo checks it

so Pietravallo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Keith pulls Pietravallo in close to prevent any damage.
Keith wants to sweep but no luck.
Pietravallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keith is pulling down on Pietravallo's head to control his posture.
Pietravallo lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pietravallo wants to pass the guard but Keith is keeping the position.
Keith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kool Keith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keith slips under a jab from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keith.
A punch combination from Keith misses.
Pietravallo lands with a kick to the temple. Keith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keith tries to move into range but Pietravallo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Giampaolo Pietravallo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Pietravallo. Keith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietravallo digs a good hook to Keith's body.
Pietravallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pietravallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Keith fails to land with a series of punches.
Pietravallo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keith takes one to the chin there.
Pietravallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pietravallo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keith lands with an overhand left.

Keith rushes Pietravallo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pietravallo is trying to maintain a safe position but Keith gets an underhook and turns Pietravallo into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo blocks a body shot from Keith.

Pietravallo breaks from the clinch.
Keith connects with a body shot that sends Pietravallo's belly button to the back.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietravallo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pietravallo, right into the meat.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
Pietravallo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pietravallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Keith.
Keith is looking to clinch but Pietravallo is avoiding it.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pietravallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pietravallo scores with the left hand. Keith knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Pietravallo scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietravallo throws a front kick aimed at Keith's knee but Keith avoids it well.
Pietravallo lands the left hand.
Pietravallo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keith tries to clinch there but Pietravallo circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pietravallo.
Keith cracks the inside of Pietravallo's front leg.
Keith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pietravallo sizes up Keith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keith connects with the punch.
Keith throws a head kick but Pietravallo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a jab when Keith was well out of range.
Pietravallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pietravallo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Pietravallo.
A shot to the body from Keith misses

and Pietravallo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keith is trying to control but can't.
Keith is staying active underneath Pietravallo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pietravallo trying to pass the guard but Keith defending well.
Pietravallo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keith's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keith keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pietravallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietravallo trying to mount his opponent but Keith defends it.
Keith is not content to let Pietravallo control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pietravallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
No luck for Pietravallo with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Keith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith avoids it easily.
Pietravallo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keith tries to clinch up.
Keith ducks under a wild hook from Pietravallo.
Keith falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pietravallo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Keith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Keith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pietravallo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pietravallo wants to sweep here but Keith controlling him for the moment.
Keith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pietravallo is keeping the position for now.
Keith pushes down on Pietravallo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keith wants to pass to mount but Pietravallo is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pietravallo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo has momentary wrist control but Keith slips an elbow through the middle.
Pietravallo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keith trying to control but Pietravallo is working from the bottom.
Pietravallo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Keith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo has his hands on Keith's head, controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pietravallo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pietravallo.
Keith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keith keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo stopping the sweep attempt from Keith.
Pietravallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Keith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keith trying to control the position.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keith controlling Pietravallo's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pietravallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pietravallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pietravallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keith.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pietravallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Keith misses its intended target.
Keith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pietravallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keith with a jab.
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keith's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pietravallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keith moves out of range of the body kick.
Pietravallo scores with a punch to the head.
Keith misses with a straight left.
Keith connects with a looping right hand.
Keith tried to score with a low kick but Pietravallo checks it.
Pietravallo slips a jab from Keith.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo scores with the left hand. Keith knows he should have avoided that one.
Pietravallo lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Pietravallo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo swings widly with a right hand
and Keith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pietravallo connects with a high kick.
Keith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo misses with a straight right.
Pietravallo misses the shot to the body.
Keith thumps Pietravallo with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pietravallo throws a leg kick which misses Keith's front leg but catches the back leg as Keith tries to avoid it.
Keith moves out of range as Pietravallo strikes.
Kool Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Keith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietravallo can pounce on him.
Pietravallo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keith looks to score with a jab to the body but Pietravallo is just out of range.
Keith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pietravallo throws a hook but Keith blocks it.
Pietravallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
Pietravallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
A bone on bone clash there as Keith blocks the leg kick.
Keith swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pietravallo is defended easily by Keith.
Keith thuds a left hand into Pietravallo's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Keith.
Keith throws the kick towards the body but Pietravallo avoids it.
Pietravallo looks for the body kick but Keith saw that one coming.
Keith misses with a body shot.
Keith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pietravallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith throws a shot to the body.
Keith is looking to clinch.
Pietravallo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietravallo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keith slips under a jab.
Pietravallo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pietravallo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pietravallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pietravallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pietravallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pietravallo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keith momentarily.
Pietravallo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giampaolo Pietravallo.
I've got Pietravallo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giampaolo Pietravallo!
Giampaolo Pietravallo is the new light heavyweight champion!