PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde has chosen Danzig - 'Mother' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pietravallo
vs
Rosenkilde

195 cm
33
210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

187 cm
30
223 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietravallo throws a lazy right hand but Rosenkilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the side of Pietravallo's head but Pietravallo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosenkilde missing with a left hand there. Pietravallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietravallo throws a front kick that sends Rosenkilde stumbling back into the cage.
Pietravallo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pietravallo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rosenkilde throws a hook to the side of Pietravallo's head but Pietravallo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pietravallo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rosenkilde misses with an uppercut

and Pietravallo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pietravallo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosenkilde keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Pietravallo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pietravallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pietravallo won't allow Rosenkilde to sweep him here.
Pietravallo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosenkilde is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rosenkilde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosenkilde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pietravallo swings for the body but Rosenkilde moves out of range.
Pietravallo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenkilde's sensitive parts.
Pietravallo thows a body kick. Rosenkilde tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rosenkilde looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pietravallo. Rosenkilde shrugs it off though.
Pietravallo throws a lazy right hand but Rosenkilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietravallo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosenkilde tries to sprawl out of it but Pietravallo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rosenkilde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosenkilde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pietravallo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pietravallo wants to control from the top but Rosenkilde keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietravallo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pietravallo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pietravallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pietravallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosenkilde keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo is working Rosenkilde over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosenkilde keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pietravallo throws a solid leg kick but Rosenkilde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pietravallo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosenkilde tries to work over Pietravallo's front leg with a kick but Pietravallo checks it.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenkilde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosenkilde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rosenkilde connects with a nice looking jab.
Pietravallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenkilde.
Pietravallo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde checks a leg kick.
Rosenkilde throws an overhand right that lands on Pietravallo's shoulder, as Pietravallo tries to avoid the shot.
Pietravallo lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pietravallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosenkilde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosenkilde misses with a hook. Pietravallo ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Rosenkilde misses

and Pietravallo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo passes to full mount!
Pietravallo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rosenkilde hang on?
Rosenkilde avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo looking to finish Rosenkilde with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rosenkilde!
Pietravallo controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pietravallo lands a nice shot to the head.
Pietravallo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosenkilde in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pietravallo dominating with strikes here.
Pietravallo punching from mount but Rosenkilde doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosenkilde is desperately trying to improve his position but Pietravallo has a good base and remains in mount.
Pietravallo lands a heavy elbow.
Pietravallo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenkilde can do to turn this around?
Rosenkilde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pietravallo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pietravallo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rosenkilde wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietravallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo working Rosenkilde over with strikes here.
Rosenkilde is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pietravallo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pietravallo tries to control but Rosenkilde wriggling away.
Rosenkilde tries to hold on but Pietravallo postures up.
Pietravallo looking to control but Rosenkilde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde is working to get back to half guard.
Pietravallo throws some wild stikes that Rosenkilde manages to avoid easily.
Rosenkilde is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pietravallo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosenkilde is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pietravallo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosenkilde moves out of range of the body kick from Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Pietravallo lands.
Rosenkilde swings away with a body shot that misses

and Pietravallo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietravallo trying to control but Rosenkilde is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pietravallo wants to control from the top but Rosenkilde keeps moving.
Rosenkilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pietravallo wants to control from the top but Rosenkilde keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rosenkilde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pietravallo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosenkilde seems keen to control Pietravallo's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pietravallo wants to slow Rosenkilde down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rosenkilde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pietravallo throws a solid leg kick but Rosenkilde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pietravallo connects with a leg kick. Rosenkilde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pietravallo lands with a nice body punch.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
Rosenkilde with a nice cross.
Rosenkilde tries to bum rush Pietravallo with a series of wild strikes but Pietravallo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pietravallo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mads Rosenkilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietravallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a shot from downtown. Rosenkilde moves away and avoids it.
Rosenkilde lands with a nice body punch.
Rosenkilde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pietravallo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenkilde is out of range.
Rosenkilde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pietravallo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rosenkilde throws a series of punches but Pietravallo avoids them all with ease.
Pietravallo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosenkilde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pietravallo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pietravallo - that will leave a mark!
Pietravallo lands with a slapping head kick.
Pietravallo tries for a takedown but Rosenkilde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rosenkilde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pietravallo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rosenkilde avoids the body shot from Pietravallo.
A low kick from Rosenkilde misses

and Pietravallo counters with a single leg into guard. Rosenkilde didn't expect that.
Giampaolo Pietravallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosenkilde has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pietravallo throws a leg kick which misses Rosenkilde's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenkilde tries to avoid it.
Pietravallo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pietravallo throws a good cross that connects.
Pietravallo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenkilde.
Giampaolo Pietravallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pietravallo throws a lazy body kick
and Rosenkilde finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenkilde. Pietravallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietravallo tries to land a front kick but Rosenkilde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pietravallo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo shoots in and drives through. Rosenkilde sprawls well.
Rosenkilde scores with a shot to the body.
Pietravallo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rosenkilde slips under a jab.
Rosenkilde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pietravallo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosenkilde has time to react.
Pietravallo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pietravallo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pietravallo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo looks to land a combination but Rosenkilde avoids it well.
Good work by Rosenkilde as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosenkilde blocks the leg kick.
Rosenkilde blocks the body kick.
Pietravallo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenkilde throws a looping overhand right but Pietravallo ducks down to avoid it.
Pietravallo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo moves out of range as Rosenkilde throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo misses the jab.
Rosenkilde throws an overhand right that lands on Pietravallo's shoulder, as Pietravallo tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo looks to land a left hand but Rosenkilde moved out of range nicely.
Rosenkilde staying out of range there.
Pietravallo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rosenkilde scores with a jab to the head.
Pietravallo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rosenkilde connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rosenkilde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenkilde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo with a hook.
Pietravallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenkilde tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenkilde scores with a leg kick.
Rosenkilde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rosenkilde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rosenkilde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Pietravallo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rosenkilde is out of range and Pietravallo settles back down.
Rosenkilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietravallo manages to avoid it.
Rosenkilde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giampaolo Pietravallo had his way with Mads Rosenkilde in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pietravallo digs a good body shot into Rosenkilde's ribs.
Pietravallo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rosenkilde.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick as Rosenkilde jumps back.
Pietravallo lands a leg kick that knocks Rosenkilde off balance momentarily.
A jab from Rosenkilde finds it's way through Pietravallo's defenses.
Pietravallo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rosenkilde misses with a kick to the body

and Pietravallo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rosenkilde won't be happy with that.
Pietravallo working away.
Pietravallo trying to control the action but Rosenkilde is working from the bottom.
Rosenkilde takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Pietravallo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pietravallo in side control, throwing shots but Rosenkilde defends.
Rosenkilde is looking to reverse the position.
Pietravallo working the strikes but Rosenkilde uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rosenkilde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pietravallo with the ground and pound but Rosenkilde uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pietravallo wants to control from the top but Rosenkilde keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rosenkilde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosenkilde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosenkilde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pietravallo scores with a leg kick.
Pietravallo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosenkilde's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pietravallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietravallo scores with a jab. Rosenkilde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mads Rosenkilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenkilde misses with a series of wild punches.
Pietravallo throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Pietravallo.
Rosenkilde throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rosenkilde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pietravallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo sizes up Rosenkilde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rosenkilde takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenkilde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietravallo misses with a few strikes there.
Pietravallo connects with a leg kick. Rosenkilde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Pietravallo misses.
A cross from Rosenkilde lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giampaolo Pietravallo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pietravallo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giampaolo Pietravallo!
Giampaolo Pietravallo retains his light heavyweight title!