PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Spiagnu (ranked 6398 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Tibitti (ranked 6877 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spiagnu
vs
Tibitti

179 cm
21
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 Helsinki, Brian Spiagnu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Tibitti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tibitti drops his hands momentarily and Spiagnu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spiagnu catches Tibitti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spiagnu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tibitti closes the distance and clinches.
Spiagnu is trying to break free.

Tibitti manages to pull guard.
Spiagnu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tibitti striking off his back but it's not causing Spiagnu any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiagnu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiagnu with a flurry of punches that miss.

Tibitti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tibitti controls Spiagnu momentarily but Spiagnu frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiagnu content to stall in guard here.
Spiagnu cracks Tibitti with a solid left hand.
Spiagnu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tibitti's head.

Spiagnu drops back looking for a leg! Tibitti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tibitti manages to kick Spiagnu off! Spiagnu jumps back into Tibitti's guard.
Spiagnu scoring with some ground and pound.
Spiagnu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spiagnu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tibitti's head.
Tibitti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spiagnu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiagnu postures up in Tibitti's guard and throws a big left but Tibitti blocks it.
Tibitti looking to control.
Tibitti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiagnu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Spiagnu postures up and lands a big shot to Tibitti's brow.
Tibitti can't keep his opponent in guard - Spiagnu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spiagnu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spiagnu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Spiagnu lands with a punch from half guard.
Spiagnu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tibitti is refusing to be controlled, as Spiagnu sits in half guard.
Spiagnu lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Spiagnu seems content to control.
Spiagnu slips a nice elbow through Tibitti's hands, connecting with Tibitti's forehead.
Tibitti looks winded!
Spiagnu wants to control but Tibitti is keeping him busy.
Tibitti trying to control here.
Spiagnu 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.
Spiagnu is nestled in close to Tibitti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spiagnu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Spiagnu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tibitti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiagnu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Spiagnu unloading with bombs!
Spiagnu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tibitti looks a forlorn figure.
Spiagnu tries to control but Tibitti wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tibitti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spiagnu dominating with strikes here.
Spiagnu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spiagnu with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spiagnu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tibitti's face.
The referee warns Tibitti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spiagnu trying to control but Tibitti is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spiagnu throws a jab but it's blocked by Tibitti.
Tibitti ducks under a wild hook from Spiagnu.

Tibitti gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tibitti.

Tibitti jumps into guard, dragging Spiagnu to the mat.
Spiagnu is working Tibitti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spiagnu wants to control from the top but Tibitti keeps moving.
Spiagnu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiagnu cracks Tibitti with a solid left hand.
Spiagnu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tibitti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tibitti looking to control.
Tibitti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiagnu with a nice head shot there.
Spiagnu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spiagnu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spiagnu trying to control the position from guard on top but Tibitti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spiagnu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spiagnu landing some decent shots from guard.
Spiagnu works over Tibitti with some ground and pound from guard.
Tibitti keeping moving, preventing Spiagnu from controlling successfully.
Spiagnu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tibitti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiagnu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tibitti keeping moving, preventing Spiagnu from controlling successfully.
Spiagnu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tibitti can do to turn this around?
Spiagnu is in close to Tibitti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spiagnu forces his way into half guard.
Spiagnu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Spiagnu there.
Spiagnu is nestled in close to Tibitti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spiagnu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Spiagnu there.
Tibitti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spiagnu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spiagnu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Spiagnu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spiagnu is trying to control. Tibitti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spiagnu lands with a punch from half guard.
Spiagnu is nestled in close to Tibitti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spiagnu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spiagnu controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiagnu dominating with strikes here.
Spiagnu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tibitti's face.
Spiagnu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brian Spiagnu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spiagnu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Spiagnu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spiagnu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spiagnu with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spiagnu with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Spiagnu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Spiagnu misses with a looping right.
Spiagnu lands a really nice looking cross but Tibitti seems unphased.
Tibitti throws the left hand but Spiagnu avoids the punch easily.
Tibitti throws a head kick but Spiagnu moves out of range.
Spiagnu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spiagnu misses with a straight right.
Spiagnu tests Tibitti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spiagnu throws a big shot that misses.
Spiagnu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tibitti instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiagnu taking a breather.

Tibitti has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Spiagnu is trying to keep an underhook but Tibitti manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Spiagnu is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tibitti is tapping! Great win for Spiagnu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brian Spiagnu!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Spiagnu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.