PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumpel Stiltskin (ranked 6030 p4p, 585 weight class) and Mastro Geppetto (ranked 7291 p4p, 613 weight class). Mastro Geppetto struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mastro Geppetto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stiltskin
vs
Geppetto

190 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumpel Stiltskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mastro Geppetto!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geppetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Geppetto.
Geppetto misses with an uppercut. Stiltskin saw that one coming.
Stiltskin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Geppetto is fending him off so far but Stiltskin persists. Nope, Geppetto circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Stiltskin.
A countering left hand to the body from Geppetto misses.
Stiltskin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geppetto counters with a series of strikes. Stiltskin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stiltskin with a poor takedown
and Geppetto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumpel Stiltskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiltskin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stiltskin tries to counter by clinching up but Geppetto breaks away and moves out of range.
Geppetto lands with a nice combination. Stiltskin backs away looking to recover.

Stiltskin clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stiltskin breaks from the clinch.
Geppetto tries to bum rush Stiltskin with a series of wild strikes but Stiltskin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geppetto looks winded!
Stiltskin moves away from the strike by Geppetto.
Stiltskin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltskin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stiltskin throws a series of punches but Geppetto moves out of range.
Geppetto lands with a nice combination. Stiltskin backs away looking to recover.
Stiltskin has his takedown stuffed
and Geppetto counters with a two punch combo.
Stiltskin shoots in looking for a takedown but Geppetto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stiltskin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Geppetto misses with a kick to the body.
Stiltskin scores with a head kick. Geppetto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Geppetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stiltskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Geppetto circles away.
Stiltskin lands with a kick to the temple. Geppetto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Geppetto.

Stiltskin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stiltskin wants to take the fight to the mat but Geppetto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Geppetto can't break the clinch.
Stiltskin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Geppetto wants to break free but Stiltskin has control.
Stiltskin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Geppetto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Geppetto tries to break the clinch but Stiltskin is controlling the position.
Geppetto blocks the elbow strike.

Geppetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Geppetto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stiltskin feinted with a counter takedown.
Geppetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiltskin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geppetto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stiltskin.

Stiltskin has Geppetto up against the cage in a clinch.
Stiltskin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stiltskin tries a knee to the head but Geppetto blocks it.

Geppetto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Geppetto misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Geppetto misses.
Stiltskin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geppetto misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stiltskin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stiltskin controlling the action here for a moment.
Stiltskin wants to take the fight to the mat but Geppetto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stiltskin looking for a takedown.

Stiltskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stiltskin gets a clinch.

Stiltskin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stiltskin is taking a breather. Geppetto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Geppetto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stiltskin manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Geppetto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Geppetto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geppetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stiltskin, right into the meat.
Geppetto throws the kick towards the body but Stiltskin avoids it.
Stiltskin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stiltskin tries to clinch up.

Stiltskin clinches up with Geppetto and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiltskin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Geppetto smiles and moves away.
Stiltskin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Geppetto counters with a left to the body.
Geppetto is breathing heavily.
Geppetto throws a right hand that Stiltskin ducks under and follows up with a left that Stiltskin also avoids with ease.
Stiltskin is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geppetto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Geppetto lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Stiltskin.
Stiltskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Geppetto circles away.
Geppetto is looking for the big counter here.
Geppetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Geppetto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stiltskin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geppetto pinned against the cage. Geppetto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumpel Stiltskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiltskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Geppetto punishes Stiltskin's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geppetto is looking to chop away at Stiltskin's legs.
Geppetto throws a looping overhand right but Stiltskin ducks down to avoid it.
Geppetto misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiltskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stiltskin is looking to clinch but Geppetto is avoiding it.
Mastro Geppetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Geppetto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stiltskin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Geppetto's head.
Good leg kick by Stiltskin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stiltskin is looking to clinch.
Geppetto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geppetto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stiltskin circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin tries to clinch there but Geppetto circles away.
Geppetto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stiltskin. That one must have hurt.

Stiltskin instigates a clinch.
Stiltskin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Geppetto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Geppetto working hard to break the clinch.
Stiltskin is looking for a takedown.
Geppetto is trying to break the clinch but Stiltskin is controlling him.
Geppetto letting Stiltskin take a breather here.

Stiltskin manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stiltskin.
Sloppy strikes from Geppetto. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin throws a head kick that misses.
Stiltskin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stiltskin tries to clinch but Geppetto is having none of it.

Stiltskin has managed to clinch.
Stiltskin tries to pull guard but Geppetto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stiltskin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stiltskin keeps control of Geppetto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stiltskin just leaning against Geppetto, taking a breather.
Geppetto prevents the takedown attempt.
Geppetto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stiltskin has Geppetto pressed against the cage, preventing Geppetto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rumpel Stiltskin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Geppetto misses with a double jab.

Stiltskin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Stiltskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stiltskin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stiltskin scores with a head kick.
Stiltskin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Geppetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rumpel Stiltskin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geppetto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stiltskin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiltskin tries to clinch but Geppetto moves out of range.
Stiltskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geppetto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geppetto misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geppetto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Geppetto unleashes a big counter combination but Stiltskin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stiltskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geppetto misses the shot to the body.
Geppetto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiltskin tries for a takedown but Geppetto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Geppetto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stiltskin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumpel Stiltskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiltskin is looking to clinch but Geppetto is avoiding it.
Stiltskin shoots and misses
and Geppetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geppetto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin misses with a few strikes there.
Mastro Geppetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Geppetto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stiltskin scoring well with a low kick there.

Stiltskin has Geppetto up against the cage in a clinch.
Stiltskin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Geppetto is defending well.

Geppetto breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiltskin wants to clinch up but Geppetto keeps it at a distance.
Stiltskin avoids the head kick by Geppetto.
Stiltskin connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stiltskin rushes Geppetto and presses him up against the cage.

Stiltskin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Geppetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Stiltskin.
Stiltskin misses with a kick to the body.
Geppetto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiltskin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Geppetto throws the left hand but Stiltskin avoids the punch easily.
Geppetto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stiltskin.
Geppetto throws out a counter right but Stiltskin avoids it with no problem.
Stiltskin throws a head kick that misses.
Geppetto misses with a body kick.
Geppetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stiltskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Geppetto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiltskin tries to clinch but Geppetto moves out of range.
Geppetto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stiltskin throws a head kick that misses.
Geppetto 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.
Stiltskin shoots in but Geppetto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Geppetto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stiltskin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stiltskin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Geppetto's sensitive parts.
Geppetto throws a head kick that misses
and Stiltskin counters with a good low kick that Geppetto was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geppetto keeps the fight on the outside.
Stiltskin fails with a takedown attempt.
Geppetto is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mastro Geppetto.
I think Geppetto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mastro Geppetto!