PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Rolf (ranked 1442 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 194 p4p, 210 weight class). Rolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AVGN Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rolf
vs
Pizziconi

180 cm
26
169
11 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
180
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rolf sprawls well. Rolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pizziconi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rolf lands with a straight right. Pizziconi didn't see that one coming.
Pizziconi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rolf.
Pizziconi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck for Pizziconi with that takedown attempt.
Jakob Rolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
Rolf looks to throw the jab but Pizziconi is out of range.

Pizziconi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rolf's guard.
Rolf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizziconi is one step ahead there.
Rolf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rolf wants to pass the guard but Pizziconi is defending well.
Rolf wants to take a breather but Pizziconi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pizziconi moves into full guard.
Rolf passes into half guard.
Rolf wants to pass the guard but Pizziconi is defending well.
Pizziconi tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control.
Rolf trying to control from half guard but Pizziconi is working away.
Rolf wants to pass the guard but Pizziconi is defending well.

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.

Rolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pizziconi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pizziconi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rolf's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rolf's back!
Pizziconi gets his hands free as Rolf looks to control.
Pizziconi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Rolf is covering up but some of the strikes from Pizziconi are getting through and doing damage.
Rolf manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pizziconi's guard. Nice work there by Rolf.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolf advances position into side control!
Pizziconi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf tries to advance to mount but Pizziconi denies him.
Pizziconi is not content to let Rolf control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolf is staying tight to Pizziconi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pizziconi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Pizziconi is defending against the submission attempts here by Rolf.
Rolf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pizziconi!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi is in all sorts of trouble here.

Rolf has hold of Pizziconi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pizziconi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rolf with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rolf trying to control but Pizziconi is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pizziconi shoots in but no luck this time.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rolf but Rolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pizziconi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rolf to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Rolf catches Pizziconi right on the button with a cross.
Osmany Pizziconi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Rolf misses.
Rolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pizziconi.
Jakob Rolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osmany Pizziconi.
Pizziconi shoots in looking for a takedown but Rolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pizziconi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pizziconi blocks a jab.
Pizziconi looks for a takedown but Rolf sprawls well.
Rolf throws a right and a left that Pizziconi avoids nicely.
Pizziconi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf looks to land a left hand but Pizziconi moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pizziconi or perhaps it was just good defense by Rolf, which made it look bad.
It looked like Rolf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pizziconi.

Pizziconi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolf lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf wants to pass the guard but Pizziconi is keeping the position.
Rolf trying to control but Pizziconi is working from the bottom.
Pizziconi seems keen to control Rolf's posture.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pizziconi is trying to control the position but Rolf postures up.
Rolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pizziconi is keeping the position for now.
Rolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pizziconi's guard.
Pizziconi is trying to maintain the position but Rolf is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rolf wants to free his trapped foot but Pizziconi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizziconi tries to get to full guard but Rolf has control of the leg.

Rolf wants to work for an arm triangle but Pizziconi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Rolf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pizziconi is looking to control Rolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pizziconi avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi controlling the position for now.

Rolf is looking for a kimura here.
Pizziconi has his hands clasped together around Rolf's back. He's all about the action.

Rolf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pizziconi sees it coming and defends easily.

Rolf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pizziconi defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rolf prevents Pizziconi from improving his position.
Pizziconi gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolf's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rolf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Rolf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Rolf dominated that second round.
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!

Pizziconi slips a straight right by Rolf.
Rolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Pizziconi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pizziconi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolf keeps working.
Pizziconi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rolf haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pizziconi slips a nice elbow through Rolf's hands, connecting with Rolf's forehead.
Jakob Rolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pizziconi pulls his head out easily.
Rolf wants to improve his position but Pizziconi is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rolf is looking to improve his position.

Pizziconi is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf trying to control from the bottom.

Rolf looking for submissions off his back.
Rolf tries to get to full guard but Pizziconi has control of the leg.
Rolf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Rolf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pizziconi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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.
Pizziconi won't allow Rolf to sweep him here.
Pizziconi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pizziconi wants to control from the top but Rolf keeps moving.

Rolf has his foot on Pizziconi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pizziconi works his way back into a safe position though.

Pizziconi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pizziconi has managed to get both his arms back between Rolf's legs - danger averted.
Pizziconi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rolf's head.
Rolf has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pizziconi has passed into side control.
Rolf is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pizziconi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Osmany Pizziconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rolf is looking for a sweep. Pizziconi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Pizziconi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pizziconi can do to turn this around?
Pizziconi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rolf is pressing down on Pizziconi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Rolf working for a triangle but Pizziconi defends it easily.
Rolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pizziconi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rolf looking for a guillotine here but Pizziconi defends easily.
Rolf trying to control the position.
Pizziconi won't allow Rolf to sweep him here.
Jakob Rolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pizziconi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pizziconi cracks Rolf with a solid left hand.
Rolf has Pizziconi pulled in close to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pizziconi stands up over Rolf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rolf seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pizziconi working some strikes from top position.
Rolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osmany Pizziconi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rolf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Rolf!
Jakob Rolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.