PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So What. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brott
vs
Pietravallo

191 cm
37
219 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

195 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

KAISER

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pietravallo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brott misses with a hook. Pietravallo ducked under it nicely.
Brott blocks the body kick.
Brott has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Instincts in the buildup to the fight.
Brott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pietravallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brott misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Pietravallo.
Brott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietravallo moves away.
Pietravallo lands a slapping body shot.
Pietravallo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietravallo was well out of range. Poor timing from Brott.
Pietravallo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brott.
Brott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo throws a sloppy head kick and Brott moves out of range easily.
Brott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Pietravallo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietravallo. Brott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pietravallo back to the cage. Brott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brott misses with a hook

and Pietravallo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pietravallo.
Brott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pietravallo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brott is keeping the position for now.
Pietravallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Brott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietravallo throws a big elbow that misses.
Brott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brott controls Pietravallo momentarily but Pietravallo frees himself.
Brott looking for a sweep. Not yet Brott, not yet.
Brott keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brott throws a right and a left that Pietravallo avoids nicely.

Brott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pietravallo is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pietravallo is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brott decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pietravallo throws a head kick that misses.
Pietravallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pietravallo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pietravallo cracks Brott with a good jab.
Brott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pietravallo's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Brott as he connects with a hook.
Brott misses the shot to the body.
Pietravallo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Pietravallo lands but Brott takes it in his stride.
Brott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brott scores with a hook to the body. Pietravallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brott avoids the body shot from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietravallo lands a head kick. Brott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pietravallo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brott.
Pietravallo throws a head kick but Brott moves out of range.
Brott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pietravallo misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietravallo darts in looking for a takedown but Brott gets double underhooks and turns Pietravallo into the cage.
Brott gets through Pietravallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pietravallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pietravallo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giampaolo Pietravallo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brott checks a low kick from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo avoids the head kick by Brott.
Brott throws a solid leg kick but Pietravallo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brott.
Brott throws a leg kick but Pietravallo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pietravallo scores with a leg kick.
Pietravallo ducks under a wild hook from Brott.
Nice shot by Brott.
Brott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brott scores with a leg kick.
Brott moves out of range as Pietravallo strikes.

Brott clinches.
Brott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brott is looking to control Pietravallo's arms but Pietravallo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brott has his back to the cage.
Brott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brott can't find room to land a body shot as Pietravallo controls the action.
Brott letting Pietravallo take a breather here.
Brott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brott tries to work over Pietravallo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pietravallo is trying to trip Brott. He has hold of a leg but Brott is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pietravallo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pietravallo looking to sit in guard and control but Brott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brott trying to control but Pietravallo is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietravallo trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brott postures up in Pietravallo's guard and throws a big left but Pietravallo blocks it.
Pietravallo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brott wants to control from the top but Pietravallo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pietravallo pulls Brott in close to prevent any damage.
Pietravallo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pietravallo trying to keep a closed guard but Brott is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giampaolo Pietravallo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brott takes one on the button.
Brott misses the shot to the body.
Brott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietravallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brott.
A head kick misses from Brott.
Pietravallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pietravallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brott.
Brott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pietravallo avoids the head kick by Brott.
Brott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo throws a head kick that half lands.
Pietravallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Brott misses.
Sluggo Brott is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a solid leg kick but Brott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pietravallo.
Pietravallo misses with a shot to the body
and Brott counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Pietravallo - just one landing.

Brott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pietravallo quickly recovers to half guard.
Pietravallo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pietravallo wants to sweep here but Brott controlling him for the moment.
Pietravallo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brott has his hands clasped together around Pietravallo's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietravallo trying to control from Brott's half guard. Brott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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 Sluggo Brott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brott. Pietravallo shrugs it off though.
Brott misses the shot to the body.
Pietravallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brott.
Brott checks a low kick from Pietravallo.
Brott throws the kick towards the body but Pietravallo avoids it.
Brott checks a leg kick nicely.
Brott lands with a cross.
Brott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brott throws a series of strikes that have Pietravallo backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pietravallo.
Brott throws a leg kick

and Pietravallo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brott's guard.
Brott is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pietravallo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pietravallo wants to control but Brott is keeping him busy.
Brott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brott keeping full guard, as Pietravallo tries to pass.
Pietravallo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo is looking to work some ground and pound but Brott has wrist control.
Brott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pietravallo's guard.
Pietravallo is pulling down on Brott's head to control his posture.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brott trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietravallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pietravallo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brott!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pietravallo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brott is looking to get to half guard.
Brott slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pietravallo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pietravallo trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott wants to improve his position but Pietravallo is controlling well.
Pietravallo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pietravallo is looking to take a break and control but Brott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pietravallo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietravallo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brott trying to control but Pietravallo postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sluggo Brott.
I think Brott 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sluggo Brott!
Sluggo Brott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.