PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Rounded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Spinetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Alberto Spinetta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rounded
vs
Alberto Spinetta

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Alberto Spinetta!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounded changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spinetta tries to avoid it but Rounded manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spinetta to the ground. Spinetta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rounded tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rounded shoots and misses

and Spinetta moves into the clinch.
Rounded is trying to pull guard but Spinetta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rounded jumps guard.
Spinetta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rounded wants to sweep here but Spinetta controlling him for the moment.
Spinetta controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinetta wants to stand but Rounded has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rounded is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded keeping full guard, as Spinetta tries to pass.

Rounded looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rounded trying to control the position.
Spinetta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spinetta wants to pass the guard but Rounded is keeping the position.

Rounded is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spinetta defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Rounded looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spinetta is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rounded has a closed guard, preventing Spinetta from standing up.
Spinetta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rounded is keeping the position for now.
Rounded utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spinetta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinetta wanted to stand there but Rounded had control of the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Spinetta moves into the clinch.
Rounded taking a breather.
Spinetta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rounded walks away with a smile on his face. Spinetta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spinetta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rounded defends it nicely.
Rounded tries to counter with a takedown but Spinetta is quick to defend against it.

Spinetta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spinetta prevents Rounded from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounded regains half guard.
Spinetta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rounded is trying to stand up here but Spinetta is controlling him well.
Rounded moves into full guard.
Spinetta is looking to work some ground and pound but Rounded has wrist control.
Spinetta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spinetta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rounded is on top in guard.

Rounded is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spinetta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luis Alberto Spinetta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spinetta lands an overhand right.
Spinetta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spinetta.
It looked like Rounded was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spinetta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spinetta wants to counter with a clinch but Rounded pushes him away.

Spinetta looking to score a takedown here. Rounded is defending well but Spinetta drives through and ends up in Rounded's guard.
Rounded is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Spinetta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spinetta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spinetta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rounded has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spinetta has managed to get both his arms back between Rounded's legs - danger averted.
Rounded has a closed guard, preventing Spinetta from standing up.
Spinetta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rounded wants to stand and escape but Spinetta is having none of it.
Spinetta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rounded wants to stand but Spinetta is controlling the position.

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.
Spinetta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rounded swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spinetta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rounded is on top in guard.

Spinetta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spinetta has his hands on Rounded's head, controlling the position.
Spinetta looking for a sweep. Not yet Spinetta, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spinetta can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded wants to control from the top but Spinetta keeps moving.
Spinetta is looking to stand up but Rounded isn't so interested in that idea.
Spinetta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rounded.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spinetta fails to land the takedown.
Very Rounded has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Alberto Spinetta.

Spinetta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rounded!
Rounded sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spinetta is looking for a kimura but Rounded is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spinetta to get the leverage.
Rounded wants to control but Spinetta is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spinetta trying to control the pace.
Rounded trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rounded is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spinetta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spinetta slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luis Alberto Spinetta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rounded takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rounded slaps away a takedown attempt from Spinetta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rounded tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spinetta defends well and Rounded ends up having to push Spinetta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rounded fails with a takedown attempt.
Spinetta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rounded moves in looking to clinch but Spinetta pushes him off.
Spinetta is looking to slow Rounded down with leg kicks.
Very Rounded is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded dives in for a single leg takedown but Spinetta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Very Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Spinetta moves into the clinch.

Spinetta breaks the clinch.
Rounded blocks a head kick by Spinetta.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spinetta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rounded trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spinetta wants to free his trapped foot but Rounded is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rounded trying to hold on to Spinetta's head to control him but Spinetta postures up.
Spinetta seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rounded is trying to stand back up but Spinetta is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Spinetta seems content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rounded defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spinetta.
Rounded wants to clinch up but Spinetta keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Rounded. No joy for Spinetta on that attempt.
Rounded tries to counter by clinching up but Spinetta breaks away and moves out of range.
Spinetta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rounded tries to avoid it but Spinetta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rounded to the ground. Rounded escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spinetta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rounded sprawls well. Rounded wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spinetta gets slowly back to his feet.
Rounded looks to clinch
and Spinetta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spinetta looks to land a combination. Rounded sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Spinetta gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded taking some punishment here, with Spinetta in his half guard.
Rounded makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rounded.

Rounded looking for a guillotine here but Spinetta defends easily.
Spinetta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spinetta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rounded is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spinetta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spinetta is continuing to stall.
Spinetta is looking to stand up but Rounded won't let him.
Very Rounded has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Alberto Spinetta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rounded keeping full guard, as Spinetta tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Alberto Spinetta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spinetta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Alberto Spinetta!