PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Poutine (ranked 5605 p4p, 4322 weight class) and Kilian Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Poutine looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Poutine
vs
Piper

186 cm
28
176
8 - 28 - 0

184 cm
26
175
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 8 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Poutine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilian Piper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutine takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Piper has Poutine up against the cage in a clinch.

Piper pulls Poutine into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Piper pushes Poutine off and gets back to his feet.

Piper clinches with his opponent.

Poutine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Poutine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Piper stands and throws Poutine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Piper scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Piper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Poutine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piper.
Poutine tries to counter by clinching up but Piper breaks away and moves out of range.

Piper gets caught flat footed, as Poutine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Piper pushes Poutine off and gets back to his feet.
Poutine is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper jabs at Poutine's body.

Piper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Piper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poutine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piper on the ground.
Piper passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with punches from side control.
Piper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutine prevents Piper from moving into mount.
Poutine seems a little lost for a moment, as Piper dominates the positioning.

Piper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poutine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Poutine taking a bit of punishment here - Piper scoring with strikes.
Piper grinds an elbow into Poutine's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper lands some shots froms side control.
Poutine gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Piper controlling from mount.
Piper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Piper controlling from the full mount.
Poutine is in a horrible position here. Piper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Piper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kilian Piper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Piper clinches with his opponent.

Poutine jumps guard.
Piper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Piper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poutine's head.
Piper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Piper stands up from Poutine's guard - Piper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poutine tries to avoid it but Piper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poutine to the ground. Poutine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poutine avoids it really well and circles away.
Poutine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Poutine.
Pat Poutine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilian Piper.

Piper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poutine to the mat! Poutine manages to get full guard.
Piper passes Poutine's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piper is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Piper is looking to take a break and control but Poutine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Piper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poutine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piper is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piper decides to stand and escape the position.
Poutine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Piper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Piper lands in his opponent's guard.
Poutine can't keep his opponent in guard - Piper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Piper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Piper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piper slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piper lands strikes from half guard.
Piper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kilian Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Piper scores with a takedown into Poutine's guard.
Poutine is looking to stand back up but Piper counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Poutine.

Piper is nestled in close to Poutine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Piper stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Poutine to get to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Piper. That snapped Poutine's head back.

Poutine is rocked!
Piper circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Poutine drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Piper follows Poutine to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilian Piper!
An out of breath Kilian Piper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.