PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spike Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wicked
vs
Lapierre

180 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Wicked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lapierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wicked moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wicked punishes Lapierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Wicked bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lapierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wicked moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wicked paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lapierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lapierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lapierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wicked scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wicked bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wicked cracks Lapierre with a big right hand but Lapierre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Lapierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lapierre down.
Wicked grinds an elbow into Lapierre's temple.
Wicked grinds an elbow into Lapierre's temple.

Lapierre is rocked!
Lapierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lapierre is still in real trouble! Can Wicked finish him?
Lapierre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lapierre down.
Lapierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lapierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Lapierre looks gassed!
Lapierre wants to control but Wicked postures up.
Lapierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wicked lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lapierre down.
Wicked works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wicked lands a few punches from side control.
Lapierre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wicked connects with a decent elbow.
Wicked working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wicked landing strikes.
Lapierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lapierre tries to get to full guard but Wicked has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wicked connects with a nice short shot to Lapierre's temple.
Wicked is taking a breather. Lapierre 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.
Lapierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wicked looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lapierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wicked looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lapierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wicked looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lapierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Wicked is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lapierre!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wicked looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wicked prevents Lapierre from getting the reversal.
Wicked working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wicked landing strikes from the mount and Lapierre is in trouble!
Wicked lands a nice shot to the head.
Wicked scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lapierre?
Wicked cracks Lapierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wicked lands a big shot there that rocks Lapierre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Wicked connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wicked is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lapierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wicked fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wicked lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapierre can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lapierre wants to control but Wicked is having none of it.
Wicked landing shots from mount.
Wicked is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wicked scoring with strikes but Lapierre is staying in there.
Wicked controlling his opponent.
Wicked dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lapierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wicked working Lapierre over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Wicked dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wicked looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lapierre!
Lapierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wicked in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wicked landing punches.
Lapierre is bucking up trying to escape but Wicked cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wicked looking to finish Lapierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lapierre!
Wicked is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lapierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lapierre wants to control but Wicked is having none of it.
Lapierre tries to reverse the position but Wicked maintains control.
Wicked is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lapierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wicked has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wicked working the ground and pound effectively.
Lapierre is breathing heavily.
Wicked connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked landing strikes from the mount.
Wicked scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lapierre tries to hold on but Wicked postures up.
Wicked working Lapierre over with strikes here.
Lapierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wicked raining down shots from the mount!
Lapierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wicked controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Wicked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wicked working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wicked looking to finish Lapierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lapierre!
Wicked landing strikes from the mount.
Spike Wicked overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Lapierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wicked with good strikes from the mount here!
Wicked with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wicked avoids the attempt from Lapierre to control.
Wicked cracks Lapierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is landing with some decent strikes but Lapierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wicked avoids the attempt from Lapierre to control.
Wicked lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wicked cracks Lapierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wicked looking to control but Lapierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wicked pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wicked landing strikes from the mount and Lapierre is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Wicked.
Wicked lands a big elbow.
Wicked working the ground and pound effectively.
Wicked landing strikes from the mount and Lapierre is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lapierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lapierre is looking to get to half guard.
Lapierre is bucking up trying to escape but Wicked cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wicked working the ground and pound effectively.
Wicked is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lapierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wicked is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lapierre is trying desperately to improve position.
Wicked controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wicked with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Wicked dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Wicked there.
Wicked cracks Lapierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wicked avoids a kick to the body.
Wicked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wicked is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapierre can do to turn this around?
Lapierre throws an overhand right that lands on Wicked's shoulder, as Wicked tries to avoid the shot.
Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wicked.

Wicked fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lapierre sprawls well initially but Wicked persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wicked looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lapierre is staying active underneath Wicked, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lapierre taking some punishment here, with Wicked in his half guard.
Wicked lands with a punch from half guard.
Lapierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wicked scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wicked landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wicked performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wicked trying to advance position but Lapierre counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lapierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lapierre keeping moving, preventing Wicked from controlling successfully.

Lapierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wicked defends well.
Wicked working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lapierre's head.
Lapierre keeping moving, preventing Wicked from controlling successfully.
Wicked working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lapierre's head.

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.

Lapierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wicked trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wicked chips away with some ground and pound.
Wicked working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lapierre's head.
Wicked postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wicked is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wicked is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wicked with a nice head shot there.

Lapierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wicked doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wicked manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lapierre has an active guard here but Wicked has managed to pass into half guard.
Spike Wicked is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Lapierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wicked working Lapierre over with strikes.
Wicked lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Lapierre is in trouble now - Wicked has advanced to mount!
Wicked prevents Lapierre from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wicked unloading with bombs!
Wicked content just to control the position here.
Wicked scoring with strikes but Lapierre is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wicked cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jean Lapierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wicked can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lapierre is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Wicked showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wicked has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spike Wicked!