PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pieru
vs
Pierre

180 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pierre gets a clinch.
Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pieru is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Pierre lands with a nice body punch.
Pieru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pieru moves away.
Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Pieru avoids them all with ease.
Pierre tries to clinch but Pieru moves out of range.
Pieru avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre lands a really nice looking cross but Pieru seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Pieru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre digs a good body shot into Pieru's ribs.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Pieru drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pieru has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierre is pressing down on Pieru's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pieru is holding on for now.
Pierre not doing much here.
Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Pieru defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pieru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pieru moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Pieru avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Pieru misses the target.

Pieru shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pierre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pierre has Pieru pulled in close to control his posture.
Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pieru manages to get himself to full guard.
Pieru wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pieru 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.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pieru wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Pieru.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre misses with a body shot.

Pieru scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pieru looking to pass the guard.
Pieru trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pieru postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing.
Pieru looking to sit in guard and control but Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pieru will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pieru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pieru closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierre lands the left hand.
Pierre takes a swing at Pieru's ribcage but misses.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pieru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pieru fails to land the takedown.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pieru walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Horrible takedown by Pieru or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierre which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pieru dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pieru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierre's waist but Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pieru off to one side.
Pieru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Pieru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierre.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pieru is defended easily by Pierre.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Pieru's body. Pieru takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pieru was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Pieru on that attempt.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pieru.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pieru.
Pieru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierre.
Pierre clobbers Pieru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierre tries to clinch

and Pieru counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre controls Pieru momentarily but Pieru frees himself.
Pierre has control of Pieru's left arm, preventing Pieru from doing any damage.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre wants to sweep here but Pieru controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre tries to clinch but Pieru moves out of range.
Pieru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pieru moves away.

Pieru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pieru showed some decent athleticism there.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre managing to control the position.
Pieru throws a strike but Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Pieru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre controlling from the top position.
Pieru wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre trying to control but Pieru is working from the bottom.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pieru swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pieru rather than just go for the knockout.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Pieru avoids it well.
Pierre lands a body shot.
Pieru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre tries to clinch up

and Pieru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierre's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Pieru landing some decent shots from guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierre managing to control the position.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pieru's guard.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pieru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pieru 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.
Pieru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Pieru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pieru tries to get out of the position.

That's four 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.
Let's hope that Pierre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pieru 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.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Pieru keeps moving.
Pierre won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
George Pieru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pieru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
George Pieru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre won't allow Pieru to get back to his feet.

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 George Pieru.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!