PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bader
vs
Pierce

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Bader throws a shot from downtown. Pierce moves away and avoids it.
Pierce throws a shot to the body.
Bader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyle Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bader misses.
A jab from Bader misses.
Pierce swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Pierce throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Bader misses with a shot to the body
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierce throws a jab when Bader was well out of range.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce ducks under a wild hook from Bader.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Bader avoids them all with ease.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bader.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
Bader throws the left hand but Pierce avoids the punch easily.
Bader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierce counters with a three punch combo that has Bader backing up. Bader nods at Pierce to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
Bader misses with a shot to the body
and Pierce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bader thinking.
Bader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bader rather than just go for the knockout.
Bader is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce throws a sloppy body shot
and Bader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierce lands a slapping body shot.
Pierce throws a body punch but Bader moves out of range.
Pierce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bader moves away.
Nice shot by Pierce.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader slips a jab from Pierce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Pierce catches Bader right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Alex Bader has been cut.
Bader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Bader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierce.
Pierce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Pierce catches Bader right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Bader's cut.
That's time! Bader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Donk. Pierce catches Bader right on the button with a cross.
Bader throws a hook but Pierce avoids it easily.
Kyle Pierce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to de liver by Pierce. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Pierce does it's job there.
Alex Bader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Pierce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce misses with a straight left.
Pierce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierce throws an overhand right that lands on Bader's shoulder, as Bader tries to avoid the shot.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pierce digs a good hook to Bader's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bader might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Pierce lands a nice hook to Bader's body. Bader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Pierce moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Pierce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierce moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Pierce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.

Pierce has managed to clinch.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierce waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bader.
Pierce wants to clinch.
Pierce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bader dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Bader misses with a combination
and Pierce counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierce avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Pierce saw that one coming.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Bader's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Pierce.
Bader has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierce takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Pierce misses with the combination.
Bader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierce tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierce looks to land a left hand but Bader moved out of range nicely.
Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bader.
Bader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pierce throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Pierce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bader doesn't seem phased though.
Pierce throws a hook to the side of Bader's head but Bader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierce wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Bader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and Bader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from Pierce.
Bader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierce lands a right hook to the body.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bader has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pierce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierce lands a lovely overhand right.
Bader throws a combination that misses
and Pierce counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pierce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierce is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Pierce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierce lands a really nice looking cross but Bader seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce throws a shot from downtown. Bader moves away and avoids it.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Pierce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pierce 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Pierce!