PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between leandro piredda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Lexington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). leandro piredda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

piredda
vs
Lexington

200 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, leandro piredda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Lexington!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
piredda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lexington avoids it really well and circles away.
piredda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lexington's waist but Lexington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing piredda off to one side.
piredda has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for leandro piredda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lexington misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Lexington misses.
piredda fails with a takedown attempt.
piredda shoots in but no luck this time.
piredda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
piredda dodges the punch combination from Lexington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
piredda shoots in and drives through. Lexington sprawls well.
Lexington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but piredda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lexington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
piredda wants to clinch up but Lexington keeps it at a distance.
Lexington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from piredda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington leaves piredda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timothy Lexington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lexington keeps the fight on the outside.
Lexington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
piredda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lexington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten piredda somewhat.
Lexington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

piredda clinches.
piredda fails to pull guard.

Lexington manages to break the clinch.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
piredda shoots in for a double leg but Lexington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexington swinging wilding here.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda moves out of range.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lexington misses with a wild combination.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda avoids them all with ease.
piredda wants to clinch.
Lexington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
piredda tries for a takedown but Lexington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Timothy Lexington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lexington swats away the attempt to clinch by piredda.
A cross from Lexington lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lexington throws a right hand that piredda ducks under and follows up with a left that piredda also avoids with ease.
piredda throws a leg kick which misses Lexington's front leg but catches the back leg as Lexington tries to avoid it.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
piredda shoots in for a double leg but Lexington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
piredda slips a jab and a cross from Lexington.
Lexington throws a nice looking combination but piredda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lexington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
piredda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
piredda shoots in looking for a takedown. Lexington tries to sprawl out of it but piredda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lexington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Lexington does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington stuffs the takedown attempt from piredda. piredda gets slowly back to his feet.
piredda has a takedown stuffed.
Lexington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but piredda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
piredda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
piredda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lexington as he avoids it easily.
piredda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
piredda is breathing heavily.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
piredda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lexington avoids it really well and circles away.
Lexington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lexington misses with the combination.
piredda tries for a takedown but Lexington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lexington stuffs the takedown.
piredda dodges the punch combination from Lexington.
Lexington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lexington fails to land with a series of punches.
Lexington misses with a two punch combination.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lexington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
piredda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for leandro piredda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lexington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Lexington. No joy for piredda on that attempt.
piredda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
piredda shoots in but no luck this time.
Lexington misses with the combination.
piredda fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda avoids them all with ease.
piredda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
piredda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lexington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
piredda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lexington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lexington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
piredda fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
piredda tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lexington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Lexington. No joy for piredda on that attempt.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
piredda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
leandro piredda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Lexington. No joy for piredda on that attempt.
Lexington tries to bum rush piredda with a series of wild strikes but piredda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
piredda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lexington tries to avoid it but piredda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lexington to the ground. Lexington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but piredda circles away quickly and effectively.
Lexington throws a right hand that piredda ducks under and follows up with a left that piredda also avoids with ease.
Lexington misses with the combination.
Lexington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lexington misses with a two punch combination.
piredda fails with an attempt to clinch.
piredda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lexington misses with a two punch combination.
piredda shoots in and drives through. Lexington sprawls well.
Lexington looks to land a combination but piredda avoids it well.
Lexington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lexington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by piredda.
piredda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lexington sprawls well. Lexington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. piredda gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by piredda or perhaps it was just good defense by Lexington which made him look bad.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda avoids them all with ease.
piredda fails with a takedown attempt.
Lexington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
piredda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lexington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

piredda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lexington is doing well to control the position and prevent piredda from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Lexington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

piredda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lexington.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lexington slaps away a takedown attempt from piredda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lexington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
piredda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lexington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from piredda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for leandro piredda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
piredda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lexington as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lexington misses with the combination.
piredda shoots for a double leg takedown but Lexington sprawls well. He's pushed piredda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but piredda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
piredda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lexington throws a series of punches but piredda moves out of range.
Lexington misses with a series of wild punches.
Lexington moves into range and connects with a jab.
piredda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lexington throws a right and a left that both miss.
piredda fails to land the takedown.
piredda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lexington circles away.
piredda misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Lexington does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexington swinging wilding here.
Lexington misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Lexington does no damage.
Timothy Lexington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
piredda fails to land the takedown.
Lexington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lexington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lexington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by piredda.
Lexington misses with a double jab

and piredda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lexington wants to control but piredda is keeping busy.

piredda seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

piredda wants to work for an arm triangle but Lexington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lexington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lexington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lexington 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.
piredda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lexington is keeping the position for now.
Lexington has control of piredda's left arm, preventing piredda from doing any damage.
leandro piredda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

piredda drops back looking for a leg! Lexington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lexington manages to kick piredda off! piredda jumps back into Lexington's guard.
piredda is fighting to break Lexington's control of his arms but Lexington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lexington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with piredda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lexington manages to escape and get back to his feet.
piredda tries to clinch up.
piredda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lexington tries to avoid it but piredda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lexington to the ground. Lexington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lexington throws a left and a right that both miss

and piredda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lexington!
Lexington tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lexington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
piredda controlling from mount.
Timothy Lexington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

piredda jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lexington manages to avoid the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
leandro piredda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lexington 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Lexington!