PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albright has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Alex Albright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pierre
vs
Albright

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Top MMA Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Albright!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre wants to clinch up but Albright keeps it at a distance.
Albright misses with a double jab.
Albright throws and low kick but Pierre moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Albright misses.

Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
Albright is trying to control the position but Pierre postures up.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Albright is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Pierre is looking to stand up but Albright won't let him.
Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Albright controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
Albright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierre controls the pace.
Albright throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Albright is keeping the position.
Albright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pierre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Albright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Albright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albright lands a lovely overhand right.
Albright scores with a body shot.
Albright cracks Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre tries to clinch there but Albright circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pierre.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Albright!
Albright swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
No luck for Albright with that takedown attempt.

Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albright is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.
Albright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albright wants to break free but Pierre has control.
Pierre keeps control of Albright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Albright is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierre has double underhooks.
Albright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Albright is trying to break free.

Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Albright tries to sprawl out of it but Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albright closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Albright pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yrjo Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Albright.
Pierre fails to land the takedown.

Albright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Albright is looking to advance position but Pierre won't allow it.
Pierre is staying active underneath Albright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Albright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albright wants to get back to his feet.
Albright is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pierre is positioning himself well to prevent Albright advancing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Albright misses with the combination.

Albright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four 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.
Albright jumps guard but Pierre stands there with Albright around his waist. Albright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albright tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Albright.
Albright is trying to break free.
Albright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Albright wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierre won't allow it.
Albright wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierre won't allow it.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Albright is controlling the position.

Albright manages to break the clinch.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt.
Albright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Albright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Albright looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Albright will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Albright scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Albright forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Albright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Albright has had enough of the clinch but Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Albright wants a takedown.
Albright wants to break free but Pierre has control.
Albright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Albright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Pierre pulls guard.
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Albright wants to stand but Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.

Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Albright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Albright gets a takedown into half guard.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Albright has control of the leg.
Albright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre gets full guard.
Albright looking to sit in guard and control but Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre won't allow Albright to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Albright trying to keep a closed guard but Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Pierre stands and steps away. Albright gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Albright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierre wants to clinch up but Albright keeps it at a distance.
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Albright looks to move to half guard but instead Pierre has passed into mount! Damn!
Albright is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Albright is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierre blocks Albright's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Albright is trying desperately to improve position.
Albright tries to lock up and control but Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Albright flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Albright bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albright advances position into side control!
Pierre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Albright's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Albright is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Albright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pierre lands a decent punch to the body there.
Albright trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre has his hands on Albright's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Albright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pierre dominated that second round.
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!

Albright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Albright swivels and escapes.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Albright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Albright scores with a three punch combo!
Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albright throws a good cross that connects.

Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Albright to the mat! Albright manages to get full guard.
Pierre trying to control but Albright is working from the bottom.

Pierre stands and steps away. Albright gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Albright throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Albright misses.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Albright shoots in.
Albright stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Albright shoots for a takedown but Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierre.
Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Albright tries to avoid it but Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Albright to the ground. Albright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Albright lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Yrjo Pierre has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albright fails with the takedown.

Albright moves into the clinch successfully.
Albright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albright wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierre won't allow it.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Albright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pierre prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.

Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Albright can't fight it off and eventually Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Albright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre postures up.
Albright 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Albright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Albright looking for a sweep. Not yet Albright, not yet.
Albright is trying to keep Pierre in close.

Albright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Albright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre pushes down on Albright's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Albright is trying to maintain the position but Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright is looking to improve his position.
Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pierre unloading with bombs!
Pierre content just to control the position here.
Albright is looking to get to half guard.
Albright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Albright bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has a closed guard, preventing Albright from standing up.
Albright works over Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
Pierre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Albright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Pierre kicks Albright off and gets to his feet.
Alex Albright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albright jabs at Pierre's body.
Albright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pierre has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierre prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.
Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pierre has hold of one of Albright's legs. Albright is fighting the takedown attempt but Pierre gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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