PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Right Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierce
vs
Lionheart

192 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lionheart misses with a wild combination.
Lionheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce throws a body punch but Lionheart moves out of range.
Lionheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lionheart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lionheart there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lionheart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pierce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lionheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Lionheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce tests Lionheart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lionheart moves away from the strike by Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lionheart.
Pierce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierce looks to land a combination but Lionheart avoids it well.
Lionheart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Lionheart defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lionheart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce throws a combination that misses
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Pierce swinging wildly here.
Lionheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lionheart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce misses the jab.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pierce misses
and Lionheart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lionheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lionheart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Lionheart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.
Pierce takes a swing at Lionheart's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lionheart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce takes a swing at Lionheart's ribcage but misses.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the body.
Lionheart scores with a head kick.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
Lionheart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Lionheart.
Pierce is looking to wear down Lionheart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Lionheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce throws out a powerful jab.

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.
Lionheart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lionheart walks into a jab.
Ivan Lionheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce tries to clinch but Lionheart is having none of it.
Pierce throws a body punch but Lionheart moves out of range.
Pierce is looking to clinch.
Pierce misses with a shot to the body
and Lionheart counters with a body kick that stops Pierce in his tracks momentarily.
Kyle Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lionheart, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Lionheart.
Pierce tries to clinch there but Lionheart circles away.
Pierce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lionheart counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Lionheart does no damage.
Pierce throws a big shot that misses.
Pierce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lionheart at a distance.
Pierce misses with a body shot
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Lionheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is looking to clinch.
Lionheart throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Ivan Lionheart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lionheart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Lionheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Lionheart avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Lionheart throws a combination. Pierce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pierce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierce lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Pierce will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pierce avoids the head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierce throws a lazy right hand but Lionheart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lionheart connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce looks to land a left hand but Lionheart moved out of range nicely.
Pierce punishes Lionheart's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lionheart off the cage and back into rage.
Pierce misses with a straight right.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lionheart.
Lionheart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lionheart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lionheart. Lionheart obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierce scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lionheart!
Pierce is looking to clinch but Lionheart is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lionheart scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws the left hand but Lionheart avoids the punch easily.
Pierce missing with a left hand there. Lionheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lionheart misses with a double jab.
Pierce looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.

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.
Pierce punishes Lionheart's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Pierce misses its intended target.
Lionheart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierce is looking to clinch but Lionheart is avoiding it.
Pierce lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Ivan Lionheart has been cut.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Lionheart circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lionheart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pierce throws a series of strikes that have Lionheart backpedaling.
Lionheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lionheart scores with a one two! Pierce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierce lands with a shot to the body.
Lionheart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lionheart scores with a nice right hand.
Lionheart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Lionheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lionheart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.
Pierce throws a sloppy body shot
and Lionheart counters with a good low kick that Pierce was not able to check.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lionheart misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lionheart. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Pierce tries to clinch up.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart throws a head kick that misses.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Lionheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lionheart.

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.
Pierce scores with a decent looking hook.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lionheart. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce had his way with Ivan Lionheart in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lionheart's cut.
That's time! Pierce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lionheart.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lionheart moves away.
Lionheart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lionheart thumps Pierce with a low kick.
Lionheart defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionheart throws a head kick that misses.
Lionheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Lionheart scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart throws a sloppy head kick
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and Lionheart counters with a nice body kick.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lionheart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pierce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lionheart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierce tries to clinch there but Lionheart circles away.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Lionheart.
A punch combination from Lionheart misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lionheart.
Lionheart throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.

Pierce takes the fight into the clinch.
Kyle Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lionheart is trying to force a seperation but Pierce has the dominant position.
Lionheart wants to break free but Pierce has control.
Lionheart is trying to break the clinch but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce prevents Lionheart from breaking the clinch.
Pierce slowing the pace effectively.
Lionheart is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Lionheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lionheart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivan Lionheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Pierce scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce keeps control of Lionheart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lionheart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce keeps control of Lionheart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lionheart misses with the head strike.
Pierce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lionheart's efforts to push away.
Lionheart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce controlling the action here for a moment.
Lionheart has had enough of the clinch but Pierce keeps him there for the moment.
Pierce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lionheart backwards.
Pierce digs a right hand into Lionheart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lionheart's gas tank.
Lionheart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierce presses Lionheart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lionheart tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lionheart is trying to break the clinch but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce lands with a left to the head.
Lionheart misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierce.
Lionheart is trying to break free.

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 Kyle Pierce.
Well Pierce 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Pierce!
Kyle Pierce retains his light heavyweight title!