PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dalena has chosen Freak Momma by Mudhoney&Sir Mix-A-Lot as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that mag dalena was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pierre
vs
dalena

214 cm
20
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, mag dalena!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

dalena darts in and clinches Pierre up against the cage.
dalena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dalena lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
dalena goes for a takedown attempt but Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dalena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre throws a right hand that dalena ducks under and follows up with a left that dalena also avoids with ease.
dalena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.

Pierre tries to keep at a distance but dalena has taken the fight into the clinch.
dalena misses with a short punch on the inside.
dalena lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dalena lands with a short shot to the head.
dalena lands with a short head shot on the inside.
dalena looking for a takedown.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
dalena misses with a short punch on the inside.
dalena lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dalena swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
dalena lands with a short punch from the clinch.
dalena misses with a hook from the clinch.
dalena gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
dalena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but dalena won't allow it.
dalena swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
dalena lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, dalena scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from dalena.
dalena lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dalena.
dalena lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dalena throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, dalena creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but dalena keeps him there for the moment.

dalena lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pierre is trying to stand.
dalena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

dalena is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pierre pushes dalena off looking to stand but dalena dives back in and keeps control.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
dalena sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.

dalena seems to be working for a kimura but Pierre defends the submission attempt.

dalena is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
dalena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
dalena missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dalena is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pierre is just riding it out for now. dalena eventually gives up the hold.
Pierre is trying to stand back up but dalena is controlling him

dalena is looking for a kimura but Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for dalena to get the leverage.

dalena is looking for a kimura here.

dalena is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.

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.
Ground and pound from dalena.

dalena wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

dalena is working for a kimura but Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Pierre is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. dalena lands a nice short elbow.
dalena thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mag dalena dominated that round.
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.

dalena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.

dalena rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
dalena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
dalena lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
dalena wants a takedown but no success here.
Pierre is pressed up against the cage. dalena has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pierre down to the mat. Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
dalena moves out of range of the body kick from Pierre.

dalena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - dalena lands in his opponent's guard.
dalena won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.

dalena postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pierre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of dalena, into his guard.
dalena is breathing heavily.

dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pierre passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
dalena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
dalena gets back to full guard.
Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dalena is proving hard to escape from.

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

dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pierre passes into half guard.
Pierre tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dalena manages to get to full guard.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

dalena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre won't allow dalena to sweep him here.

dalena throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on dalena, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dalena shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pierre is trying to stand.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dalena on the ground.

dalena is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

dalena is working for a submission of some sort.

dalena 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 four minutes gone in the round.

dalena is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

dalena is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

dalena seems to be working for a kimura but Pierre defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mag dalena 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pierre misses with a double jab.

Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dalena postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.

dalena drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pierre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now dalena has Pierre in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

dalena is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Pierre wants to get up but he can't break dalena's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

dalena is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierre gets to his feet - dalena follows without any prompting.
dalena throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings dalena.
Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.

dalena clinches.
dalena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from dalena.
Pierre stops a takedown attempt from dalena.
dalena softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierre gets underhooks to prevent dalena's takedown attempt.
dalena misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dalena has him pressed against the cage.
dalena tries for a takedown. No joy.
David Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mag dalena.
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but dalena is controlling him.
dalena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
dalena lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre blocking some punches.
dalena lands with a short head shot on the inside.
dalena swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from dalena.
Pierre stops a takedown attempt from dalena.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
dalena has a couple of punches blocked by Pierre.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but dalena won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from dalena.
dalena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dalena throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.
Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from dalena.
dalena has Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from dalena fails to land.
A short left from dalena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dalena drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on dalena if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
An inside leg kick from Pierre misses.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pierre scores with a spinning back kick!
dalena takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
dalena blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
David Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

dalena darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
dalena prevents Pierre from standing back up.

dalena is looking for a kimura but Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for dalena to get the leverage.

dalena is trying to work for a kimura but Pierre is defending well.
dalena thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pierre to regain full guard.
mag dalena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dalena throws a big right hand that misses.
dalena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
David Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre keeping moving, preventing dalena from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dalena 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mag dalena!