PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Piaggi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RonRon Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Piaggi
vs
Cookie

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 New York, Tony Piaggi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, RonRon Cookie!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Piaggi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Piaggi showed some decent athleticism there.
Cookie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cookie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Piaggi connects with a nice short shot to Cookie's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piaggi controlling the action here.
Piaggi winds up and cracks Cookie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cookie is not content to let Piaggi control the position.
Piaggi prevents Cookie from standing back up.
Piaggi is trying to control. Cookie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cookie has hold of Piaggi's hands but Piaggi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Piaggi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Piaggi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Piaggi feints and as Cookie raises his hands in defense, Piaggi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piaggi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piaggi wants to control but Cookie is keeping him busy.
Cookie is being controlled here.
Piaggi is working Cookie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Piaggi happy to just control the position for now.
Cookie taking a bit of punishment here - Piaggi scoring with strikes.
Piaggi looks up at the clock and then as Cookie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Piaggi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Piaggi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Piaggi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cookie has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaggi cracks Cookie with a big right hand but Cookie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Piaggi cracks Cookie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Piaggi lands a few punches from side control.
Cookie is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Piaggi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cookie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Piaggi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Piaggi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Piaggi lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaggi working the ground and pound.
Piaggi working the ground and pound.

Piaggi is trying to get an arm triangle but Cookie is defending well.

Piaggi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cookie, who protects the arm well.

Piaggi decides to stand back up. Piaggi steps back and let's Cookie get back to his feet.

Cookie has closed the distance and engaged Piaggi in a clinch.
Piaggi fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Piaggi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
RonRon Cookie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cookie tries to keep at a distance but Piaggi has taken the fight into the clinch.

Piaggi breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cookie misses with a few strikes there.

Piaggi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cookie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piaggi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cookie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cookie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Piaggi is controlling him.
Piaggi controlling from the top position.
Cookie wants to stand and escape but Piaggi is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piaggi advances position into side control!

Piaggi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cookie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Piaggi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cookie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Piaggi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cookie, pushing him back against the cage.

Piaggi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cookie uses from the top position.
Piaggi wants to sweep here but Cookie controlling him for the moment.
Cookie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Piaggi's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piaggi trying to control the position here.

Piaggi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piaggi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piaggi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piaggi pulls Cookie in to control the position.
Cookie wants to stand and escape but instead Piaggi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cookie wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Piaggi manages to pass to side control.
Piaggi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cookie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tony Piaggi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piaggi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Piaggi is trying to control. Cookie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piaggi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Piaggi is nestled in close to Cookie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cookie is trying to escape back to his feet but Piaggi uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Piaggi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Piaggi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Piaggi is putting a hurting on Cookie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cookie is trying to get back to his feet.
Cookie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Piaggi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cookie to his feet.

Piaggi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Piaggi pulls guard.
Piaggi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cookie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Piaggi is proving hard to escape from.
Cookie wants to stand and escape but instead Piaggi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Piaggi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Piaggi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cookie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piaggi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cookie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piaggi prevents Cookie from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Cookie does no damage.
Cookie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piaggi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cookie.

Piaggi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cookie wants to get back to his feet but Piaggi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Piaggi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piaggi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Piaggi drops back looking for a leg! Cookie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cookie manages to kick Piaggi off! Piaggi jumps back into Cookie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Piaggi 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!

Cookie throws a series of punches but Piaggi avoids them all with ease.
Piaggi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Piaggi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cookie is trying to defend but Piaggi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Piaggi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cookie tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Piaggi manages to move to mount!

Piaggi has hold of Cookie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cookie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cookie wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piaggi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Piaggi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Piaggi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cookie wants to try and get back to his feet.

Piaggi working for a guillotine from mount but Cookie is in no mood to give up.
Piaggi landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cookie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Piaggi landing punches.

Piaggi working for a submission but Cookie is keeping him at bay.
Cookie has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

Piaggi working for the choke.
Cookie looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Piaggi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cookie could be in trouble here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piaggi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Cookie hold on?
Cookie is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Piaggi avoiding Cookie 's attempts to control his hands.
Piaggi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Piaggi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cookie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Piaggi scores with punches and elbows.
Piaggi lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Cookie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Piaggi's arms.
Cookie is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piaggi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cookie wants to get back to his feet.
Piaggi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Cookie holding both Piaggi 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cookie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
RonRon Cookie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Piaggi has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cookie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tony Piaggi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cookie controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Piaggi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piaggi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Piaggi!