PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dinsdale Piranha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bard has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Piranha
vs
Bard

176 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dinsdale Piranha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Bard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard misses with a looping left.
Piranha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bard is looking to land body kicks.
Piranha throws a right and a left that Bard avoids nicely.
A big left from Piranha misses.
Piranha throws a head kick that misses.
Bard throws a hook but Piranha blocks it.
Bard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Bard misses.
Piranha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard blocks a head kick by Piranha.
Piranha lands with a right hand.
Piranha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Piranha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Bard does it's job there.
A combination from Piranha does no damage.
Piranha stalks Bard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bard's face. Bard staggers backwards, shaken.
Bard tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Piranha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha misses with a few strikes there.
Piranha misses with the combination.
Piranha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Piranha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bard slips under a jab from Piranha.
Piranha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piranha blocks the body kick.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piranha.
Piranha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piranha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bard.
Good work by Piranha as he checks the leg kick.
Piranha throws a body punch but Bard moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranha misses with a two punch combination.
Piranha throws a jab but it's blocked by Bard.
Bard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piranha moves away.
Piranha lands a high kick!
Bard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piranha.
Bard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Piranha is breathing heavily.
Piranha tries to bum rush Bard with a series of wild strikes but Bard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bard misses with a body shot
and Piranha counters with a left to the body.
Piranha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bard slips a jab and a cross from Piranha.
Piranha misses with a few strikes there.
Piranha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piranha throws a right and a left that Bard avoids nicely.
Bard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Piranha takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws a nice looking combination but Piranha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bard misses with a leg kick
and Piranha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piranha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bard misses with a double jab.
Bard swinging wildly here.
Bard swings for the body but Piranha moves out of range.
Dinsdale Piranha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Piranha checks the leg kick.
Bard tries to clinch but Piranha moves out of range.
Piranha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bard scores with a hook to the body. Piranha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bard throws a looping overhand right but Piranha ducks down to avoid it.
Bard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piranha's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard is looking to land body kicks.
Bard looks for the body kick but Piranha saw that one coming.
Bard tries a head kick but it misses.
Piranha misses with a combination
and Bard counters with a head kick. That will keep Piranha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Piranha tries a low kick but Bard avoids it.
Bard moves in looking to clinch but Piranha pushes him off.
Piranha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Piranha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piranha misses with a double jab.
Bard catches Piranha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bard digs a good hook to Piranha's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bard throws a body kick that misses.
Bard throws a head kick but Piranha moves out of range.
Bard throws a body punch but Piranha moves out of range.
Bard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Piranha takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Bard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bard scores with a shot to the body.
Piranha checks the leg kick.
Piranha swats away the attempt to clinch by Bard.
Bard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Piranha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bard throws a push kick but Piranha slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Bard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Piranha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piranha's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bard, as that shot connected.
Dinsdale Piranha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bard looks to score with a jab to the body but Piranha is just out of range.
Piranha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bard misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piranha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bard at a distance.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bard connects with a solid leg kick.
Bard throws a series of punches but Piranha avoids them all with ease.
Bard throws a front kick aimed at Piranha's knee but Piranha avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bard.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
Piranha moves away from the strike by Bard.
Bard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bard misses with a few strikes there.
Piranha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bard.
Piranha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bard scores with a shot to the body.
Piranha is looking to wear down Bard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piranha blocks a head kick by Bard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bard.
Bard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piranha misses with a head kick.
Bard lands with a shot to the body.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
Bard lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bard misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Nice uppercut there from Piranha.
Piranha misses with a combination
and Bard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piranha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Piranha moves out of range of the body kick.
Bard tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piranha throws a series of strikes that have Bard backpedaling.
Bard looks to land a body kick but Piranha moved away.
Piranha misses with a wild body shot.
Piranha lands a glancing blow to the side of Bard's head.
Piranha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piranha fails to land with a series of punches.

Bard takes the fight into the clinch.
Bard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piranha avoids it.
Bard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piranha avoids it.

Piranha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bard scores with a kick to the body.
Piranha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Piranha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piranha throws a lazy head kick
and Bard counters with a left to the body.
Piranha throws a right and a left that Bard avoids nicely.
Bard works Piranha's body with a nice hook.
Bard throws a sloppy head kick and Piranha moves out of range easily.
Bard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Piranha's hands.
A cross from Bard lands.
Piranha fails to land with a series of punches.
Piranha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bard thuds a left hand into Piranha's body.
Bard throws a front kick that sends Piranha stumbling back into the cage.
Bard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piranha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Piranha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bard really felt that one!
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Bard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bard.
Piranha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bard moves away.
Nice defenses there by Piranha.
Bard throws a body punch but Piranha moves out of range.
Piranha throws a combination that misses
and Bard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piranha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bard tries to move into range but Piranha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piranha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Piranha blocks the leg kick.
Piranha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Piranha.
Piranha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piranha lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard moves away from the strike by Piranha.
Piranha misses with a few strikes there.
Bard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piranha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piranha thinking.
Bard misses with a double jab.
Bard misses with a low kick.
Bard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piranha throws out the jab.
Piranha misses with a combination
and Bard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bard.
Bard throws a hook but Piranha blocks it.
Bard tries to work over Piranha's front leg with a kick but Piranha checks it.
Bard avoids the body shot from Piranha.
Piranha avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piranha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bard counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Piranha misses.
Bard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bard cracks a nice hook into Piranha's ribs.
Bard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piranha.
Bard tries to score with a low kick but Piranha moves his leg out of the way.
Bard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Bard has Piranha up against the cage in a clinch.
Piranha is looking to break free of the clinch but Bard has double underhooks.
Bard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bard tries to land a knee to the head but Piranha blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piranha breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Bard.
Piranha throws a jab but it's blocked by Bard.
Piranha throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Bard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piranha.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Piranha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piranha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piranha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piranha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bard on the side of the head.
Piranha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piranha misses with a double jab
and Bard counters with a two punch combo.
Bard catches Piranha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bard throws the left hand but Piranha avoids the punch easily.
Le Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bard blocks the body kick.
Piranha blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piranha misses with a double jab
and Bard counters with a body kick that stops Piranha in his tracks momentarily.
Bard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piranha stuns Bard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bard is looking to slow Piranha down with leg kicks.
Dinsdale Piranha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piranha misses with a head kick.
Bard works the jab nicely.
Piranha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Le Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le Bard!