PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Tome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Pierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pierre
vs
Tome

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Tome!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tome looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tome defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre is pressing down on Tome's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tome is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tome regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pierre.
Pierre prevents Tome from getting back to his feet.
Tome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Pierre is pressing down on Tome's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tome is holding on for now.
Pierre is stalling here. Tome is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tome has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pierre gets back to half guard.
Tome looks gassed!
Pierre wants to control but Tome is keeping busy.
Pierre is pressing down on Tome's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tome manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Tome has wrist control.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Tome is keeping the position.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Tome is retaining full guard.
Tome working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Tome keeps moving.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Tome's brow.
Tome keeping full guard, as Pierre tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre works over Tome with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Pierre scores with a four punch combination!
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

and Tome counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tome wants to free his trapped foot but Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pierre moves into full guard.
Tome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tome's guard.
Pierre postures up in Tome's guard and throws a big left but Tome blocks it.
Tome has momentary wrist control but Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tome is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tome wants to stand up but Pierre is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Tome keeps moving.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
Tome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tome is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pierre shoots in and bounces Tome off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Tome is retaining full guard.
Tome keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre is pushing down on Tome's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tome is fighting to maintain full guard but Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pierre working Tome over with strikes.
Tome is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Tome is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Tome has one foot on Pierre's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tome counters with a shoot takedown. Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierre lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Tome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Tome postures up.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Tome tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tome manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tome is pushing down on Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Tome has managed to sneak the leg through.

Tome 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.
Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tome trying to pass the guard but Pierre defending well.
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 Anderson Pierre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tome with a poor takedown

and Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Tome fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Tome is keeping the position.
Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Tome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tome manages to kick Pierre off! Pierre jumps back into Tome's guard.
Pierre is working Tome over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre pushes down on Tome's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tome's head.
Pierre throwing shots but Tome is blocking nicely.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Tome is having none of it.
Pierre is really struggling to control Tome but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tome knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierre uses his free foot to push down on Tome's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tome.
Pierre dominating with strikes here.
Tome is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pierre lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
Pierre landing shots from mount.
Pierre lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Tome really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!

Pierre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tome is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tome?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tome is in a horrible position here. Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Pierre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tome is now in Pierre's guard. A big mistake from Pierre there, giving up the dominant position!
Pierre managing to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tome sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pierre's guard.
Anderson Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tome wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Luiz Tome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tome is pushing down on Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Tome has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierre 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Pierre!
Anderson Pierre is the new welterweight champion!