PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koufax Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pile driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). driver has chosen my way as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pierce
vs
driver

175 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Koufax Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, pile driver!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
driver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierce in his tracks.

It looks like Koufax Pierce has been cut.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierce throws a front kick aimed at driver's knee but driver avoids it well.
driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.

driver closes the distance and clinches.
driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
driver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
driver lands with a light punch inside.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but driver has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, driver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
driver lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from driver.
Nice body punch from driver.
A body shot lands from driver.
Pierce tries to break the clinch but driver is controlling the position.
driver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierces head.

driver successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

driver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
driver working a defensive guard here.

driver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
driver looking for a sweep. Not yet driver, not yet.
driver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
driver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
driver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pierce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from driver.
driver throwing shots but Pierce is blocking nicely.
driver passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
driver cracks Pierce with a big right hand but Pierce just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pierce avoids any damage from the ground and pound of driver.
driver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
driver works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
driver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

driver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
driver landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by driver.
driver working the ground and pound but Pierce is defending the strikes.
Pierce takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is looking for a sweep.
Pierce is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
driver working the head with strikes.
driver postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
driver misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
driver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pierce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
driver throws a strike aimed at the side of Pierce's head but Pierce avoids it well.
driver in side control, throwing shots but Pierce defends.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

driver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierce, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierce tries to circle away but driver has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
driver lands a hook to the side of the head.
driver lands an elbow inside.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.
driver has Pierce pressed against the cage, preventing Pierce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but driver keeps him there for the moment.
driver pushes Pierce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
driver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from driver.
driver gets through Pierce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierce lands a right hand.
driver lands a left hand.
driver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pierce's efforts to push away.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
driver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
driver lands with a right to the head.
driver lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
driver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pierce's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
driver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for driver.
driver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierce is looking to break free of the clinch but driver has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pile driver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koufax Pierce's cut.
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.

driver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierce tries to break the clinch but driver is controlling the position.
driver blocks an uppercut.
Pierce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from driver.
driver lands a hook that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
driver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but driver has him pressed against the cage.
driver lands with a light punch inside.
driver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
driver pushes Pierce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

driver pulls Pierce into guard.

driver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Pierce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

driver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
driver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierce's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
driver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as driver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
driver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
driver being controlled here momentarily.
Pierce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from driver.
driver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
driver throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.

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

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.
Pierce misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
driver scores with a jab to the head.
driver lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pierce will feel that in the morning.

driver forces Pierce back against the cage and clinches.
driver prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
driver lands a shoulder strike.
driver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
driver lands a body punch in the clinch.
driver digs a right hand into Pierce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierce's gas tank.
driver lands a shoulder strike.
driver lands an elbow just above Pierce 's eye.
driver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from driver as the two fighters clinch.
driver works on Pierce's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, driver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
driver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pierce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from driver as the two fighters clinch.
driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
driver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
driver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
driver tries for a takedown but Pierce manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
driver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but driver has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from driver.
driver lands a nice shot to the body.
driver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
driver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierce's defenses.
driver lands a shoulder strike.
pile driver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
driver lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, driver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierce swings for the body but driver moves out of range.
Koufax Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

driver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce has hold of driver's hands but driver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
pile driver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pierce is in trouble now - driver has advanced to mount!
BOOM! driver connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
driver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pierce?
Pierce is desperately trying to improve his position but driver has a good base and remains in mount.
driver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pierce's face.
driver lands a heavy elbow.
driver with shots to the head and body - Pierce looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pierce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for driver on the ground.
driver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pierce gets back to half guard.
driver trying to mount his opponent but Pierce defends it.
Pierce blocking the ground and pound attempt from driver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
driver is trying to control the action in half guard but Pierce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
driver is nestled in close to Pierce, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pile driver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koufax Pierce'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 scores with a jab to the head.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
driver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pierce throws out a loose jab but driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and driver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. driver lands a nice short elbow.
Pierce is trying to defend against the ground and pound but driver scores with a couple of nice shots.
driver works his way into full mount!
driver with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
driver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pierce is in a horrible position here. driver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
driver lands a nice shot to the head.
driver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pierce can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce tries to buck driver off but he can't manage it.

driver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pierce manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pierce is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
driver landing strikes.
driver lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on driver's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
driver lands a nice forearm strike.
driver throwing shots but missing, from side control.
driver is putting a hurting on Pierce here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
driver is working Pierce over with some ground and pound from side control.
driver is working Pierce over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to buck driver off but driver is having none of it.
driver working the ground and pound.
driver scores with punches from side control.
driver is working Pierce over with some ground and pound from side control.
driver working the head with strikes.
driver lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pierce taking punishment in the form of punches.
driver working away.
driver cracks Pierce with an elbow. That is naaassty.
driver works to advance to full mount. Pierce defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pierce taking shots to the head.
Pierce is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
driver landing shots from mount.
driver with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pierce is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
driver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pierce takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
pile driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
driver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
driver landing strikes from the mount.
Koufax Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
driver trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
pile driver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well driver 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 William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pile driver!