PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine's entrance music is This Day We Fight! by Megadeth. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mustaine
vs
Pieru

182 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pieru.
Pieru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustaine.
A head kick misses from Pieru.
Pieru works Mustaine's body with a nice hook.
Mustaine slips a jab from Pieru.
Pieru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to de liver by Mustaine. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pieru is defended easily by Mustaine.
Mustaine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pieru.
Mustaine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pieru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pieru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustaine.

Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mustaine did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru trying to control from half guard but Mustaine is working away.
Pieru throwing shots but Mustaine is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine keeping hold of Pieru's head, controlling as best he can.
Pieru drops an elbow to the side of Mustaine's head.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustaine is retaining full guard.
Pieru is in close to Mustaine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pieru postures up in Mustaine's guard and throws a big left but Mustaine blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru throws a strike but Mustaine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mustaine passes into half guard.
Pieru trying to control from the bottom.
Mustaine is trying to control the action in half guard but Pieru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine wants to pass to mount but Pieru is defending the position.
Pieru wants to improve his position but Mustaine is controlling well.
Mustaine stops Pieru from getting back to his feet.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustaine tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Pieru with that takedown attempt.
Mustaine punishes Pieru's body with a nice straight punch.

Pieru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mustaine!
Pieru looks gassed!
Pieru with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pieru thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mustaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pieru tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pieru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mustaine blocking the ground and pound.
Pieru landing punches.
Pieru looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Pieru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pieru dominated that round.
That's time! Mustaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut lands for Pieru. That snapped Mustaine's head back.
Dave Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustaine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pieru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mustaine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pieru winds up and cracks Mustaine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pieru throwing shots but Mustaine is blocking nicely.
Pieru looks to land a strike but Mustaine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mustaine keeping full guard, as Pieru tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru is working Mustaine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieru trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Mustaine blocks nicely.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustaine looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Mustaine is controlling Pieru's posture.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Mustaine has wrist control.
Mustaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mustaine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustaine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Mustaine as Pieru shoots in.
Pieru blocks a head kick by Mustaine.
Dave Mustaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pieru throws a head kick but Mustaine moves out of range.
Pieru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustaine circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustaine misses the target.
Mustaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Pieru throws a hook but Mustaine avoids it easily.
Pieru tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustaine misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Pieru misses.
Mustaine avoids the body shot from Pieru.
Pieru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustaine.
Pieru with a nice cross.
Pieru misses with a double jab
and Mustaine counters with a good low kick that Pieru was not able to check.
Mustaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pieru drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mustaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustaine working a defensive guard here.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pieru throws and elbow that misses. Mustaine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Mustaine!
Mustaine looking to pass the guard.
Pieru wants to sweep here but Mustaine controlling him for the moment.
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.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mustaine.
Mustaine wants to clinch.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mustaine tries to clinch there but Pieru circles away.
Pieru throws a series of strikes that have Mustaine backpedaling.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru shoots in but Mustaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pieru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustaine's waist but Mustaine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pieru off to one side.
Pieru closes the distance and clinches up with Mustaine, looking for a takedown. Pieru pushes Mustaine against the cage but Mustaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dave Mustaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Mustaine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustaine!
Pieru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustaine moves in looking to clinch but Pieru pushes him off.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mustaine clinches up against the cage.
Mustaine gets underhooks to prevent Pieru's takedown attempt.
Pieru tries to circle away but Mustaine has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustaine.
Mustaine prevents Pieru from breaking the clinch.

Pieru gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mustaine regains guard.
Pieru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine controls Pieru momentarily but Pieru frees himself.
Pieru postures up in Mustaine's guard and throws a big left but Mustaine blocks it.
Pieru tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustaine is retaining full guard.
Mustaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru looking to sit in guard and control but Mustaine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
Pieru is looking to stand up but Mustaine isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dave Mustaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru misses with a body punch
and Mustaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mustaine but Mustaine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mustaine moves in looking to clinch but Pieru pushes him off.
Pieru looks to land a left hand but Mustaine moved out of range nicely.
Mustaine throws a combination that misses

and Pieru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mustaine won't be happy with that.
Pieru scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is working Mustaine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pieru scoring with punches from side control.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mustaine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pieru's guard.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet but Mustaine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mustaine wants to pass the guard but Pieru is keeping the position.
Mustaine postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine preventing the sweep.
Mustaine won't allow Pieru to get back to his feet.
Mustaine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mustaine won't allow Pieru to get back to his feet.
Dave Mustaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pieru keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pieru tries to land a front kick but Mustaine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mustaine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pieru swinging wildly here.
Yrjo Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru misses with a combination

and Mustaine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pieru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!