PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre has chosen Black And Yellow as his entrance music. Matt Nathan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Nathan
vs
Pierre

183 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nathan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pierre to the mat! Pierre manages to get full guard.
Nathan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Pierre pushes Nathan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Georges Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre lands a two punch combo.
Nathan moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Pierre misses.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Nathan avoids it well.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Nathan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Nathan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nathan lands in his opponent's guard.
Nathan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nathan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nathan controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Nathan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Nathan misses.
Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Nathan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nathan counters by moving into the clinch.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nathan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nathan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Nathan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nathan fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nathan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nathan.
Nathan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Nathan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nathan counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nathan decides to stand back up. Nathan steps back and let's Pierre get back to his feet.
Nathan tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Nathan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nathan is looking to clinch.
Pierre misses with a combination

and Nathan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierre's guard.
Pierre wants to stand but Nathan is controlling the position.

Nathan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pierre manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nathan has Pierre in his guard.
Pierre wants to stand but Nathan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nathan, up you get!
Pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nathan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierre's guard.
Nathan looking to pass the guard.

Nathan drops back looking for a leg! Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pierre manages to kick Nathan off! Nathan jumps back into Pierre's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nathan is controlling him.
Nathan controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

We're going to have a standup here because Matt Nathan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nathan.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Nathan drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Nathan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nathan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nathan.

Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nathan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nathan gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Nathan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nathan prefers to stall for the moment though.

Nathan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nathan controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan advances nicely into full mount.
Pierre tries to hold on but Nathan postures up.
Nathan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nathan content just to control the position here.
Matt Nathan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nathan lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to buck Nathan off but he can't manage it.
Nathan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nathan landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Nathan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nathan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Nathan!