PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simen Hestneas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hestneas has chosen Van Canto - Rebellion as his entrance music. Jordan Pierce has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pierce
vs
Hestneas

173 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Pierce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simen Hestneas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hestneas.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Hestneas.
Hestneas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hestneas tries to clinch up.
Pierce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hestneas tries to avoid it but Pierce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hestneas to the ground. Hestneas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hestneas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pierce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hestneas wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Hestneas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hestneas tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Hestneas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hestneas doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
Hestneas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hestneas tries to clinch but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hestneas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hestneas defends it nicely.
Hestneas doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hestneas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hestneas scores with a head kick. Pierce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hestneas tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Hestneas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hestneas tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hestneas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hestneas defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Pierce . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hestneas tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Hestneas lands a head kick!
Hestneas tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Hestneas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Pierce , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hestneas clinches up with Pierce and pushes him back against the cage.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hestneas lands an elbow inside that Pierce shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hestneas.
Hestneas lands an elbow inside that Pierce shrugs off.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hestneas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hestneas.
Hestneas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pierce 's defenses.
Pierce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hestneas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hestneas lands an elbow just above Pierce 's eye.
Hestneas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierce is defending well for now.
Hestneas stalling in the clinch.
Hestneas lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Hestneas lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Hestneas trying to land knees to the body.
Hestneas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Hestneas.
Pierce takes an elbow to the temple.
Pierce avoids the elbow strike from Hestneas, against the cage.
Hestneas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hestneas looks gassed!
Hestneas looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Hestneas.
Pierce tries to pull guard but Hestneas holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierce drops back down to his feet.
Hestneas misses with a knee to the head.
Hestneas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Hestneas.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hestneas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pierce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hestneas lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pierce jumps guard and drags Hestneas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hestneas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierce is proving hard to escape from.

Hestneas stands up from Pierce 's guard - Hestneas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hestneas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hestneas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hestneas tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hestneas misses with a head kick.
Hestneas is looking to clinch.
Hestneas wants to clinch.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Hestneas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simen Hestneas dominated that round.
That's time! Pierce 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hestneas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hestneas tries to clinch up but Pierce circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Pierce .
Hestneas wants to clinch up but Pierce keeps it at a distance.
Hestneas connects with a high kick.

Pierce is rocked!
Hestneas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Pierce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hestneas closes the distance and pushes Pierce back into the cage.
Pierce blocks the elbow strike.
Hestneas is struggling to control the position.
Pierce blocks the elbow strike.
Pierce blocks an elbow strike from Hestneas.
Hestneas jerks Pierce 's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Pierce drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Hestneas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Hestneas because Pierce was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Simen Hestneas!