PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bravo
vs
Piper

182 cm
21
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper avoids the body shot from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.

Piper gets tackled into the cage by Bravo. Bravo maintains the clinch.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Piper keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Piper has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piper working aggressively here.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Piper has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Bravo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bravo lands with a left to the head.
Piper pushes Bravo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo digs a right hand underneath Piper's ribcage. Piper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bravo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bravo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper misses with some punches.
Bravo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
Piper misses with some punches.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Piper keeps him there for the moment.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Bravo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Piper keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Bravo tries to break free but Piper pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piper working aggressively here.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piper. Piper obviously looking to wear him down.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piper throws the kick towards the body but Bravo avoids it.
Piper looks gassed!
Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Piper scores with a leg kick.
Piper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bravo drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Piper working aggressively here.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piper misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bravo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Piper lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo moves out of range as Piper throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.
Piper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Piper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Piper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bravo dips to his left and cracks Piper with an uppercut!
A jab from Piper misses.
Bravo lands a glancing blow to the side of Piper's head.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.

Bravo darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Piper has the dominant position.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Bravo.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
Bravo tries to break the clinch but Piper is controlling the position.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bravo.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bravo.
Bravo wants to break free but Piper has control.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pipers head.
Bravo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piper backwards.

Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bravo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Bravo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bravo pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Bravo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bravo throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Mario Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
A jab lands there for Bravo.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bravo finds it's way round the side to connect with Piper's head.
Piper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bravo tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Piper is rocked!
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?

Bravo moves into the clinch.
Piper keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
Piper seems to have recovered his senses.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Piper avoids it well.
Bravo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Piper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bravo throws out the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid body kick from Piper.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Piper.
Bravo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
Bravo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piper sizes up Bravo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bravo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piper.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bravo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piper - the referee stops the clock and Bravo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piper. Bravo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piper scores with a nice head shot.
Piper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Piper finds it's way through Bravo's defenses.
Piper lands a head kick!
Mario Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piper scores with a head kick. Bravo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body kick there by Piper.
Bravo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throws a head kick that half lands.
Piper slips a straight right by Bravo.
A punch lands to the side of Bravo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Bravo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bravo.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Piper.
Bravo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piper misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper throws a good cross that connects.

Bravo has closed the distance and engaged Piper in a clinch.
Piper working aggressively here.
Bravo is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Piper.
Piper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Piper blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a right hand.
Piper misses with some punches.
Piper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
Bravo lands a body punch.
Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bravo misses with a series of wild punches.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
Piper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bravo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piper throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
Bravo throws a shot from downtown. Piper moves away and avoids it.
Piper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.

That's four 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.
Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bravo on the side of the head.
Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bravo.
A head kick misses from Piper.
Piper lands with a cross.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bravo moves into the clinch.
Mario Bravo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Bravo - that landed with a thud.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo scores with a shoulder strike.
Piper blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo wants to break free but Piper has control.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roddy Piper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bravo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Piper fakes the leg kick and cracks Bravo in the body.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Piper counters with an outside leg kick.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Piper counters with a leg kick.
Bravo throws a body punch but Piper moves out of range.
Bravo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piper.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Piper counters with a solid body kick.
Bravo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bravo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piper.
Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Bravo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piper.
Piper scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper tests Bravo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bravo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper scores with a head kick. Bravo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bravo tries to clinch but Piper moves away
enabling Piper to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bravo.
Piper throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bravo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piper counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Piper is avoiding it.
Piper throws a nice head kick!
Piper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bravo walks into a left hand.

Bravo has Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bravo breaks from the clinch.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Piper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bravo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bravo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piper scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper thows a body kick. Bravo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Piper.
Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bravo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piper connects with a solid leg kick.

Bravo has managed to clinch.
Bravo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo drops his hands momentarily and Piper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Piper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bravo will feel that in the morning.
Bravo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Piper.
Piper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Piper lands a jab.
Roddy Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piper is looking to slow Bravo down with leg kicks.

Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper working aggressively here.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bravo breaks the clinch.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Bravo misses.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bravo's head.
Piper lands a high kick!
Bravo tries to clinch but Piper is having none of it.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Donk. Piper catches Bravo right on the button with a cross.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piper.
Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bravo. Bravo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bravo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Bravo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Piper coming out on top.
Piper scores with a head kick. Bravo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a body punch but Piper moves out of range.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Piper with a nice cross.
Piper misses with a head kick.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Piper stalks Bravo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bravo's face. Bravo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piper jabs Bravo right on the nose. Bravo blinks but takes it well.
Bravo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Piper.
A solid body kick from Piper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piper.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Piper. That one must have hurt.
Bravo swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roddy Piper!