PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierce
vs
John

183 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pierce misses.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John misses with a left hand
and Pierce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Pierce.
John misses with an uppercut
and Pierce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierce counters with a nice uppercut.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John walks into a jab.
Pierce swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Pope John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between John's hands.
John misses with an uppercut
and Pierce counters with a left and a right that stings John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierce jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John moves away from the strike by Pierce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a right hand
and Pierce counters with a straight right hand.

John is rocked!
John leaves his chin hanging out and Pierce seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! John crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Pierce!