PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pires comes to the cage accompanied by Tier - Rammstein. Rothschild comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Light kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pires
vs
Rothschild

183 cm
25
193 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

188 cm
24
198 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires needs to keep his hands up - Rothschild had a free shot at his head there.
Pires misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rothschild - that will leave a mark!
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Pires misses with a few strikes there.
Pires misses with a double jab
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Pires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Pires's front leg but catches the back leg as Pires tries to avoid it.
Pires is breathing heavily.
Pires throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pires.
Augusto Pires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild stuns Pires with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Pires's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Augusto Pires has been cut.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pires at a distance.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pires 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.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild jabs Pires to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rothschild throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pires takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pires.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Pires stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pires rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothschild lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pires has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a body kick. Pires tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rothschild thuds his shin into the meat of Pires's side.
Rothschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pires's head.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Pires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the temple. Pires shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Augusto Pires's cut is getting worse.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Pires.
Pires on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the temple. Pires shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pires moves forwards but Rothschild connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Nice body kick there by Rothschild.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothschild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pires's calf.
Pires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pires takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Pires looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the body.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothschild goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild thumps Pires with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Pires's ribs.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Pires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
That's time! Pires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pires stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Pires steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rothschild. That one must have hurt.
Pires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pires misses with the combination.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Pires moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pires under the eye.

Augusto Pires's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild throws a front kick that sends Pires stumbling back into the cage.
Pires will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
Pires is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothschild scores with a nice body kick.
Pires avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rothschild connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires walks into a stiff left hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a head kick. Pires tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pires has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild connects with a high kick.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pires takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Pires's belly button to the back.
Rothschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothschild uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pires has time to react.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rothschild counters with an outside leg kick.
Rothschild dips to his left and cracks Pires with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a head kick that Pires semi-blocks.

Jeez, Augusto Pires's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rothschild throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pires on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rothschild.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothschild. Pires shrugs it off though.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pires misses with an uppercut.
Pires takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pires misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Pires fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Pires has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pires there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pires gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pires. That did some damage!
Rothschild delivers a nice body kick.
Pires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Pires tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pires. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rothschild, right into the meat.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothschild makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild pushes Pires away with a front kick.
Rothschild scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pires on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pires misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rothschild.
A jab from Rothschild does it's job there.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pires.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild lands a head kick!
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Pires throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pires's cut.
That's time! Pires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rothschild throws a right and a left that Pires avoids nicely.
Pires throws a combination that misses
letting Rothschild counter with a right hand.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pires's sensitive parts.
Pires throws a right hand that misses
and Rothschild counters with a head kick. That will keep Pires thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Pires.
Rothschild stuns Pires with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Pires walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rothschild.
Pires swinging wildly here.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Pires scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to score with a low kick but Pires moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pires swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
Rothschild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pires swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothschild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Pires's front leg but catches the back leg as Pires tries to avoid it.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pires's head.
Pires fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pires on the side of the head.
Pires takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rothschild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothschild throws a nice head kick!
Augusto Pires is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothschild finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Pires looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rothschild scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rothschild.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rothschild counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pires moves out of range of the body kick from Rothschild.
Pires throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Pires is just out of range.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pires.
Pires checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Pires, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pires throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Pires misses with a combination
and Rothschild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
A jab from Rothschild finds it's way through Pires's defenses.
Rothschild cracks Pires with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rothschild throws a combination. Pires tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pires stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Pires's leg. Pires is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid body kick from Rothschild.
Pires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rothschild!
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pires. Those never looked like landing.
Pires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pires's sensitive parts.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pires. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Pires's front leg but catches the back leg as Pires tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild scores with a push kick.
Augusto Pires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild lands with a kick to the temple. Pires shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pires misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bancroft Rothschild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rothschild has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!