PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Queixao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Queixao
vs
Piechocki

172 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Queixao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queixao fails to land with a series of punches.
Piechocki tries to close the distance and clinch but Queixao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ariel Piechocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piechocki tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Piechocki wants to clinch but Queixao slips to the side

and Queixao counters by moving into the clinch.
Piechocki jumps guard but Queixao stands there with Piechocki around his waist. Piechocki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piechocki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Queixao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piechocki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Queixao smiles and moves away.
Andre Queixao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Piechocki.
Piechocki moves to clinch but Queixao breaks away

and Queixao counters by clinching up.
Piechocki has Queixao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Queixao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Queixao is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Piechocki can't fight it off and eventually Queixao manages to take the fight to the floor. Piechocki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Queixao is breathing heavily.
Queixao trying to control the position from guard on top but Piechocki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piechocki is on top in guard.
Piechocki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki passes into half guard.
Piechocki drops an elbow to the side of Queixao's head.
Piechocki is taking a breather. Queixao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queixao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki drops an elbow to the side of Queixao's head.
Still in half guard, Piechocki seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Piechocki.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Piechocki connects with a nice short shot to Queixao's temple.
Queixao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piechocki on the ground.
Piechocki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Piechocki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Piechocki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Piechocki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Queixao!
Piechocki content just to control the position here.
Piechocki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Piechocki scoring with strikes but Queixao is staying in there.
Piechocki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queixao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piechocki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piechocki lands a big elbow.
Piechocki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Piechocki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Queixao is trying desperately to improve position.
Piechocki scoring with strikes but Queixao is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queixao wants to hold on but Piechocki pushes him away.
Piechocki lands a nice shot to the head.
Piechocki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Piechocki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queixao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Piechocki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Piechocki is working for a kimura but Queixao is defending it quite comfortably.
Ariel Piechocki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piechocki works his way into side control.
Piechocki moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piechocki controlling the pace for now.
Queixao taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Piechocki dominating with strikes here.
Piechocki dominating with strikes here.
Piechocki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Piechocki landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piechocki content just to control the position here.
Piechocki landing strikes from the mount and Queixao is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queixao is looking to get to half guard.
Piechocki with the ground and pound from mount.
Piechocki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piechocki lands a big shot there that rocks Queixao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Piechocki unloading with bombs!
Piechocki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Piechocki raining down hammerfists from mount.
Piechocki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Queixao?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queixao is looking to get to half guard.
Piechocki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Queixao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piechocki is landing with some decent strikes but Queixao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Queixao can't escape the position.
Piechocki controlling his opponent.
Piechocki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Queixao hang on?
Piechocki with good strikes from the mount here!
Piechocki controlling from mount.
Queixao is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki controlling his opponent.
Queixao is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Queixao can't escape the position.
Piechocki content just to control the position here.
Queixao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariel Piechocki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Queixao throws a series of punches but Piechocki moves out of range.

Piechocki clinches up with Queixao and pushes him back against the cage.
Queixao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Queixao is pressed up against the cage. Piechocki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Queixao down to the mat. Queixao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piechocki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piechocki throws a body kick that misses.

Piechocki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Queixao's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piechocki is in close to Queixao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Queixao being controlled here, momentarily.
Queixao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocki trying to control the position from guard on top but Queixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piechocki is working Queixao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Piechocki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Queixao, up you get!

Queixao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Piechocki jumps guard but Queixao stands there with Piechocki around his waist. Piechocki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Piechocki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Queixao walks away with a smile on his face. Piechocki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre Queixao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Piechocki.
Piechocki tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Queixao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Piechocki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queixao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queixao won't allow Piechocki to sweep him here.
Queixao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Queixao is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Piechocki regains full guard. Nicely done.

Queixao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Piechocki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queixao is one step ahead there.
Piechocki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queixao trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Piechocki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Piechocki stopping the sweep attempt from Queixao.
Piechocki pushes down on Queixao's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piechocki is looking to take a break and control but Queixao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Queixao is looking for a sweep. Piechocki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piechocki working over Queixao with some ground and pound. Queixao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Piechocki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Queixao has hold of Piechocki's hands but Piechocki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Queixao trying to control but Piechocki postures up.
Piechocki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Piechocki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andre Queixao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ariel Piechocki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piechocki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ariel Piechocki.
I've got Piechocki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel Piechocki!