PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. George Pieru had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pieru
vs
Bone

180 cm
30
184 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

187 cm
30
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pieru drives through and clinches with Bone against the cage.
Pieru throws a punch but it's blocked by Bone.
Pieru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pieru lands with a left to the head.
Pieru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bones head.
Pieru wants to stall.
Pieru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bone blocks an uppercut.
Pieru is pressed up against the cage. Bone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pieru down to the mat. Pieru avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.

Pieru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pieru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bone blocks an uppercut.
Pieru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone blocking some punches.
Pieru is pushing Bone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pieru tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Pieru back against the cage.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pieru misses with the head strike.
Pieru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bone up against the cage.
Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pieru swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bone pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pieru lands a couple of digs.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bone seems keen to control Pieru's posture.
Pieru trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Pieru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Pieru lands a couple of elbows.
Pieru throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru connects with a couple of short punches.
Bone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru throws a big elbow that misses.
Bone is looking to stand up but Pieru isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone has momentary wrist control but Pieru slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pieru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
George Pieru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pieru wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Pieru tries to clinch
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pieru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pieru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pieru has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bone tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Pieru fails to land.
Bone can't break the clinch.
Bone looking for a takedown.
Pieru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bone is trying to pull guard but Pieru has him pressed against the cage.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wish Bone.
Pieru misses with the head strike.
Pieru lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pieru.
Bone blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Bone - that landed with a thud.
Pieru has Bone pushed against the cage.
Pieru has Bone pressed against the cage, preventing Bone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Bone.
Pieru can't find room to land a body shot as Bone controls the action.
Pieru misses with some punches.
Bone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pieru has him pressed against the cage.
Bone is trying to force a seperation but Pieru has the dominant position.
Bone fails to pull guard.
Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pieru keeps control of Bone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru slows down the pace here.
Pieru working aggressively here.
Bone takes a shot to the head.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pieru has a couple of punches blocked by Bone.
Bone has Pieru pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pieru manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pieru keeps control of Bone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pieru is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pieru working aggressively here.
Bone tries to break free but Pieru pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru effectively controlling the action here.
Bone is trying to drag Pieru to the mat but Pieru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pieru stalling in the clinch.
Pieru gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bone can't break the clinch.
Pieru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pieru misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pieru just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pieru fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pieru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pieru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Pieru will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bone scores with a jab to the body.
Pieru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pieru tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.
Bone misses the jab.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru looks to clinch
and Bone counters with a nice body shot.
Bone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pieru rather than just go for the knockout.
Pieru tries to clinch up.
Pieru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Pieru's ribs.

Bone gets tackled into the cage by Pieru. Pieru maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Pieru to work.
Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Pieru pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Bone throws a body punch but Pieru moves 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!
Pieru tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Pieru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bone misses

and Pieru counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pieru.
Pieru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pieru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pieru stalling in the clinch.
Bone wants to break free but Pieru has control.
Pieru stalling in the clinch.
Bone has had enough of the clinch but Pieru keeps him there for the moment.
Pieru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Pieru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bone can't break the clinch.
Pieru is pushing Bone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pieru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pieru to work.
Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
George Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wish Bone.
The referee calls for Pieru to work.
Pieru lands with a right to the head.
Bone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pieru leaning his opponent against the cage.
George Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru misses with some punches.
Wish Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone is looking to break free of the clinch but Pieru has double underhooks.
George Pieru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bone misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wish Bone.
I think Pieru has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pieru!