PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rowdy Roddy Pipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tarintino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Roddy Pipper
vs
Tarintino

178 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rowdy Roddy Pipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tarintino!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roddy Pipper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roddy Pipper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roddy Pipper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roddy Pipper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarintino checks it well.
Rowdy Roddy Pipper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Roddy Pipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roddy Pipper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roddy Pipper throws a series of punches but Tarintino avoids them all with ease.
Tarintino misses with a two punch combination.
Tarintino closes the distance and clinches up with Roddy Pipper, looking for a takedown. Tarintino pushes Roddy Pipper against the cage but Roddy Pipper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roddy Pipper misses with a combination
and Tarintino counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarintino slips a jab and a cross from Roddy Pipper.
Roddy Pipper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Roddy Pipper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tarintino looks gassed!
Tarintino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roddy Pipper wants to stand but Tarintino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roddy Pipper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tarintino's head.
Tarintino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roddy Pipper!
Tarintino controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roddy Pipper wants to try and get back to his feet.
Roddy Pipper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roddy Pipper is squirming around, avoiding Tarintino's attempts to control the action.

Roddy Pipper bucks up and throws Tarintino to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Roddy Pipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roddy Pipper throws a nice looking combination but Tarintino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tarintino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Roddy Pipper has one foot on Tarintino's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Roddy Pipper drops Tarintino with a nice combination! Roddy Pipper dives into Tarintino's guard, looking to finish!

Tarintino is rocked!
Roddy Pipper wants to get up but he can't break Tarintino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tarintino is still in real trouble! Can Roddy Pipper finish him?
Roddy Pipper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tarintino seems to have recovered his senses.
Roddy Pipper tries to stand but Tarintino is controlling from the bottom.
Roddy Pipper won't allow Tarintino to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roddy Pipper wanted to stand there but Tarintino had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roddy Pipper decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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!
Tarintino tries to close the distance and clinch but Roddy Pipper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Roddy Pipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roddy Pipper misses with a double jab.
Roddy Pipper slips a straight right by Tarintino.
Roddy Pipper misses with a straight left.
Roddy Pipper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tarintino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roddy Pipper misses with a low kick.
Roddy Pipper fails with the takedown.
Tarintino throws a head kick that Roddy Pipper semi-blocks.
Roddy Pipper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tarintino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roddy Pipper fails with the takedown.
Roddy Pipper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarintino counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Roddy Pipper is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Tarintino and Roddy Pipper falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Tarintino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Tarintino!