PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes to the ring accompanied by I'm too Sexy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piltz
vs
Lockdown

180 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockdown tries to score with a low kick but Piltz moves his leg out of the way.
Lockdown shoots in but Piltz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lockdown walks into a jab.

Piltz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Piltz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lockdown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piltz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piltz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Piltz is working for a submission of some sort.
Lockdown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lockdown keeping moving, preventing Piltz from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piltz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lockdown wants to sweep but no luck.
Piltz postures up.
Piltz lands a couple of digs.
Lockdown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Piltz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Piltz working the head and body with strikes.
Lockdown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Piltz.
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. Piltz connects with a nice short shot to Lockdown's temple.
Lockdown punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lockdown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piltz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Piltz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lockdown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Piltz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lockdown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piltz is working away from the top position though.
Lockdown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piltz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lockdown's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockdown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lockdown is trying to control the position but Piltz postures up.
Piltz throws an elbow that misses. Lockdown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piltz's guard. Nice move by Lockdown!

Piltz working for a triangle but Lockdown defends it easily.

Piltz working for a triangle but Lockdown defends it easily.
Lockdown throwing strikes from guard but Piltz blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piltz is keeping the position for now.
Lockdown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lockdown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lockdown looking to pass the guard.
Lockdown trying to control the position from guard on top but Piltz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Piltz looking for a guillotine here but Lockdown defends easily.
Lockdown scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piltz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lockdown moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Piltz dominated that round.
That's time! Piltz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice shot by Lockdown.

Piltz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piltz working the head and body with strikes.
Lockdown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Piltz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lockdown keeps working.
Piltz is looking to advance position but Lockdown won't allow it.
Piltz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Piltz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lockdown gets back to full guard.
Lockdown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mark Piltz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lockdown moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Piltz.
Lockdown scoring with punches from side control.
Piltz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lockdown working the ground and pound.

Lockdown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Piltz dodges the ground and pound from Lockdown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Lockdown crashes against the mat.
Lockdown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockdown trying to control the action but Piltz is working from the bottom.
Piltz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lockdown's best efforts.
Lockdown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piltz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piltz tries to get to full guard but Lockdown has control of the leg.
Piltz is pressing down on Lockdown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Piltz looking for a guillotine here but Lockdown defends easily.
Piltz trying to keep a closed guard but Lockdown is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lockdown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piltz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lockdown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piltz looking to control.
Lockdown works over Piltz with some ground and pound from guard.
Piltz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Piltz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Piltz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lockdown works over Piltz with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piltz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lockdown defends well.

Lockdown stands up from Piltz's guard - Lockdown perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockdown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piltz circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockdown looks to land a left hand but Piltz moved out of range nicely.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piltz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockdown.
Piltz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lockdown's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockdown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lockdown misses with a takedown attempt - Piltz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevor Lockdown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lockdown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piltz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockdown jabs Piltz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockdown fails with the takedown
letting Piltz counter with a right hand.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Lockdown.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Lockdown avoids them all with ease.
Trevor Lockdown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piltz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockdown throws out the jab.
Lockdown is looking to score with low kicks.
Lockdown misses with a lunging right hand
and Piltz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Piltz scores with a four punch combination!
Lockdown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Piltz misses.
Piltz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lockdown has his takedown stuffed

and Piltz counters by moving into the clinch.
Lockdown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piltz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lockdown is trying to push Piltz away but Piltz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Piltz misses with an elbow strike.
Piltz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockdown avoids the damage to the body.

Lockdown breaks the clinch.
Lockdown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piltz is out of range.
Piltz lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piltz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lockdown on his heels. He'll look to pass Lockdown's guard now, I'm sure.
Piltz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piltz is working Lockdown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piltz looking to sit in guard and control but Lockdown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lockdown wanted to stand there but Piltz had control of the position.

Piltz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lockdown is aware though and is defending well.
Lockdown throws a big elbow that misses.
Piltz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lockdown's guard.

Lockdown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Piltz stacks Lockdown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Piltz!
Piltz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz cracks Lockdown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Piltz working the head with strikes.
Piltz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lockdown is avoiding damage well.
Piltz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piltz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lockdown gets back to half guard.

Piltz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lockdown sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown manages to get to full guard.
Piltz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lockdown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Piltz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lockdown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Piltz has Lockdown in his guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockdown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Piltz's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Piltz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piltz 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Piltz!
A very excited looking Mark Piltz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.