PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massive Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pidasso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lollipop Remix. The key to victory for Stu Pidasso has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pidasso
vs
Boner

176 cm
28
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Pidasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Massive Boner!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Boner or perhaps it was just good defense by Pidasso which made him look bad.
Boner misses with a takedown

and Pidasso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boner tries to get to full guard but Pidasso has control of the leg.

Boner looking for submissions off his back.
Boner is looking for a sweep. Pidasso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pidasso working Boner over with strikes.
Boner is looking to improve his position.
Boner is staying active underneath Pidasso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pidasso passes into side control, despite Boner's attempt to control the position.
Boner can't do much from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pidasso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boner keeps working.
Boner wants to control but Pidasso postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasso advances to full mount.
Pidasso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Pidasso working for a guillotine from mount but Boner is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pidasso dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pidasso fails to take his opponent's back.
Pidasso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Pidasso working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pidasso trying to control but Boner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso is trying to take his opponent's back.
Pidasso scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Pidasso.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boner is looking to improve his position but Pidasso isn't that keen on the idea.
Pidasso looking to control but Boner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boner is trying to escape the mount.

Pidasso has hold of Boner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boner tries to lock up and control but Pidasso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pidasso unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Boner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pidasso moves to take his opponent's back.
Pidasso keeps control of the position as Boner tries to break free.
Pidasso 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.
Boner trying to control the position but Pidasso manages to sink in the hooks.
Pidasso loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Boner hold on?
Boner tries to escape the position.

Boner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pidasso gets his way!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pidasso looking to break Boner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Boner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pidasso will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pidasso throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Boner!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner trying to control the position but Pidasso manages to sink in the hooks.
Boner is trying to break free.
Boner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pidasso off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boner trying to control the position but Pidasso manages to sink in the hooks.

Pidasso working for a choke but Boner is defending well.
Pidasso doesn't have the hooks in and Boner manages to turn into his guard.

Boner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pidasso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Pidasso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boner throws a head kick that misses.
Boner misses with a kick to the body
and Pidasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boner closes the distance and clinches up with Pidasso, looking for a takedown. Boner pushes Pidasso against the cage but Pidasso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pidasso pinned against the cage. Pidasso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boner thows a leg kick but Pidasso checks it
and Pidasso counters with a straight right hand.
Pidasso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pidasso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boner throws a leg kick
and Pidasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stu Pidasso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Boner.
Boner throws a leg kick
and Boner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pidasso counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasso fails with the takedown.

Pidasso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boner is trying to defend but Pidasso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pidasso not doing much here.

Pidasso is working for a kimura but Boner is defending it quite comfortably.
Pidasso working over Boner with some ground and pound. Boner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Pidasso is looking for a kimura but Boner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pidasso to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso blocks the strikes from Boner.
Boner trying to hold on to Pidasso's head to control him but Pidasso postures up.
Pidasso passes into side control, despite Boner's attempt to control the position.
Boner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pidasso wants to take a breather but Boner is having none of it.
Boner manages to get to full guard.
Pidasso is pushing down on Boner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boner is fighting to maintain full guard but Pidasso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boner is looking to improve his position.
Pidasso lands with a punch from half guard.
Boner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner won't allow Pidasso to pass to mount.
Pidasso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pidasso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boner wants to get back to full guard but Pidasso has passed into side control.
Boner tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Pidasso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pidasso is looking to take a break and control but Boner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pidasso advances to full mount.
Boner tries to hold on but Pidasso pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner is desperately trying to improve his position but Pidasso has a good base and remains in mount.
Pidasso working Boner over with strikes here.
Boner can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pidasso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Massive Boner has been cut.

Pidasso looking for a guillotine from mount but Boner is having none of it.
Pidasso avoids the attempt from Boner to control.
Pidasso with the ground and pound from mount.
Boner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pidasso jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boner tries to buck Pidasso off but Pidasso is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Pidasso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Massive Boner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Boner misses with a takedown attempt

and Pidasso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pidasso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Boner is in a horrible position here. Pidasso smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boner is trying desperately to improve position.

Pidasso working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Boner looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Pidasso! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stu Pidasso!