PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Piehole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Will Piehole has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Will Piehole seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Piehole
vs
Fister

183 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Piehole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Fister!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piehole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fister tries to clinch but Piehole is having none of it.

Fister looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fister is pressing down on Piehole's thigh, looking to free his foot. Piehole is holding on for now.
Fister is thwarting Piehole's attempts to control the position.
Fister looks to land a strike but Piehole avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Piehole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fister won't allow Piehole to sweep him here.
Piehole trying to keep a closed guard but Fister is proving a slippery customer.
Fister keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Piehole's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Fister postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Piehole is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fister, into his guard.

Piehole gets to his feet. Fister looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Piehole throws a head kick that misses.
Piehole tries a head kick but it misses.
Fister shoots in looking for a takedown. Piehole tries to sprawl out of it but Fister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Piehole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fister blocks a head kick by Piehole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fister takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piehole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piehole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piehole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piehole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piehole scores with a nice body kick.
Piehole throws a sloppy head kick and Fister moves out of range easily.
Fister wants to clinch up but Piehole keeps it at a distance.
Fister works over Piehole's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Piehole.
Piehole misses with a head kick.
Piehole is breathing heavily.
Fister scores with a three punch combo!
Piehole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fister tries to keep at a distance but Piehole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fister is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Piehole to keep the fight standing.
Fister tries to break the clinch but Piehole is controlling the position.
Piehole tries a knee to the head but Fister blocks it.
Piehole with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Piehole to work.
Piehole tries to land a knee to the head but Fister blocks with his arms.
Fister tries to circle away but Piehole has him pinned against the cage.
Piehole prevents Fister from breaking the clinch.
Fister is trying to pull guard but Piehole turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Will Piehole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fister.
Fister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fister working hard to break the clinch.
Piehole stalling.
Fister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Piehole pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Fister will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Piehole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piehole doesn't manage to clinch there - Fister circles away.
Fister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fister will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piehole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Piehole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fister counters with a straight right hand.
Fister closes the distance and clinches up with Piehole, looking for a takedown. Fister pushes Piehole against the cage but Piehole circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piehole stuffs the takedown attempt from Fister. Fister gets slowly back to his feet.
Will Piehole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fister.
Fister blocks a head kick by Piehole.
Fister is breathing heavily.
Fister shoots in for a takedown but Piehole shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Fister or perhaps it was just good defense by Piehole which made him look bad.

Piehole closes the distance and clinches.
Piehole with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Piehole.
Piehole scores a nice knee to the body.
Fister has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Piehole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piehole controlling the action here for a moment.
Fister has had enough of the clinch but Piehole keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piehole looking to throw knees to the head but Fister is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piehole takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Piehole looking to throw knees to the head but Fister is blocking nicely.
Fister drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piehole effectively controlling the action here.
Piehole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fister is trying to pull guard but Piehole turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Piehole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piehole throws a sloppy head kick and Fister moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fister.
Piehole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Piehole.
Fister blocks a head kick by Piehole.

Piehole clinches.
Piehole dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Piehole blocks a body shot from Fister.
Fister takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piehole trying to control the position but instead, Fister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Piehole into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piehole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fister wants to stall.

Piehole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fister wants to clinch up but Piehole keeps it at a distance.
Piehole lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Piehole.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piehole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Piehole finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piehole is defended easily by Fister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Piehole dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fister's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fister duly obliges.
Piehole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fister getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Will Piehole has been cut.
Fister shoots in but no luck this time.
Fister blocks a head kick by Piehole.

Fister closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Fister wants to work for an arm triangle but Piehole is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piehole is trying to maintain the position but Fister is very close to passing his half guard.
Fister is trying to control. Piehole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piehole moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fister wants to control from the top but Piehole keeps moving.
Piehole trying to keep a closed guard but Fister is proving a slippery customer.
Fister won't allow Piehole to sweep him here.
Fister looking to pass the guard.
Piehole is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Piehole's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Piehole scores with a head kick. Fister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fister defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piehole.
Fister blocks a head kick by Piehole.
Will Piehole is winning the standup battle so far.
Fister is looking to clinch.

Fister drives through with a takedown into Piehole's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piehole controls Fister momentarily but Fister frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piehole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fister is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piehole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Piehole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piehole is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Will Piehole wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fister throws a sloppy head kick and Piehole moves out of range easily.
Fister moves in looking to clinch but Piehole pushes him off.
Piehole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fister.
Piehole throws a sloppy head kick and Fister moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Piehole.
Fister lands with a shot to the body.
Fister shoots in but Piehole avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Will Piehole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fister.
Piehole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Piehole lands but Fister takes it in his stride.
Frank Fister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fister shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piehole as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piehole lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Fister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fister has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Fister!