PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blu Pisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pisa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Rock Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bull's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Blu Pisa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pisa
vs
Bull

190 cm
23
180 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

175 cm
36
157 lbs
36 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

CRAZY COW Co. 159

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blu Pisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Pisa's belly button to the back.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Bull connects with a jab.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pisa moves out of range of the body kick from Bull.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pisa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Bull misses.

Bull has Pisa up against the cage in a clinch.
Pisa can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Pisa blocks with his arms.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisa.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull tries to circle away but Pisa has him pinned against the cage.
Bull misses with some punches.
Pisa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pisa trying to stall but Bull improves his position.
Pisa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pisa has a couple of punches blocked by Bull.

Pisa manages to break the clinch.

Bull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pisa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bull working the strikes but Pisa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull 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.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pisa's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pisa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bull throwing shots but Pisa is blocking nicely.
Bull not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pisa's head.
Bull misses with a head shot. Pisa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pisa wants to sweep here but Bull controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is working Pisa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Pisa has wrist control.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull tries to free his leg and advance position but Pisa is retaining full guard.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Pisa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Pisa!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pisa manages to get himself to full guard.
Bull stops Pisa from standing up.
Bull trying to move into half guard but instead Pisa has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bull looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pisa is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull is trying to keep Pisa in close.

Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pisa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.

Pisa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pisa has managed to get both his arms back between Bull's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Bull dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pisa slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisa ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick from Pisa.

Bull closes the distance and clinches.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pisa's elbow.

Pisa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pisa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bull takes a step back to recover.
Bull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pisa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bull. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bull punishes Pisa's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pisa is fending him off so far but Bull persists. Nope, Pisa circles away and we're back to standing.
Pisa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pisa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bull jabs Pisa right on the nose. Pisa blinks but takes it well.
Pisa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Bull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blu Pisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Pisa scores with a leg kick.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Pisa sees coming a mile off.
Blu Pisa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pisa lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pisa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Pisa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bull avoids the head kick by Pisa.
Jab by Bull.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pisa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pisa looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Pisa.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pisa.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisa.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Pisa.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Pisa lands with a slapping head kick.
Pisa scoring well with a low kick there.
Pisa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bull tries to land a front kick but Pisa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Bull wants to slow Pisa down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pisa throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Pisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pisa throws a jab when Bull was well out of range.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Pisa counters with a solid body kick.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull thuds his right hand into Pisa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pisa defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Pisa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisa.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Pisa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bull blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull jabs Pisa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bull is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pisa's half guard.
Bull wants to pass to mount but Pisa is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blu Pisa showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!