PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blu Pisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Takida - Curly Sue. Pisa has chosen Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Herzog
vs
Pisa

175 cm
36
166 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

190 cm
24
180 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dynamite

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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Blu Pisa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog shoots in for a takedown but Pisa shows good takedown defense.
Pisa misses with a body kick.
Pisa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Herzog misses with an uppercut
and Pisa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Herzog really felt that one!
A combination from Pisa does no damage.
Pisa throws out a leg kick but Herzog moves out of range and Pisa only half commits.
Herzog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herzog blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Herzog takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Herzog misses.
Herzog looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisa is just out of range.
Pisa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pisa takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Pisa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pisa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog punishes Pisa's body with a nice straight punch.
Pisa blocks a head kick by Herzog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog scoring well with a low kick there.
Pisa throws a hook but Herzog blocks it.
Herzog moves out of range of the body kick.
Chris Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pisa leaves Herzog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pisa throws a head kick that Herzog semi-blocks.

It looks like Chris Herzog has been cut.
Pisa throws a head kick but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pisa checks it well.
Pisa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herzog is out of range and Pisa settles back down.
Pisa lands a leg kick that knocks Herzog off balance momentarily.
That kick from Herzog tenderised Pisa's leg. Pisa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pisa throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Herzog drives through with a takedown into Pisa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herzog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pisa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisa keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.
Herzog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pisa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herzog.
Pisa wants to sweep here but Herzog controlling him for the moment.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisa is keeping the position for now.
Herzog is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pisa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Herzog is one step ahead there.
Herzog throwing strikes but missing.
Herzog throws a big elbow that misses.
Herzog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pisa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Herzog wants to pass the guard but Pisa is keeping the position.
Pisa is trying to control the position but Herzog postures up.
Herzog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisa controlling Herzog's posture.
Herzog throws a big elbow that misses.
Herzog tries to free his leg and advance position but Pisa is retaining full guard.
Herzog with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pisa looking for a sweep. Not yet Pisa, not yet.
Pisa wants to stand and escape but Herzog is having none of it.
Herzog forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blu Pisa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Herzog's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Herzog. That's going to slow Pisa down.
Herzog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pisa connects with an inside leg kick.
Herzog avoids the head kick by Pisa.
Herzog tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pisa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pisa throws a leg kick but Herzog moved away.
Pisa misses with a head kick.

Herzog shoots in and gets a takedown into Pisa's guard.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisa is keeping the position for now.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herzog throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog throws a big right hand that misses.
Herzog tries to free his leg and advance position but Pisa is retaining full guard.
Herzog throws an elbow that misses. Pisa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Herzog's guard. Nice move by Pisa!
Pisa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pisa won't allow Herzog to sweep him here.
Herzog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herzog will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Herzog is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pisa preventing the sweep.

Herzog isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pisa stacks Herzog 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 Pisa!
Pisa working away.
Chris Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herzog is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog looks to move to half guard but instead Pisa has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pisa avoids the attempt from Herzog to control.
Herzog 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.
Pisa wants to control the pace but Herzog is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is trying desperately to improve position.
Pisa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herzog is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Herzog haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Herzog 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!