PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Piere
vs
Shang

180 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Piere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hai Shang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shang takes a swing at Piere's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Piere misses the target.
George Piere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shang gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Shang.

It looks like George Piere has been cut.
Nice elbow from Shang.
Shang lands an elbow just above Piere 's eye.
Piere takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shang lands a nice knee to the body.
Shang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Shang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but Piere blocks with his arms.
Shang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pieres head.
Shang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piere in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shang lands an elbow just above Piere 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang lands a knee to the head.
Piere takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piere takes an elbow to the temple.
Shang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shang connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shang lands a nice knee to the body.
Shang landing knees to the head.
Shang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piere backwards.
Shang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shang digs a right hand into Piere's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piere's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shang lands an elbow just above Piere 's eye.
Shang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shang with a knee to the head.
Piere goes for a takedown attempt but Shang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Piere on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Piere is breathing heavily.

Piere gets tackled into the cage by Shang. Shang maintains the clinch.
Shang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piere's elbow.
Shang trying to land knees to the body.
Piere tries for a takedown but Shang manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Piere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang throws a knee to the head but misses.

Piere jumps into guard, dragging Shang to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang looking to pass the guard.
Piere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shang is one step ahead there.
Piere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shang on the ground.
Piere keeping moving, preventing Shang from controlling successfully.
Shang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shang postures up.
Piere looking for a sweep. Not yet Piere, not yet.
Shang is pushing down on Piere's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piere is fighting to maintain full guard but Shang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piere is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piere trying to hold on to Shang's head to control him but Shang postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piere tries to get to full guard but Shang has control of the leg.
Shang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang trying to control the pace.
Shang is looking to take a break and control but Piere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hai Shang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Piere's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piere throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Shang to counter with a crisp jab.
Piere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piere with a hook.
Piere falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Piere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piere slaps away a takedown attempt from Shang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Piere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shang.

Shang takes the fight into the clinch.
Hai Shang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shang scores with a knee to the head.
Shang lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shang misses with a punch to the body.
Shang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shang throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shang.
Shang crunches a lovely knee into Piere's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piere's defenses.
Shang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shang lands an elbow inside.
Shang lands an elbow inside.
Shang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piere avoids it.
Shang avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piere in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang lands with a light punch inside.
Shang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piere blocks it with crossed arms.
Piere tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shang obliges.
Piere drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shang landing knees to the head.
Piere wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Piere. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shang lands a damaging elbow.
Shang working Piere over with knees to the body.
Shang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piere backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang working Piere over with knees to the body.
Shang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piere takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Shang.
Nice elbow from Shang.

Piere is rocked!
Shang stalling in the clinch.
Shang lands an elbow that stopped Piere in his tracks for a moment.
Shang missing with knees to the body.
Shang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piere is working for takedown but Shang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piere is looking for a takedown.
Piere is trying to drag Shang to the mat but Shang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shang lands with a short shot to the head.
Shang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piere's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Shang.
Shang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Piere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shang lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hai Shang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Piere's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Piere just misses with a punch to the body.
Piere seems to have got his legs back now.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Piere crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shang - the referee stops the clock and Piere gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shang. Piere manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piere just misses with a punch to the body.
Shang sizes up Piere with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piere throws a hook but Shang blocks it.

Shang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Shang is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Piere frees his head nicely. Oh but Shang has switched to an armbar! Piere is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hai Shang!