PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Villefort has chosen The Lawman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pig
vs
De Villefort

193 cm
18
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Villefort tries a low kick but Pig avoids it.
De Villefort is looking to land body kicks.

Pig shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pig showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pig stalling.
Pig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pig is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pig slips a nice elbow through De Villefort's hands, connecting with De Villefort's forehead.
Pig is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Villefort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pig.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pig lands a nice short elbow.
We've been hearing that Pig has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pig tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Villefort knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Pig is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pig stops De Villefort from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pig in particular looking to stall.
Pig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Pig just wasn't active enough.
Pig throws a series of punches but De Villefort moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pig looks to score with a jab to the body but De Villefort is just out of range.
Pig swings for the body but De Villefort moves out of range.
Pig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Villefort eats them both and turns towards Pig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Villefort throws a front kick aimed at Pig's knee but Pig avoids it well.
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses.
De Villefort keeps Pig at a distance using the push kick.
De Villefort lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort scores with a head kick. Pig tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Peter Pig has been cut.
Gerard De Villefort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pig looks to throw the jab but De Villefort is out of range.
Pig motions for De Villefort to come forward. Pig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Pig shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pig showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pig content to control rather than advance.
Pig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pig controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Pig's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pig throws a low kick but De Villefort moves out of range easily.
De Villefort tries a head kick but it misses.
Pig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pig throws a leg kick
and De Villefort counters with a head kick. That will keep Pig thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses.
Pig throws a hook but De Villefort avoids it easily.
Pig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pig.

De Villefort gets caught napping as Pig dives in and scores a takedown. De Villefort manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pig is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pig lands a couple of elbows.
Pig postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pig throws a strike but De Villefort rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pig had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Villefort defends it easily.
De Villefort tries to stand but Pig is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort wants to stand and escape but instead Pig has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pig has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Villefort has momentary wrist control but Pig slips an elbow through the middle.
Pig sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pig throwing strikes but missing.
De Villefort has momentary wrist control but Pig slips an elbow through the middle.
Pig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pig controlling from the top position.
Pig throwing strikes from guard but De Villefort blocks nicely.
Pig throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pig connects with a couple of short punches.
Pig throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pig controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pig pushes down on De Villefort's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Villefort's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pig is nestled in close to De Villefort, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pig trying to pass the guard but De Villefort defending well.
Pig content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Pig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Pig's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Pig throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Villefort counters with a good, hard body kick but Pig shrugs it off.
De Villefort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peter Pig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pig.
Pig digs a good body shot into De Villefort's ribs.
Pig is looking to wear down De Villefort with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pig misses the jab.
Pig misses with a looping left.

Pig has De Villefort up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pig.
De Villefort lands a knee to the head.
Pig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pig throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pig has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Villefort avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pig avoiding damage as De Villefort throws knees to the body.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pig avoids it.
Pig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Villeforts head.
Pig scores with a shot to the side of De Villefort's head.
De Villefort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Villefort misses with a knee to the head.
Pig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pig misses with a punch on the inside.
Pig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Villefort is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pig is keeping busy.
De Villefort throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pig lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Villefort can do to turn this around?
Pig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villefort tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pig avoids it.
Gerard De Villefort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Villefort lands a knee to the head.
Pig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Villefort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pig.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pig.
De Villefort taking a breather.

Pig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pig is controlling De Villefort's posture.
Pig's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerard De Villefort was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Villefort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pig misses the shot to the body.
De Villefort scores with a push kick.
De Villefort avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Villefort moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! De Villefort slams his shin into Pig's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pig's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Villefort!
De Villefort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Villefort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Villefort bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Villefort lands with a nice body kick.
Pig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Villefort turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

De Villefort lands a big head kick that sends Pig tumbling to the mat! De Villefort takes a step backwards and waves Pig back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Villefort lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Villefort. That's going to slow Pig down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Villefort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard De Villefort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pig has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pig!