PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cirianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by George St pierre theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pierre
vs
Cirianni

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Cirianni!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirianni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Cirianni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pierre thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cirianni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cirianni has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Cirianni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cirianni is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cirianni stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pierre fails with the takedown

and Cirianni counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Cirianni uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Cirianni drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirianni lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pierre down.
Cirianni tries to advance to mount but Pierre denies him.
Cirianni throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cirianni gets to mount! Pierre was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Cirianni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to reverse the position but Cirianni maintains control.
Cirianni looking to control but Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cirianni scoring with strikes but Pierre is staying in there.
Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Cirianni is looking for a kimura but Pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cirianni to get the leverage.
Cirianni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cirianni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cirianni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Cirianni is controlling well.

Cirianni stands up and beckons Pierre to join him on the feet.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Cirianni.
Cirianni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Cirianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cirianni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cirianni moves into the clinch.
Pierre wants to break free but Cirianni has control.

Cirianni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cirianni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cirianni shoots in and bounces Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Cirianni stands and steps away. Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Cirianni closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cirianni lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pierre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cirianni doesn't defend quickly enough and Pierre has managed to lock this one up! Can Cirianni escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pierre on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brandon Pierre!