PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bonobo - The Sicilians. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Pistone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Pistone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pistone
vs
Anderson

183 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
172 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Pistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistone throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pistone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pistone scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pistone throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Pistone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pistone misses with a kick to the body.
Pistone looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pistone misses with a wild body shot.
Pistone misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Pistone misses.
Pistone misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Pistone misses with a body shot.
Pistone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Pistone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Pistone.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pistone. Pistone obviously looking to wear him down.
Pistone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot lands for Pistone.
Jab from Pistone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pistone feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pistone throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Pistone thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistone throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson defending well as Pistone loads up on a big left hand.
Pistone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pistone connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Pistone lands with an overhand left.
Pistone lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Pistone misses with a body kick.
Pistone cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Pistone misses
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Pistone 's knee.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pistone lands with a nice body punch.
Pistone jabs at Anderson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Pistone as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pistone throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Pistone.
Pistone looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Pistone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pistone.
Pistone looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Pistone throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Pistone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pistone misses with a looping right.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pistone.
Anderson slips a jab from Pistone.
Pistone fails with the takedown.
Pistone keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Pistone swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pistone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pistone scores with a hook.
Pistone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pistone can pounce on him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anderson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pistone has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone connects with a high kick.
Pistone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Pistone.
Pistone misses with a head kick.
Joe Pistone is winning the standup battle so far.
Pistone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Pistone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pistone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pistone misses with a head kick.
Joe Pistone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pistone throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Pistone clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pistone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pistone.
Pistone throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Pistone misses with a head kick.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pistone.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Pistone. That snapped Anderson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Pistone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pistone scores with a body shot.
Pistone throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pistone.
Pistone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pistone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pistone looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone misses with a hook.
Pistone lands a head shot.
Pistone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pistone stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pistone lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Pistone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Pistone dominated that second round.
That's time! Pistone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Pistone throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Pistone throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pistone pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Pistone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pistone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pistone looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Pistone misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Pistone cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Pistone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pistone thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pistone or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Pistone throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pistone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Mr Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Joe Pistone has been cut.
Pistone tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Pistone.
Pistone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pistone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pistone looks to throw a body kick
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
A low kick from Pistone misses
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Pistone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pistone really felt that one!
Pistone swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Joe Pistone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Pistone.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pistone is defended easily by Anderson.
A head kick by Pistone misses
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson slips a straight right by Pistone.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pistone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pistone cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Pistone tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone misses with a leg kick.
Pistone misses with a body kick.
Pistone throws a big shot that misses.
Pistone throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Pistone throws a body shot but no joy.
Pistone thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pistone throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Pistone misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Pistone.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Pistone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pistone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Pistone!
A less than humble Joe Pistone misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.