PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Piltz
vs
Wyrnn

180 cm
31
192 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

188 cm
33
200 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz throws a body shot but no joy.
Piltz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piltz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyrnn manages to avoid it.
Piltz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wyrnn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piltz's knee momentarily.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Wyrnn moves out of range.
Wyrnn lands a nice shot to the body.
Piltz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Piltz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wyrnn fakes the leg kick and cracks Piltz in the body.
Wyrnn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piltz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wyrnn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wyrnn misses with a head kick.
Piltz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piltz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piltz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyrnn throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz looks to land a body kick but Wyrnn moved away.
Varian Wyrnn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Piltz catches Wyrnn right on the button with a cross.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Wyrnn avoids them all with ease.
Piltz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a sloppy head kick and Piltz moves out of range easily.
Piltz misses with a two punch combination.
Wyrnn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piltz misses with a body shot.
Wyrnn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wyrnn works Piltz's body with a nice hook.
Wyrnn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Piltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wyrnn lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piltz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wyrnn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piltz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wyrnn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn misses with a kick to the body.
Wyrnn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Piltz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Piltz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wyrnn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyrnn slips under a jab from Piltz.
Wyrnn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Wyrnn moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wyrnn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wyrnn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wyrnn pushes Piltz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn misses with some punches.
Piltz misses with the head strike.
Piltz misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn lands a left hand.
Wyrnn lands a nice uppercut.
Piltz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piltz effectively controlling the action here.

Wyrnn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piltz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wyrnn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wyrnn lands the left hand.
Wyrnn connects with a body shot.
Wyrnn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz is looking to score with low kicks.
Wyrnn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wyrnn scores with a leg kick.
Piltz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wyrnn.
Piltz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wyrnn lands with a kick to the temple. Piltz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wyrnn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piltz connects with a body shot that sends Wyrnn's belly button to the back.

Piltz drives through and clinches with Wyrnn against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyrnn has a couple of punches blocked by Piltz.
Wyrnn blocks an elbow strike.
Wyrnn lands a hook that snaps the head of Piltz backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varian Wyrnn 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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Wyrnn.
Piltz misses with a looping right.
Wyrnn lunges at Piltz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piltz's hand.
Wyrnn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piltz misses with a double jab
and Wyrnn counters with a nice body shot.
Wyrnn scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Piltz.
Wyrnn cracks Piltz with an open hand slap.
Wyrnn misses with a few strikes there.
Wyrnn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Piltz slips a jab from Wyrnn.
Piltz misses with a combination
and Wyrnn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wyrnn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrnn misses the shot to the body.
Wyrnn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piltz throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrnn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wyrnn misses the shot to the body.
Wyrnn misses with a wild body shot.
Wyrnn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyrnn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piltz misses with an uppercut.
Piltz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wyrnn back to the cage. Piltz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wyrnn doesn't manage to clinch there - Piltz circles away.

Wyrnn darts in and clinches Piltz up against the cage.
Wyrnn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piltz.
Piltz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz is trying to stall.
Wyrnn has a couple of punches blocked by Piltz.
Piltz misses with some punches.
Piltz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wyrnn avoids the damage to the body.

Wyrnn breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wyrnn works Piltz's body with a nice hook.
Wyrnn throws a leg kick but Piltz moved away.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wyrnn.
Piltz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wyrnn can pounce on him.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz thumps Wyrnn with a low kick.
Wyrnn misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz blocks a head kick by Wyrnn.
Piltz tries to clinch up.
Piltz needs to keep his hands up - Wyrnn had a free shot at his head there.
Wyrnn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piltz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyrnn moves away.

Wyrnn closes the distance and clinches.
Wyrnn lands with a short shot to the head.
Piltz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Wyrnn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wyrnn feints and then cracks Piltz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piltz down.
Wyrnn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wyrnn scores with a push kick.
Wyrnn tries a head kick but it misses.
Piltz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn looks to score with a jab to the body but Piltz is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyrnn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wyrnn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piltz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Wyrnn.
Piltz moves out of range of the leg kick from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a hook but Piltz avoids it easily.
Piltz throws a nice looking combination but Wyrnn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wyrnn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wyrnn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Piltz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wyrnn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piltz doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varian Wyrnn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Piltz moves away from the strike by Wyrnn.

Wyrnn takes the fight into the clinch.

Piltz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piltz misses with a series of wild punches.
Piltz throws a low kick but Wyrnn moves out of range easily.
Wyrnn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piltz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crunch! Wyrnn slams his shin into Piltz's torso.
Wyrnn wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyrnn throws an overhand right that lands on Piltz's shoulder, as Piltz tries to avoid the shot.
Piltz misses with a left hand
and Wyrnn counters with a series of strikes. Piltz will be more careful next time no doubt.

Wyrnn closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz gets through Wyrnn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wyrnn lands with a right to the head.

Wyrnn breaks from the clinch.
Piltz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
Wyrnn motions for Piltz to come forward. Wyrnn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piltz misses with a leg kick
and Wyrnn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wyrnn misses with a head kick.
Wyrnn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wyrnn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Wyrnn throws a leg kick but Piltz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varian Wyrnn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wyrnn jabs at Piltz's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyrnn lands a nice shot to the body.
Piltz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wyrnn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piltz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wyrnn slips a straight right by Piltz.
Piltz avoids the head kick by Wyrnn.
Wyrnn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Piltz.
Piltz throws a right and a left that Wyrnn avoids nicely.
Varian Wyrnn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyrnn lands a high kick!
Piltz lands the left hand.
Wyrnn throws a right and a left that Piltz avoids nicely.
Piltz tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a leg kick
and Piltz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wyrnn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Piltz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wyrnn counters with a leg kick.
Wyrnn thuds his shin into the meat of Piltz's side.
Piltz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wyrnn circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyrnn cracks the inside of Piltz's front leg.
Wyrnn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piltz misses with a wild body shot.
Piltz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wyrnn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wyrnn thuds his shin into the meat of Piltz's side.
Mark Piltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Wyrnn moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piltz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piltz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wyrnn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piltz.
Wyrnn connects with a crisp jab.
Wyrnn stuns Piltz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piltz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Piltz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piltz misses with an uppercut.

Wyrnn darts in and clinches Piltz up against the cage.
A short right from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wyrnn dodges an elbow strike from Piltz.
A short uppercut from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Varian Wyrnn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wyrnn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varian Wyrnn!
Varian Wyrnn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Mark Piltz stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's a hard lot of fighters out here in Steel Penn. I'll be back in a ring soon enough.'.