PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Fyodorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrjo Pieru has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Fyodorov's chin.

Fyodorov
vs
Pieru

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fyodorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pieru forces Fyodorov back against the cage and clinches.
Fyodorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pieru effectively controlling the action here.
Fyodorov is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Pieru.

Pieru gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Fyodorov actively working from the bottom here.
Pieru wants to stand but Fyodorov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Fyodorov actively working from the bottom here.

Fyodorov looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pieru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fyodorov is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pieru pulls his head out easily.

Fyodorov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fyodorov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieru wants to control from the top but Fyodorov keeps moving.

Fyodorov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pieru is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fyodorov.
Pieru cracks Fyodorov with a big right hand but Fyodorov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fyodorov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pieru lands an elbow.
Fyodorov is trying to improve his position.
Pieru in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Pieru stands up and beckons Fyodorov to his feet.

Pieru bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fyodorov looks to move to half guard but instead Pieru has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyodorov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fyodorov is working hard here to advance position.
Pieru landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pieru with a couple of short strikes.
Fyodorov tries to reverse the position but Pieru maintains control.
Fyodorov is breathing heavily.
Pieru is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pieru with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyodorov is desperately trying to improve his position but Pieru has a good base and remains in mount.
Pieru landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pieru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fyodorov's face.
Pieru tries to control but Fyodorov wriggling away.
Fyodorov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pieru dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fyodorov misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Fyodorov.
Fyodorov misses with a wild combination.
Pieru dodges the punch combination from Fyodorov.
Fyodorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fyodorov throws a series of punches but Pieru avoids them all with ease.
Alexander Fyodorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fyodorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fyodorov misses with a series of wild punches.
Fyodorov lands with a nice combination. Pieru backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fyodorov slips a straight right by Pieru.
Fyodorov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pieru drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fyodorov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pieru is nestled in close to Fyodorov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Fyodorov actively working from the bottom here.
Fyodorov is looking for a sweep. Pieru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fyodorov has a hand on Pieru's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pieru takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Pieru working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fyodorov is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands a big elbow.
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fyodorov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Fyodorov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fyodorov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Fyodorov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fyodorov seems to have got his legs back now.
Pieru with a couple of short strikes.
Pieru landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fyodorov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru working the ground and pound effectively.
Fyodorov tries to reverse the position but Pieru maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pieru raining down shots from the mount!
Fyodorov can't escape the position.
Pieru dominating with strikes here.
Fyodorov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount.
Pieru scoring with strikes but Fyodorov is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pieru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fyodorov is desperately trying to improve his position but Pieru has a good base and remains in mount.
Pieru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fyodorov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pieru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fyodorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Fyodorov is looking for a triangle here but Pieru uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fyodorov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pieru's best efforts.
Fyodorov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pieru must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Fyodorov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pieru uses it to pass to side control.
Fyodorov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pieru connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieru gets to mount! Fyodorov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fyodorov is in a horrible position here. Pieru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru lands a big elbow.
Fyodorov is working to get back to half guard.
Pieru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fyodorov looks a forlorn figure.

Pieru with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fyodorov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pieru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fyodorov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fyodorov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Fyodorov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pieru dives on top into guard.

Pieru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pieru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yrjo Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fyodorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pieru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pieru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Fyodorov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pieru passes into side control.
Pieru in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Pieru has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru ducks under a wild hook from Fyodorov.
Fyodorov shoots and misses

and Pieru counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pieru gets through Fyodorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fyodorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pieru lands a shoulder strike.
Fyodorov has had enough of the clinch but Pieru keeps him there for the moment.

Pieru breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pieru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!