PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joanna Piechocka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechocka has chosen Kill YOU !!! as his entrance music. Rico Tate is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tate
vs
Piechocka

180 cm
26
136 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
30
133 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joanna Piechocka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piechocka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Piechocka throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate misses the jab.
Piechocka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Piechocka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Piechocka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Piechocka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate throws the left hand but Piechocka avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Piechocka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Piechocka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a straight right.
Piechocka lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Piechocka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
Tate misses with an uppercut. Piechocka saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Tate.
Piechocka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate thows a leg kick but Piechocka checks it
and Piechocka counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piechocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
A nice side step and Piechocka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Piechocka stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Piechocka scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Tate throws a body punch but Piechocka moves out of range.
Piechocka throws out a counter right but Tate avoids it with no problem.
Tate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piechocka at a distance.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Piechocka slips the punch.
A big right from Tate misses.
Piechocka misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Piechocka slips the punch.
Piechocka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piechocka.
As Tate backs off Piechocka throws a huge counter combo but Tate manages to avoid it all.
Piechocka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Piechocka is looking for the big counter here.
Piechocka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rico Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piechocka throws a front kick aimed at Tate's knee but Tate avoids it well.
Tate missing with a left hand there. Piechocka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPiechocka.
Piechocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka misses with a body kick.
Piechocka ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Piechocka tries a low kick but Tate avoids it.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Piechocka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Piechocka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piechocka slips under a jab from Tate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joanna Piechocka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piechocka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Piechocka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tate slips under a jab.
Joanna Piechocka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate looks to land a left hand but Piechocka moved out of range nicely.
Joanna Piechocka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piechocka throws out a counter right but Tate avoids it with no problem.
Piechocka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piechocka moves out of range as Tate strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piechocka defending well as Tate loads up on a big left hand.
Piechocka is looking for the big counter here.
Piechocka moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Piechocka. Those never looked like landing.
Tate half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocka throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Piechocka takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Piechocka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piechocka moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Tate misses with an uppercut. Piechocka saw that one coming.
Piechocka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piechocka throws a counter combo.
Piechocka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piechocka connects with a body shot that sends Tate's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Piechocka.
Piechocka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piechocka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piechocka cracks Tate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Piechocka as Tate shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Piechocka. That snapped Tate's head back.
Piechocka looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate feinted with a counter takedown.
Piechocka stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - Piechocka scores with a four punch combination!
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piechocka is looking for the big counter here.
Tate misses with a body shot.
A combination from Piechocka does no damage.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Piechocka avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate throws a jab when Piechocka was well out of range.
Tate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Piechocka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate throws a hook but Piechocka blocks it.
Piechocka scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Piechocka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piechocka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate throws a jab when Piechocka was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joanna Piechocka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tate throws a body punch but Piechocka moves out of range.
Tate throws a hook but Piechocka avoids it easily.
Piechocka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piechocka throws a head kick that misses.
Tate changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tate throws a leg kick but Piechocka moved away.

Tate closes the distance and pushes Piechocka back into the ropes.
Tate tries a body shot but Piechocka blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate lands a left hand.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tate stalling the fight.

Piechocka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piechocka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocka scores with a body shot.
Tate throws a right hand that misses
and Piechocka counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piechocka.
Tate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Piechocka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Piechocka unleashes a big counter combination but Tate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Piechocka misses the shot to the body.
Tate feinted with a counter takedown.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piechocka.
Tate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tate wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate feinted with a counter takedown.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Piechocka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piechocka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Piechocka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Piechocka does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with an uppercut. Piechocka saw that one coming.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Piechocka.
As Tate backs off Piechocka throws a huge counter combo but Tate manages to avoid it all.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate has Piechocka pressed against the ropes, preventing Piechocka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piechocka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piechocka is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Piechocka has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Piechocka improves position.
Piechocka blocks an uppercut.

Piechocka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Piechocka.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Piechocka slips the punch.
Piechocka throws a fast counter high kick but Tate manages to duck under it in time.
A lazy left from Piechocka finds it's target.
Tate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate throws a jab when Piechocka was well out of range.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Tate clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tate misses with a hook. Piechocka ducked under it nicely.
Piechocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate misses with a straight left.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piechocka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piechocka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piechocka throws a leg kick which misses Tate's front leg but catches the back leg as Tate tries to avoid it.
Piechocka swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a takedown but Piechocka is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piechocka lands a nice hook to Tate's body. Tate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joanna Piechocka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piechocka misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Piechocka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piechocka falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tate counters with a shoot takedown. Piechocka fights it but they end up in guard.
Tate being controlled here momentarily.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piechocka is keeping the position for now.
Tate wants to control from the top but Piechocka keeps moving.
Piechocka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate wants to control from the top but Piechocka keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate pushes down on Piechocka's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate moves nicely into side control.

Tate is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Piechocka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Piechocka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate misses with the ground and pound.

Tate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Piechocka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Piechocka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piechocka is trying to control Tate's posture but Tate avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rico Tate will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Piechocka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Piechocka scores with a four punch combination!
Piechocka checks a leg kick.
Piechocka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Piechocka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piechocka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Piechocka lands with a nice combination. Tate backs away looking to recover.
Piechocka connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piechocka ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Tate misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piechocka slips under a jab.
Tate misses with a looping left.
Piechocka unleashes a big counter combination but Tate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Piechocka lands with an overhand left.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piechocka counters with a two punch combo.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Piechocka misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka misses with a wild combination.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Piechocka unleashes a big counter combination but Tate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tate misses with an uppercut
letting Piechocka counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Piechocka is just out of range.
Tate throws a solid leg kick but Piechocka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tate.
Piechocka throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piechocka lands with a slapping head kick.

Tate is rocked!
Tate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piechocka moves away.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piechocka.
Tate seems to have got his legs back now.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tate stops Piechocka from getting back to his feet.
Piechocka tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Piechocka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piechocka gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piechocka has control of Tate's left arm, preventing Tate from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joanna Piechocka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piechocka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joanna Piechocka!
Joanna Piechocka is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Joanna Piechocka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.