PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Breese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pierce
vs
Breese

183 cm
25
196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
182 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Breese!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Breese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Breese avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Breese fails with the takedown.
Breese shoots in looking for a takedown. Pierce tries to sprawl out of it but Breese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pierce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breese throws a fast counter high kick but Pierce manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pierce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pierce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pierce is trying to control. Breese wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pierce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Breese defending well though.
Pierce passes to full mount!
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Breese wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierce controlling the position easily from mount.
Pierce looking to control but Breese is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pierce sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pierce misses with a head shot.
Pierce throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Breese because Pierce loaded up on that one.
Pierce throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pierce trying to control but Breese is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce punching from mount but Breese doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pierce takes Breese's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Breese is in trouble.
Pierce not allowing Breese to control his hands.
Pierce wants to control but Breese is keeping busy.

Pierce has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Breese has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You can see the frustration on Breese's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Breese is keeping busy.
Breese trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breese has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pierce.
You can see the frustration on Breese's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Pierce dominated that round.
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.

Breese clinches with his opponent.

Breese has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pierce uses from the top position.
Breese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Breese is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierce is aware though and is defending well.
Pierce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Breese keeps moving.

Breese is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pierce defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breese is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Pierce are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Breese can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breese is trying to control Pierce's posture but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce wants to control but Breese is keeping him busy.

Pierce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Breese has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pierce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Pierce stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pierce trying to control the action but Breese is working from the bottom.
Breese being controlled for a moment.
Pierce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breese keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Pierce has managed to clinch.
Pierce prevents the takedown attempt.

Pierce has picked Breese up - he's going for a ride! Pierce dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pierce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Breese defending well though.
Breese wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierce trying to pass the guard but Breese defending well.
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breese can do to turn this around?
Pierce wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Pierce dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
Pierce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Breese pinned against the cage. Breese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Breese is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Breese throws a head kick that misses

and Pierce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pierce wants the takedown. Breese is fighting it off but Pierce persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Breese's guard against the cage.
Pierce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breese wants to stand and escape but Pierce is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breese has Pierce pulled in close to control his posture.
Breese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pierce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierce content to stall in guard here.
Pierce with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Breese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pierce is defended easily by Breese.
Breese is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Breese as Pierce shoots in.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Breese circles away.
Breese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Breese closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pierce's guard.

Pierce pushes Breese off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pierce or perhaps it was just good defense by Breese, which made it look bad.

Pierce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Breese is pressed up against the cage. Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Breese down to the mat. Breese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Pierce. No joy for Breese on that attempt.

Pierce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pierce trying to control from half guard but Breese is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breese wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy.
Breese wants to improve his position but Pierce is controlling well.
Pierce trying to control the action but Breese is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breese is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Pierce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Pierce!