PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwegowy East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pierce
vs
East

183 cm
26
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Voodoo Nutrition

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwegowy East!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots for a double leg takedown but East sprawls well. He's pushed Pierce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pierce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pierce showed some decent athleticism there.
Pierce is thwarting East's attempts to control the position.
East preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pierce prevents East from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce wants to take a breather but East is having none of it.
East is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pierce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East manages to get to full guard.
Pierce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
East tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierce wants to control from the top but East keeps moving.
Pierce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
East wants to sweep here but Pierce controlling him for the moment.
East keeping moving, preventing Pierce from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
East has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pierce is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pierce thows a leg kick but East checks it
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Pierce moves into the clinch successfully.
East has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pierce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
East avoiding damage as Pierce throws knees to the body.
Pierce controlling the action here for a moment.
Pierce trying to land knees to the body.

Pierce drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pierce looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierce, not yet.
East postures up.
Pierce wants to stand up but East is controlling him.
East chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
East landing some decent shots from guard.
East scoring with punches to the head and body.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierce has momentary wrist control but East slips an elbow through the middle.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
East wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
East is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
East postures up and lands a big shot to Pierce's brow.
East keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pierce's head.
East wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Pierce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
East makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
East stands up over Pierce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells East's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gwegowy East dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pierce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. East tries to avoid it but Pierce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag East to the ground. East escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
East scores with a shot to the body.

Pierce tries to sprawl but East drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pierce tries to get out of the position.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
East looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pierce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierce is working hard here to advance position.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gwegowy East has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from East.
Pierce taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East scoring with strikes to the body and head.
East scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from East.

Pierce is rocked!
East moves into full mount! Pierce won't be happy about that!
Oh Pierce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
East cracks Pierce with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwegowy East!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gwegowy East thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).