PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldie Curlywinkeljohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Macpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curlywinkeljohn
vs
Macpierre

185 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baldie Curlywinkeljohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rory Macpierre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macpierre swings for the body but Curlywinkeljohn moves out of range.

Curlywinkeljohn pushes Macpierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Macpierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Macpierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Macpierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Curlywinkeljohn has double underhooks.

Curlywinkeljohn manages to pull guard.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to sweep here but Macpierre controlling him for the moment.
Macpierre distracts Curlywinkeljohn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Macpierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macpierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macpierre cracks Curlywinkeljohn with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macpierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curlywinkeljohn looking for a sweep. Not yet Curlywinkeljohn, not yet.
Macpierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Macpierre lands a couple of digs.
Macpierre works over Curlywinkeljohn with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macpierre stays in close to Curlywinkeljohn's body and controls the position.
Macpierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Curlywinkeljohn is retaining full guard.
Macpierre lands a couple of digs.
Curlywinkeljohn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Macpierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to sweep but instead, Macpierre has passed into half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Macpierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Curlywinkeljohn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macpierre lands a nice short elbow.
Macpierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curlywinkeljohn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Macpierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to get back to full guard.
Macpierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Curlywinkeljohn punching from the bottom.
Macpierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Curlywinkeljohn moves into full guard.
Macpierre trying to control but Curlywinkeljohn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre preventing the sweep.
Curlywinkeljohn has momentary wrist control but Macpierre slips an elbow through the middle.

Curlywinkeljohn wriggles free and stands up.
Macpierre leaves Curlywinkeljohn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Macpierre connects with a body shot that sends Curlywinkeljohn's belly button to the back.
Macpierre missing with a left hand there. Curlywinkeljohn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Curlywinkeljohn clinches.

Curlywinkeljohn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Macpierre uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macpierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Curlywinkeljohn controls Macpierre momentarily but Macpierre frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Macpierre prevents Curlywinkeljohn from getting back to his feet.
Macpierre is looking to pass into half guard but Curlywinkeljohn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Curlywinkeljohn is in guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macpierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Curlywinkeljohn keeping moving, preventing Macpierre from controlling successfully.
Curlywinkeljohn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Curlywinkeljohn tries to get out of the position.
Macpierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macpierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Curlywinkeljohn's head.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to get back to his feet but Macpierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Curlywinkeljohn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Macpierre 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.

Curlywinkeljohn shoots for a takedown but Macpierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Macpierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curlywinkeljohn.
Macpierre scores with a nice strike.
Macpierre leaves Curlywinkeljohn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Macpierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown but Macpierre shows good takedown defense.
Macpierre tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldie Curlywinkeljohn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macpierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Curlywinkeljohn should have avoided that one.
Macpierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curlywinkeljohn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macpierre scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch but Macpierre moves out of range.
Macpierre throws a right and a left that Curlywinkeljohn avoids nicely.
Macpierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Curlywinkeljohn works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curlywinkeljohn tries to clinch up but Macpierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Macpierre lands with a right hand.

Curlywinkeljohn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Curlywinkeljohn manages to break the clinch.
Macpierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macpierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Macpierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Macpierre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Curlywinkeljohn avoids the body shot from Macpierre.
Curlywinkeljohn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Macpierre as Curlywinkeljohn shoots in.
Macpierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macpierre throws a body punch but Curlywinkeljohn moves out of range.
Curlywinkeljohn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Macpierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curlywinkeljohn scrambles back to his feet.
Curlywinkeljohn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macpierre.

Curlywinkeljohn moves into the clinch successfully.

Curlywinkeljohn breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Curlywinkeljohn has a takedown stuffed.
Curlywinkeljohn defending well as Macpierre loads up on a big left hand.
Curlywinkeljohn tries for a takedown but Macpierre circles away easily
and Macpierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macpierre as he avoids it easily.
Macpierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curlywinkeljohn moves away.
Macpierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curlywinkeljohn was well out of range. Poor timing from Macpierre.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macpierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Curlywinkeljohn is just out of range.
Macpierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curlywinkeljohn.

Curlywinkeljohn forces Macpierre back against the cage and clinches.
Macpierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Curlywinkeljohn controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macpierre.
Macpierre has a couple of punches blocked by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to take the fight to the mat but Macpierre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Curlywinkeljohn pulls Macpierre into guard.
Macpierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macpierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Macpierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Macpierre lands a couple of digs.
Macpierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macpierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macpierre lands a couple of digs.
Macpierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Curlywinkeljohn's head.
Macpierre wants to control from the top but Curlywinkeljohn keeps moving.
Macpierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Macpierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Curlywinkeljohn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre works over Curlywinkeljohn with some ground and pound from guard.
Macpierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macpierre is pushing down on Curlywinkeljohn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Curlywinkeljohn is fighting to maintain full guard but Macpierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Macpierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macpierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Curlywinkeljohn is refusing to be controlled, as Macpierre sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macpierre connects with a nice short shot to Curlywinkeljohn's temple.
Macpierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Macpierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Macpierre is stalling here. Curlywinkeljohn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Macpierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Curlywinkeljohn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Macpierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Curlywinkeljohn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Macpierre but Macpierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macpierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curlywinkeljohn moves in looking to clinch but Macpierre pushes him off.
Macpierre takes a swing at Curlywinkeljohn's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Macpierre coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Macpierre misses
and Curlywinkeljohn counters with a three punch combo that has Macpierre backing up. Macpierre nods at Curlywinkeljohn to acknowledge the strikes.
Macpierre scores with a hook.
Macpierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curlywinkeljohn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curlywinkeljohn with a jab.
Rory Macpierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curlywinkeljohn is looking to clinch.
Macpierre misses with an uppercut. Curlywinkeljohn saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macpierre throws a jab when Curlywinkeljohn was well out of range.
Macpierre lands a slapping body shot.

Curlywinkeljohn moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curlywinkeljohn.
Curlywinkeljohn blocking some punches.
Macpierre is trying to break the clinch but Curlywinkeljohn has him pressed against the cage.

Curlywinkeljohn pulls guard successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macpierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macpierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Macpierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Macpierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Curlywinkeljohn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macpierre works over Curlywinkeljohn with some ground and pound from guard.
Macpierre advances position into side control!
Curlywinkeljohn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre trying to hold on to Curlywinkeljohn's head to control him but Curlywinkeljohn postures up.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to take a breather but Macpierre is having none of it.
Macpierre wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macpierre is pressing down on Curlywinkeljohn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Curlywinkeljohn cracks Macpierre with a solid left hand.
Macpierre working a defensive guard here.
Macpierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Curlywinkeljohn wants to get up but he can't break Macpierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Macpierre, not yet.
Macpierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Curlywinkeljohn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macpierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baldie Curlywinkeljohn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Macpierre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Curlywinkeljohn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Macpierre is proving hard to escape from.
Curlywinkeljohn trying to control but Macpierre is working from the bottom.
Curlywinkeljohn stopping the sweep attempt from Macpierre.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Curlywinkeljohn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macpierre's half guard.
Macpierre is looking to escape.
Macpierre has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Macpierre is looking to control Curlywinkeljohn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Macpierre avoid being mounted?
Macpierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Macpierre is controlling Curlywinkeljohn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rory Macpierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macpierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Macpierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Macpierre, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rory Macpierre.
I've got Macpierre 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

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