PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Piana (ranked 3137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Man (ranked 22339 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rich Piana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Piana
vs
Man

192 cm
31
204 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

192 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Piana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Man!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piana lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Man tries to clinch but Piana is having none of it.

Man forces Piana back against the cage and clinches.
Piana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Piana blocks with his arms.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Piana blocks with his arms.
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piana blocks it with crossed arms.
Piana avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Piana taking a breather.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piana misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piana lands a right hand.
Piana tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man blocks a body shot from Piana.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Piana avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Piana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Man.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Piana.
Man has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Piana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Man can turn it around.
Man tries a knee to the head but Piana blocks it.
Man prevents a body shot from Piana.
Piana misses with a punch to the body.
Piana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piana misses with a body punch.
Piana presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man tries a knee to the head but Piana blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piana.
Piana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Piana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man looks winded!
Piana is working Man over against the cage.
Piana pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piana taking a breather.
Man blocks a body shot from Piana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Piana.
Piana digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
Piana struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Piana misses with a body punch.
Piana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piana lands with a left to the head.
Piana lands a body shot.
Piana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Piana blocks with his arms.
Piana stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Piana.
Piana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piana is stalling here.
Piana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Piana.
Piana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Piana digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
Good body shot from Piana.
A short body shot lands from Piana as the two fighters clinch.
Piana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piana is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Piana as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Piana.
Piana lands a nice shot to the body.
Piana lands a nice uppercut.
Piana lands a body shot.
Piana slows down the pace here.
Piana lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Piana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but Piana blocks it.
Piana slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Piana.
Piana gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Piana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piana gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piana lands a shoulder strike.

Man is rocked!
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Piana finish him?
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piana's face.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Piana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Piana taking a breather.
Piana lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Piana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Piana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Piana moves out of range easily.
Piana drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Man right on the button. Man goes down! Piana follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Piana gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Piana!
A relieved looking Rich Piana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.