PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 2971 p4p, 138 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 3274 p4p, 152 weight class). James Hetfield will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

To Pi Fian
vs
Hetfield

165 cm
20
132 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Plu To Pi Fian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pi Fian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian is working Hetfield over against the cage.
Pi Fian tries a body shot but Hetfield blocks it.
Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Pi Fian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hetfield is defending well for now.
Hetfield can't find room to land a body shot as Pi Fian controls the action.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a body punch.
Pi Fian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hetfield.
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands an uppercut.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian has a couple of punches blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike.
Pi Fian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian scores with a shot to the side of Hetfield's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pi Fian looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Hetfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Pi Fian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetfield prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetfield avoids it.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Pi Fian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pi Fian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Pi Fian lands a nice uppercut.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the 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!
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield presses Pi Fian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
Pi Fian lands with a light punch inside.
Pi Fian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pi Fian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Pi Fian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian pushes Hetfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hetfield blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pi Fian misses with a combination
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pi Fian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pi Fian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hetfield looks to move away, Pi Fian throws a big counter combo but Hetfield just gets out of the way.
A cross from Pi Fian lands.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Pi Fian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pi Fian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hetfield fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hetfield drives through and clinches with Pi Fian against the cage.
A short right from Pi Fian on the inside.

Hetfield is rocked!
A hook to the body from Hetfield.
Hetfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Pi Fian finish him?
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Pi Fian.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian misses with a knee to the head.
Pi Fian gets through Hetfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian blocking some punches.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pi Fian.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Pi Fian scores with a hook to the body.
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Hetfield pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Hetfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pi Fians head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pi Fian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hetfield working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pi Fian misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Hetfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pi Fian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian can't find room to land a body shot as Hetfield controls the action.
Pi Fian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pi Fian lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Pi Fian throws a punch but it's blocked by Hetfield.
A head punch on the inside from Pi Fian fails to land.
Hetfield has a couple of punches blocked by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pi Fian throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Plu To Pi Fian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pi Fian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pi Fian motions for Hetfield to come forward. Pi Fian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield throws out a counter right but Pi Fian avoids it with no problem.
Pi Fian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hetfield defending well as Pi Fian loads up on a big left hand.
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hetfield rushes Pi Fian and presses him up against the cage.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Pi Fian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hetfields head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian working aggressively here.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pi Fian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Hetfield - that landed with a thud.
Hetfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hetfield lands a shot to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Pi Fian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pi Fian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hetfield.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield blocks a body shot from Pi Fian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hetfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Hetfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pi Fian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pi Fian tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Pi Fian back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pi Fian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield is leaning against Pi Fian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pi Fian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hetfield controls his hands.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hetfield is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hetfield avoids it.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Pi Fian.
Hetfield pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands a right hand.

Pi Fian is rocked!
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Pi Fian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
Hetfield lands an uppercut.
Pi Fian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Pi Fian's head.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Hetfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pi Fian's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hetfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
Pi Fian tries to work over Hetfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Pi Fian seems to have got his legs back now.
Pi Fian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Pi Fian uses good head movement to avoid it.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pi Fian blocking some punches.
Pi Fian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pi Fian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Hetfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hetfield avoiding damage as Pi Fian throws knees to the body.
Pi Fian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plu To Pi Fian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pi Fian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plu To Pi Fian!
Plu To Pi Fian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.