PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piff Lord (ranked 6331 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Mario Izaormara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lord
vs
Izaormara

184 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piff Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Izaormara!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lord gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izaormara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lord.
Lord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lord misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord prevents Izaormara from breaking the clinch.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izaormara takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mario Izaormara has been cut.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izaormara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Izaormara is working for takedown but Lord is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izaormara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izaormara can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Izaormara's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Izaormara gets an underhook and turns Lord into the cage.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks with his arms.

Izaormara decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izaormara wants to sweep but no luck.
Lord wants to control from the top but Izaormara keeps moving.
Izaormara controlling the position.
Lord wants to control from the top but Izaormara keeps moving.
Izaormara has control of Lord's left arm, preventing Lord from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Izaormara has Lord pulled in close to control his posture.

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

Lord forces Izaormara back against the cage and clinches.
Izaormara's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Izaormara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Izaormara is trying to force a seperation but Lord has the dominant position.
Izaormara is trying to break the clinch but Lord is controlling him.
Izaormara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lord gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks with his arms.
Izaormara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piff Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Izaormara.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izaormara's face.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lord has Izaormara pressed against the cage.
Lord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piff Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Izaormara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Izaormara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Izaormara misses with a double jab.

Izaormara throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lord tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Izaormara is in Lord's guard.

Lord looking for a guillotine here but Izaormara defends easily.
Lord controls Izaormara momentarily but Izaormara frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord has momentary wrist control but Izaormara slips an elbow through the middle.
Izaormara is breathing heavily.
Lord wants to sweep here but Izaormara controlling him for the moment.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Izaormara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izaormara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord controls Izaormara momentarily but Izaormara frees himself.
Izaormara wants to pass the guard but Lord is keeping the position.
Izaormara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Izaormara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lord is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Izaormara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mario Izaormara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
Izaormara misses with a left hand
and Lord counters with a head kick. That will keep Izaormara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Izaormara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lord pinned against the cage. Lord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Izaormara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Izaormara is trying to break the clinch but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord wants to stall.

Izaormara pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Izaormara has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lord is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Piff Lord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord trying to land knees to the body.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Izaormara is blocking nicely.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izaormara blocks it with crossed arms.

Izaormara has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lord clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Izaormara looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Izaormara punishes Lord with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izaormara throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lord could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Izaormara. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Izaormara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lord hold on?!
Izaormara lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
What can Lord do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lord is trying to remain composed but Izaormara is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Izaormara connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lord to escape the position.
I would not like to be Lord right now.
Izaormara is landing with strikes. Lord can't take much more of this.
Izaormara scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Izaormara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Izaormara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lord takes one on the button.

Lord clinches up against the cage.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks it.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks it.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks with his arms.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izaormara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Izaormara is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izaormara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lord is fighting off a takedown attempt but Izaormara is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lord to the mat. Lord regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izaormara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lord's head.

Izaormara drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lord manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Izaormara has Lord in his guard.

Izaormara being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking to work some ground and pound but Izaormara has wrist control.
Izaormara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Izaormara looking for a sweep. Not yet Izaormara, not yet.
Izaormara keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izaormara can do to turn this around?
Izaormara tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Izaormara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lord won't allow Izaormara to sweep him here.
Izaormara trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Izaormara keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Izaormara.

Lord has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Izaormara is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Izaormara blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Izaormara is looking for a takedown.
Lord looking to stall.
Izaormara looking for a takedown.
Lord is pressed up against the cage. Izaormara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lord down to the mat. Lord avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piff Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Izaormara.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lord gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piff Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lord 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piff Lord!