PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piazza (ranked 3807 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 471 p4p, 381 weight class). Get Wet About Don has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Piazza's chin.

Piazza
vs
About Don

185 cm
19
204
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
205
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Piazza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About Don staying out of range there.
And About Don tries to counter it with a takedown but Piazza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Piazza throws a left and a right that both miss

and About Don counters with a single leg into guard. Piazza didn't expect that.
About Don passes into half guard.
Piazza is holding on to half guard well.
Piazza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

About Don wants to work for an arm triangle but Piazza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
About Don not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piazza trying to control but About Don postures up.
About Don missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piazza wants to get back to his feet.
Piazza blocking the ground and pound attempt from About Don.
Piazza trying to control but About Don postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw About Don working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
About Don trying to control from half guard but Piazza is working away.
Piazza wants to control but About Don is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piazza is concentrating on defense, preventing About Don from advancing position.
About Don is taking a breather. Piazza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Piazza's coaches at Primal Concrete Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

About Don is trying to work for a kimura but Piazza is defending well.
Piazza is trying to maintain the position but About Don is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.
Piazza misses with a body shot.

Piazza tries to keep at a distance but About Don has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piazza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
About Don tries a body shot but Piazza blocks it.
About Don's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
About Don throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
About Don throws a head punch that misses.
About Don throws a punch but it's blocked by Piazza.
Piazza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Piazza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piazza lands with a short shot to the head.
About Don tries a body shot but Piazza blocks it.
About Don gets through Piazza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don wants to take the fight to the mat but Piazza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Piazza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piazza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. About Don smiles and moves away.
Piazza slips a straight right by About Don.
Piazza misses with a hook. About Don ducked under it nicely.
Piazza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piazza misses with a left hand

and About Don counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Piazza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because About Don has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from About Don.
Piazza is staying active underneath About Don, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
About Don content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
About Don is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don avoids the attempt from Piazza to control.
About Don has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
About Don tries to control but Piazza wriggling away.
About Don prevents Piazza from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Get Wet About Don dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Piazza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and About Don counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
About Don keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Get Wet About Don has got the better of the ground game so far.
About Don is thwarting Piazza's attempts to control the position.
About Don seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piazza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
About Don throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Piazza to regain full guard.

Piazza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead About Don passes into half guard.

About Don seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don is keen to just control but Piazza is a slippery customer.
About Don not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Piazza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piazza trying to control from the bottom.
About Don tries to pass the half guard into mount. Piazza knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piazza has hold of About Don's hands but About Don slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Piazza trying to control but About Don postures up.
Piazza wants to get back to full guard.
About Don wants to control but Piazza is keeping him busy.
About Don has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Piazza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Piazza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. About Don is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Piazza misses with a body shot.
Piazza lands with a shot to the body.
Piazza throws a big shot that misses.
Piazza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piazza throws a jab but it's blocked by About Don.
A swing and a miss from About Don.
About Don moves away from the strike by Piazza.
Piazza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but About Don moves away.
Piazza misses with a combination

and About Don counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Piazza has a hand on About Don's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. About Don takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Piazza can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

About Don swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Piazza is now in About Don's guard. A big mistake from About Don there, giving up the dominant position!
About Don is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piazza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but About Don manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

About Don throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piazza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
About Don content to stall in guard here.
About Don pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piazza is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
About Don postures up.

Piazza is looking for a triangle but About Don pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Piazza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and About Don defends well.
About Don throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Get Wet About Don showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Piazza misses with a telegraphed body shot

and About Don counters with a nice double leg into side control. Piazza won't be happy with that.
Piazza tries to buck About Don off but About Don is having none of it.
Piazza keeps About Don under control for a moment.
About Don in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
About Don landing strikes.
Piazza is trying to control About Don's posture but About Don avoids it.
About Don landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piazza is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but About Don is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Piazza is working to get back to half guard.
About Don content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
About Don with shots to the head and body - Piazza looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, About Don cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Piazza is bucking up trying to escape but About Don cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Piazza wants to control but About Don is having none of it.
About Don landing shots from mount.
About Don landing strikes from the mount.
About Don is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piazza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Piazza is rocked!
About Don landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Piazza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piazza tries to hold on but About Don postures up.
About Don postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Piazza badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of About Don around the waist but About Don pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! About Don is the winner by TKO! About Don jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Get Wet About Don!