PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megaman 4: "Skullman, Soldier Of The Underworld". Spike Spiegel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Spiegel
vs
Pizarro

195 cm
19
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel misses with a series of wild punches.
Pizarro swinging wilding here.
Spiegel misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Spiegel.

Spiegel clinches up with Pizarro and pushes him back against the cage.

Spiegel breaks the clinch.
Spiegel connects with the punch.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Pizarro semi-blocks.

It looks like Dionicio Pizarro has been cut.
Spiegel throws a combination that misses

and Pizarro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pizarro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiegel wants to stand but Pizarro is controlling the position.
Spiegel keeping moving, preventing Pizarro from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pizarro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to get back to his feet but Pizarro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pizarro landing some decent shots from guard.
Pizarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pizarro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pizarro trying to control but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
Pizarro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pizarro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pizarro looking to pass the guard.
Pizarro trying to control but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Pizarro passes into half guard.
Pizarro trying to control from half guard but Spiegel is working away.
Pizarro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pizarro.
Pizarro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro misses with a head shot.
Pizarro working the ground and pound effectively.
Spiegel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spiegel tries to get out of the position.
Pizarro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spiegel's face.
BOOM! Pizarro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pizarro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spiegel is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pizarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pizarro with good strikes from the mount here!
Spiegel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizarro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pizarro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dionicio Pizarro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pizarro misses with a double jab
and Spiegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spiegel looks to land a body kick but Pizarro moved away.
Pizarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel tries for a takedown but Pizarro circles away easily
and Pizarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiegel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pizarro takes a step back to recover.
Spiegel blocks the body kick.
Pizarro misses with a wild body shot.
Pizarro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spiegel counters with an inside leg kick.
Spiegel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro scores with a nice right hand.
Pizarro is breathing heavily.
Spiegel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pizarro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro takes one to the side of the head.
Spiegel defending well as Pizarro loads up on a big left hand.
Spiegel looks for the body kick but Pizarro saw that one coming.
Spiegel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiegel throws a sloppy head kick and Pizarro moves out of range easily.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel has his takedown stuffed

and Pizarro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spiegel won't be happy with that.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep.
Spiegel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spiegel stops Pizarro from passing to mount.
Spiegel parries the strikes from Pizarro easily there. Pizarro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spiegel to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro trying to control the position but Spiegel is working away.
Pizarro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiegel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Pizarro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spiegel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spiegel tries to improve position but can't.
Dionicio Pizarro has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to control but Pizarro postures up.
Pizarro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spiegel!
Pizarro misses with a head shot.
Spiegel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pizarro lands a big shot there that rocks Spiegel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pizarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pizarro tries to control but Spiegel wriggling away.
Spiegel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pizarro on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel blocking the ground and pound.
Spiegel is squirming around, avoiding Pizarro's attempts to control the action.
Pizarro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pizarro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spiegel's face.
Pizarro unloads with some shots from mount but Spiegel bucks and avoids them well.
Pizarro misses with a head shot.

Pizarro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Spiegel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spiegel shrugs it off.
Spiegel tries to hold on but Pizarro pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dionicio Pizarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dionicio Pizarro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spiegel scores with a one two! Pizarro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spiegel tried to score with a low kick but Pizarro checks it.
Spiegel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spiegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pizarro scores with a jab to the head.
Spiegel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pizarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pizarro moves out of range as Spiegel throws a body kick.
Pizarro misses with a double jab.
Pizarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Pizarro blocks the leg kick.
Spiegel misses the shot to the body.

Spiegel closes the distance and clinches.
Spiegel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pizarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Spiegel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spiegel misses with a double jab
and Pizarro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pizarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spiegel circles away quickly and effectively.
Spiegel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pizarro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Pizarro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spiegel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pizarro pushing down on Spiegel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pizarro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spiegel defending well though.
Pizarro is thwarting Spiegel's attempts to control the position.
Spiegel wants to improve his position but Pizarro is controlling well.
Pizarro content to control rather than advance.
Pizarro prevents Spiegel from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to free his trapped foot but Spiegel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pizarro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pizarro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiegel's head.
Spiegel is trying to stand.
Pizarro trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Pizarro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.
Pizarro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spiegel keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spiegel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spiegel wants to clinch up but Pizarro keeps it at a distance.
Pizarro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spiegel rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiegel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiegel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spiegel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pizarro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pizarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pizarro throws a shot to the body.
Pizarro misses with a takedown attempt - Spiegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Spiegel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pizarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dionicio Pizarro.
I've got Pizarro 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!

Dionicio Pizarro wins by unanimous decision!