PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maltinga Piririca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dow
vs
Piririca

184 cm
20
249 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
254 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maltinga Piririca!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Piririca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Dow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Piririca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Piririca landing some decent shots from guard.
Piririca chips away with some ground and pound.
Piririca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piririca scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piririca works over Dow with some ground and pound from guard.
Piririca working some strikes from top position.
Piririca is working Dow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piririca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Piririca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Piririca postures up and lands a big shot to Dow's brow.
Piririca trying to control the position from guard on top but Dow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piririca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Piririca with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piririca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piririca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Piririca postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piririca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Piririca trying to control but Dow is working from the bottom.
Piririca chips away with some ground and pound.
Piririca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piririca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Piririca chips away with some ground and pound.
Piririca pushing down on Dow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Piririca there.
Piririca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Piririca wants to free his trapped foot but Dow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piririca prevents Dow from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piririca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dow won't allow Piririca to pass to mount.
Piririca frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Piririca lands a big shot there that rocks Dow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Piririca working the ground and pound effectively.
Piririca connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piririca takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Piririca scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Piririca sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Piririca scoring with strikes but Dow is staying in there.
Dow is trying desperately to improve position.
Piririca lands a big shot there that rocks Dow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Piririca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Piririca.
Piririca landing strikes from the mount and Dow is in trouble!
Piririca scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dow?
Dow is squirming around, avoiding Piririca's attempts to control the action.
Piririca working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dow wants to control but Piririca is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piririca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dow is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dow is looking to improve his position but Piririca isn't that keen on the idea.
Piririca lands a big shot there that rocks Dow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Piririca has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dow's face.
Piririca prevents Dow from getting the reversal.
Dow flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Piririca raining down shots from the mount!
Dow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Dow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Piririca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Piririca raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maltinga Piririca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Piririca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dow's head.

Dow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Piririca defends well.
Piririca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Piririca landing some decent shots from guard.
Piririca distracts Dow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piririca passes Dow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Piririca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Piririca wants to take a breather but Dow is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piririca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dow wants to get back to full guard.
Piririca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dow tries to get to full guard but Piririca has control of the leg.
Piririca winds up and cracks Dow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dow taking some punishment here, with Piririca in his half guard.
Dow is looking to improve his position.
Piririca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Piririca there.
Piririca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piririca is nestled in close to Dow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dow is trying to control but can't.
Piririca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dow moves into full guard.
Maltinga Piririca has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Dow is looking for a triangle but Piririca pushes his legs off easily.
Piririca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Dow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Piririca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Piririca is working Dow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dow looking to control.

Dow working for a triangle but Piririca defends it easily.
Piririca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piririca working some strikes from top position.
Piririca lands a couple of elbows.
Piririca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piririca with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Dow has his foot on Piririca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Piririca works his way back into a safe position though.
Piririca is in close to Dow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Piririca postures up and lands a big shot to Dow's brow.
Piririca landing with the ground and pound.
Piririca throws a big right hand that misses.
Piririca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Piririca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dow has his foot on Piririca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Piririca works his way back into a safe position though.

Dow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Piririca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dow striking off his back but it's not causing Piririca any problems.
Dow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dow keeping moving, preventing Piririca from controlling successfully.
Piririca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Dow has his foot on Piririca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Piririca works his way back into a safe position though.
Piririca tries to free his leg and advance position but Dow is retaining full guard.
Piririca won't allow Dow to sweep him here.
Piririca lands a couple of digs.
Piririca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maltinga Piririca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Piririca wants to clinch.
Piririca moves in looking to clinch but Dow pushes him off.
Piririca tries to clinch but Dow is having none of it.
Piririca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dow has his takedown stuffed

and Piririca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dow has momentary wrist control but Piririca slips an elbow through the middle.
Piririca postures up and lands a big shot to Dow's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dow keeping moving, preventing Piririca from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Piririca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Piririca trying to control the position from guard on top but Dow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piririca with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piririca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piririca looking to pass the guard.

Dow has his foot on Piririca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Piririca works his way back into a safe position though.
Dow keeping moving, preventing Piririca from controlling successfully.
Piririca is looking to advance position but Dow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dow unloads with some shots from mount but Piririca bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dow unloads with some shots from mount but Piririca bucks and avoids them well.
Dow landing punches.
Dow landing strikes from the mount and Piririca is in trouble!
Piririca is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Piririca in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dow trying to control but Piririca is having none of it.
Dow looking to ground and pound but Piririca is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dow punching from mount but Piririca doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Piririca is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dow throws a strike there. Piririca manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Piririca tries to kick Dow off but Dow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Dow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Piririca sees it coming and defends easily.
Dow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
John Dow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Dow is trying to control. Piririca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dow misses with a head shot. Piririca uses the momentum to regain guard.

Piririca kicks Dow off and gets to his feet.

Piririca changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Piririca lands a decent elbow from side control.
Piririca is putting a hurting on Dow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Piririca working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maltinga Piririca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piririca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maltinga Piririca!