PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrypture - Look. Piper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Real Men Wear Skirts. James Po could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roddy Piper's chin.

Po
vs
Piper

168 cm
27
156 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
153 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Piper checks a leg kick.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Piper.
Piper lands a nice looking body shot.
Piper throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
James Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a low kick, right behind Piper 's knee.
Po darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po avoids the head kick by Piper.
Po misses with a head kick.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Piper misses
and Po counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Po swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Piper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po closes the distance but Piper moves to the side
and Piper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po lands a leg kick that knocks Piper off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Po.
Piper wants to land a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Piper throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Piper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Po is fending him off so far but Piper persists. Nope, Po circles away and we're back to standing.
Po tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Po.
A combination from Po does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Piper lands a head shot.
Piper throws a leg kick
enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab.
Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Po is looking to score with low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piper.
James Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Po throws a leg kick
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Piper counters with a nice body shot.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Piper misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a lazy head kick
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper throws a lazy head kick
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po is looking to wear down Piper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Po connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piper throws out the jab.
Po thows a leg kick but Piper checks it
and Piper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Po has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Piper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piper dives in and grabs Po's left leg, looking for a takedown. Po pushes down on Piper's head and hops out.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Po is predictable there
and Piper counters with a thumping low kick.
Piper is looking to slow Po down with leg kicks.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Piper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Po is breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Po
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Po misses
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Piper misses with a two punch combination.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piper lands a really nice looking cross but Po seems unphased.
Piper cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Po staying out of range there.
Piper throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Po slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
A head kick by Po misses
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Po throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Piper misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper lands a jab.
Piper throws a shot to the body.
Piper scores with a jab to the head.
Piper throws a leg kick but Po checks it.
Piper throws a front kick aimed at Po's knee but Po avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Piper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Po can pounce on him.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Po avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick from Po.
Piper misses with an uppercut
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.

Piper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Po's guard.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper distracts Po with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piper postures up.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po has his hands on Piper's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper wants to pass the guard but Po is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Po keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.

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.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Piper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Po controls Piper momentarily but Piper frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roddy Piper.
Nice body kick there by Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Piper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Po throws a sloppy body shot
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper tries to bum rush Po with a series of wild strikes but Po uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Po. Po obviously looking to wear him down.
Po throws a leg kick that is checked
and Piper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
Nice takedown defense from Po. No joy for Piper on that attempt.
Piper throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a body kick.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piper connects with an inside leg kick.
Po connects with an inside leg kick.
Piper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Po. That one must have hurt.
James Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po thows a leg kick but Piper checks it
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper throws a quick inside leg kick.

Piper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Po sprawls well initially but Piper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Po preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Piper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper tries to pass to full mount but Po defends it.
James Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po gets back to full guard.
Piper tries to free his leg and advance position but Po is retaining full guard.
Piper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Po is pulling down on Piper's head. It's preventing any offense from Piper, at least for the moment.
Piper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Piper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piper is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piper postures up in Po's guard and throws a big left but Po blocks it.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roddy Piper.
Well Piper 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!