PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piza Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nathan Pierce has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathan Pierce seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pierce
vs
Pie

183 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piza Pie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie throws a low kick, looking for Pierce's leg but Pierce calmly moves out of range.
Piza Pie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pie wants to slow Pierce down by chopping away at his legs.
Pie misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Pierce misses
and Pie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pie avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pierce checks the leg kick.
Pierce throws a body punch but Pie moves out of range.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Pie is just out of range.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pie lands a leg kick that knocks Pierce off balance momentarily.
Pie tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pie misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pie.
Good work by Pierce as he checks the leg kick.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Pie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie throws out a leg kick but Pierce moves out of range and Pie only half commits.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierce blocks the leg kick.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pie throws a low kick, looking for Pierce's leg but Pierce calmly moves out of range.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Pie avoids them all with ease.
Pie tries to work over Pierce's front leg with a kick but Pierce checks it.
Pie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pierce checks it well.
Pierce throws a body punch but Pie moves out of range.
Pierce throws an overhand right that lands on Pie's shoulder, as Pie tries to avoid the shot.
Pie thumps Pierce with a low kick.
Pie cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pie throws a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Pie throws a leg kick
and Pie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Pierce there.
Pierce misses with a looping right.
Pie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pie scoring well with a low kick there.
Pierce checks the leg kick.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pie manages to avoid it.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pie.
Pie connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierce checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pie connects with a high kick.
Pie avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pie tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierce moves out of range of the leg kick from Pie.
Pierce checks the leg kick.
Pierce misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely.
Pie throws a leg kick which misses Pierce's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierce tries to avoid it.
Pierce misses with an uppercut. Pie saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierce blocks the leg kick.
Pie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four 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.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pierce takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Pie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierce.
Pie tries to score with a low kick but Pierce moves his leg out of the way.
Pierce misses with an uppercut.
Pie feints and then cracks Pierce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierce down.
Pie throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pierce misses with a wild body shot.
Pierce misses the jab.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Pie.
Pie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pie tries to score with a low kick but Pierce moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piza Pie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pierce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pierce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pie.
Pie misses with a head kick.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Pie.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierce is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Pie.
Pierce is looking to wear down Pie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a straight right.
Pie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pie tries a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pie.
Pierce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pie.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pie wants to slow Pierce down by chopping away at his legs.
Pierce misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely.
Pierce loads up on a big right hand but Pie slips the punch.
Pierce misses with a body shot.
Pierce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pie throws a low kick, looking for Pierce's leg but Pierce calmly moves out of range.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pie throws a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Pie throws a head kick that misses.
Pie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pierce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pie.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pierce looks to land a right hand but Pie moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a looping left.
Pie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierce throws a jab when Pie was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pie. That's going to slow Pierce down.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pierce throws a hook but Pie blocks it.
Pierce blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pie.
Pie misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierce is able to avoid easily.
Pierce misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely.
Pierce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierce checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie thumps Pierce with a low kick.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Piza Pie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Pierce misses.
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
Pie lands a leg kick that knocks Pierce off balance momentarily.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierce.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierce. Pie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Pie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pie throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
Pierce checks a low kick from Pie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piza Pie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pierce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierce is able to avoid easily.
Pierce checks a low kick from Pie.
Pierce checks a low kick from Pie.
Pierce checks a leg kick nicely.
Pie tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
Pie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pie ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pie throws a low kick but Pierce moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Pie is just out of range.
Pie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pierce.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pie.
Pie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pie is looking to slow Pierce down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pie misses with a leg kick.
Pie scoring well with a low kick there.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce moved away.
Pie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierce. Pie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierce misses with a looping right.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Pie is just out of range.
Pierce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pie connects with an inside leg kick.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pie.
Pie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierce blocks a low kick nicely.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierce.
Pie throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pie can pounce on him.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierce.
Pie throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pie throws a nice head kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pierce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pie, right into the meat.
Pie ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierce is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce checks it.
The fighters circling - Pierce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pierce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Pie tenderised Pierce's leg. Pierce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pie ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pierce might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierce.
Pierce blocks a low kick nicely.
Pierce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pie. Pie obviously looking to wear him down.
Pie misses with a head kick.
Pie lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
Pie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
A low kick from Pie misses
and Pierce counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piza Pie really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pie throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pie moves out of range as Pierce strikes.
Pie is looking to score with low kicks.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pierce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pie tries a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce misses with a body shot.
Pierce misses with a straight right.
Pierce checks a low kick from Pie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Pierce misses.
Pie thumps Pierce with a low kick.
Pie cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
Pie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!
Good work by Pierce as he checks the leg kick.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce checks it.
Pierce misses with a looping right.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pierce's head.
Pie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pie blocks a jab.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pie avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pierce throws the left hand but Pie avoids the punch easily.
Pie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.
Pie throws a low kick but Pierce moves out of range easily.
That kick from Pie tenderised Pierce's leg. Pierce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Pie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce moved away.
Pierce checks a leg kick nicely.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pie lands a head kick!
Pierce checks a leg kick nicely.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierce.
Some bone on bone action there as Pierce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pie tried to score with a low kick but Pierce checks it.
Pie throws a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce blocks a leg kick.
Pie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pie throws out a leg kick but Pierce moves out of range and Pie only half commits.
Pie tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
Pie scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Pierce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pie.
Pierce takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pie tries to score with a low kick but Pierce moves his leg out of the way.
Pie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pie misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pierce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pie.
Pie throws a leg kick which misses Pierce's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierce tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piza Pie dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pie tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
Pie scores with a leg kick.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pie avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Pie throws a front kick aimed at Pierce's knee but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pie throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pierce takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierce.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pie.
Pie connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce checks a leg kick nicely.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierce misses with a few strikes there.
Pie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pie thows a leg kick but Pierce checks it
and Pierce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierce misses with a looping right.
Pierce blocks a low kick nicely.
Pierce checks a low kick from Pie.
Pie cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
Pie tries to score with a low kick but Pierce moves his leg out of the way.
Pie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pie. Pie obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pie. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Good work by Pierce as he checks the leg kick.
Pierce takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Pie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pierce takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Nathan Pierce has been cut.
Pie connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pie tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.
Pierce misses with a hook.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce misses with a hook. Pie ducked under it nicely.
Pie throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piza Pie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierce takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pierce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Pie.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pie throws a leg kick that misses.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pie.
Pie throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierce.
Pierce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pie, right into the meat.
Pierce moves out of range of the leg kick from Pie.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Pierce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pierce checks a leg kick.
Pie misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pierce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Pierce misses.
Nathan Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierce swings widly with a right hand
and Pie counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piza Pie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piza Pie!
Piza Pie is the new middleweight champion!