PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Steel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Pieru

190 cm
26
181 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
184 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Steel misses with a double jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pieru is trying to trip Steel. He has hold of a leg but Steel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pieru persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pieru postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Pieru trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Pieru wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru landing with the ground and pound.
Pieru connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pieru trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pieru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pieru.
Julius Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pieru.

Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pieru.

Pieru lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru drops an elbow to the side of Steel's head.
Pieru is nestled in close to Steel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steel is not content to let Pieru control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pieru working over Steel with some ground and pound. Steel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pieru scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is looking to take a break and control but Steel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Pieru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel defending well though.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steel tries to get out of the position.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieru throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pieru winds up and cracks Steel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pieru scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pieru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pieru throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Steel is looking to get back to is feet but Pieru passes into side control.
Pieru throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pieru working the head and body with strikes.
Steel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pieru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pieru.
Pieru trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Pieru scoring with punches and elbows.
Pieru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pieru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel parries the strikes from Pieru easily there. Pieru is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steel to escape.
The ground and pound from Pieru seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pieru scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steel to see if he's OK.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pieru on the ground.
Pieru tries to score with some ground and pound. Steel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pieru lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pieru throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pieru lands a decent elbow from side control.
George Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pieru trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Pieru drags him back down.
Pieru is chipping away with strikes.
Pieru scoring with punches and elbows.
Pieru tries to advance to mount but can't.
Julius Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pieru working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pieru scores with punches from side control.
Pieru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pieru lands a few punches from side control.
George Pieru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pieru is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Pieru are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pieru 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pieru!