PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liana Pirosin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Bicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pirosin
vs
Bicki

168 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liana Pirosin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michal Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirosin has his takedown stuffed
and Bicki counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Pirosin with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Bicki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bicki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pirosin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bicki sprawls well. Bicki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pirosin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liana Pirosin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pirosin goes for a double leg but Bicki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bicki continues to drive forward.
Pirosin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bicki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pirosin darts in trying to clinch
and Bicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki avoids the head kick by Pirosin.
Pirosin shoots for a takedown but Bicki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bicki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pirosin wants to clinch
and Bicki counters with a nice body shot.
Pirosin with a poor takedown
and Bicki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pirosin fails with the takedown
and Bicki counters with a straight right hand.
Pirosin misses with a takedown
and Bicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pirosin is breathing heavily.
Pirosin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicki digs a good hook to Pirosin's body.
Pirosin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bicki counters with a nice body shot.
Bicki cracks Pirosin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Bicki.
Bicki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirosin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bicki counters with a nice body shot.
Pirosin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pirosin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Pirosin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pirosin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liana Pirosin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bicki lands with a shot to the body.
Pirosin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Bicki rushes Pirosin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bicki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bicki lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bicki.
Bicki is trying to force a seperation but Pirosin has the dominant position.
Bicki can't break the clinch.
Pirosin prevents a body shot from Bicki.
Bicki looking to throw knees to the head but Pirosin is blocking nicely.
Pirosin fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Bicki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pirosin avoids the elbow strike from Bicki, against the cage.
Bicki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bicki is looking to break free of the clinch but Pirosin has double underhooks.

Pirosin decides to pull guard.
Pirosin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirosin, not yet.
Pirosin keeping moving, preventing Bicki from controlling successfully.
Bicki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bicki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pirosin's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirosin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirosin, not yet.
Bicki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirosin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicki wanted to stand there but Pirosin had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bicki stuffs the takedown attempt from Pirosin. Pirosin gets slowly back to his feet.
Pirosin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bicki avoids it really well and circles away.
Bicki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Bicki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pirosin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pirosin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pirosin has his takedown stuffed
and Bicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pirosin has his takedown stuffed
and Pirosin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liana Pirosin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirosin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pirosin wants to clinch but Bicki slips to the side
and Bicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirosin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bicki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pirosin shoots and misses
enabling Bicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pirosin shoots and misses

and Bicki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bicki tries to land knees in the clinch but Pirosin avoids the damage to the body.
Pirosin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bicki's efforts to push away.
Pirosin prevents Bicki from breaking the clinch.
Bicki missing with knees to the body.
Pirosin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bicki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pirosin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bicki's efforts to push away.
Pirosin prevents a body shot from Bicki.
Bicki lands a shot to the body.
Pirosin prevents Bicki from breaking the clinch.
Bicki gets through Pirosin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicki wants to break free but Pirosin has control.
Bicki misses with a knee strike.
Bicki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bicki is trying to break the clinch but Pirosin is controlling him.
Bicki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bicki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bicki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pirosin backwards.

Pirosin breaks the clinch.

Pirosin closes the distance and clinches.
Pirosin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bicki's efforts to push away.
Pirosin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Pirosin manages to break the clinch.
Bicki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bicki cracks Pirosin with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pirosin rushes Bicki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pirosin is trying to stall.
Pirosin has Bicki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bicki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pirosin takes a shot to the head.
Pirosin has Bicki pressed against the cage, preventing Bicki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Bicki.
Pirosin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bicki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bicki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bicki scores with a shot to the side of Pirosin's head.
A frustrated look appears on Bicki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bicki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pirosin's elbow.
Bicki is trying to push Pirosin away but Pirosin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bicki tries to break the clinch but Pirosin is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bicki tries to break free but Pirosin pushes him back against the cage.
Bicki is trying to push Pirosin away but Pirosin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bicki wants to get back to striking at distance but Pirosin won't allow it.

Pirosin breaks from the clinch.
Pirosin shoots in for a takedown but Bicki shows good takedown defense.
Liana Pirosin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bicki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pirosin with a poor takedown
and Bicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Pirosin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pirosin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bicki cracks a nice hook into Pirosin's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirosin throws a head kick that misses
and Bicki counters with a left to the body.
Bicki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pirosin darts in trying to clinch
and Bicki counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Bicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pirosin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pirosin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pirosin shoots and misses
and Bicki counters with a straight right hand.
Michal Bicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bicki!
Pirosin tries to clinch up
letting Bicki counter with a right hand.
Pirosin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bicki swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liana Pirosin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pirosin with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pirosin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bicki throws out a counter right but Pirosin avoids it with no problem.
Pirosin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pirosin has his takedown stuffed
and Bicki counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki lands a nice hook to Pirosin's body. Pirosin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bicki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pirosin has his takedown stuffed
and Bicki counters with a left to the body.
Bicki lands a jab to the head.
Pirosin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bicki counters with a straight right hand.
Bicki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bicki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bicki counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicki scores with a jab to the body.
Pirosin with a poor takedown
and Bicki counters with a left to the body.
Bicki lands an overhand right.
Bicki connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Bicki.
Pirosin fails with the takedown
and Bicki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pirosin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pirosin fails with the takedown
and Bicki counters with a left to the body.
Bicki lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirosin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pirosin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bicki punishes Pirosin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bicki cracks a nice hook into Pirosin's ribs.
A shot to the body from Pirosin misses
and Bicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pirosin shoots in and drives through. Bicki sprawls well.
Bicki jabs at Pirosin's body.
Pirosin takes one to the chin there.
Pirosin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bicki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liana Pirosin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bicki digs a good hook to Pirosin's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirosin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bicki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michal Bicki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bicki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bicki connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirosin misses with a takedown attempt
and Bicki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bicki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pirosin has time to react.
Bicki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bicki lands with a good body shot.

Bicki closes the distance and clinches.
Bicki can't break the clinch.
Bicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pirosin's elbow.

Bicki manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Bicki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bicki 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Bicki!