PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pilou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jean Pilou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pilou
vs
Muriel

191 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Pilou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilou misses with a body shot.
Pilou throws a shot from downtown. Muriel moves away and avoids it.
Pilou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muriel misses with a double jab
letting Pilou counter with a right hand.
Muriel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pilou counters with a stiff right hand.
Pilou lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Pilou misses its intended target.
Pilou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muriel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Pilou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pilou throws a front kick aimed at Muriel's knee but Muriel avoids it well.
Muriel tries to bum rush Pilou with a series of wild strikes but Pilou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muriel tries to clinch there but Pilou circles away.
Pilou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muriel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Pilou misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Pilou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pilou catches Muriel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muriel throws a nice looking combination but Pilou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muriel misses with an uppercut.
Pilou scores with the left hand. Muriel knows he should have avoided that one.
Muriel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pilou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. Pilou catches Muriel right on the button with a cross.
Pilou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muriel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muriel misses with a hook. Pilou ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Pilou coming out on top.
Pilou misses with a hook. Muriel ducked under it nicely.

Muriel moves into the clinch successfully.
Pilou is trying to force a seperation but Muriel has the dominant position.
Pilou misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pilou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pilou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muriel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Pilou's head.
Pilou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pilou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Pilou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pilou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muriel misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muriel lands a body punch.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Pilou trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Muriel.
Pilou being controlled against the cage.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilou blocks a body shot from Muriel.
Muriel trying to stall but Pilou improves his position.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Pilou swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Muriel.
Pilou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pilou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilou misses with the head strike.
Pilou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pilou is looking to break free of the clinch but Muriel has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jean Pilou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pilou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muriel.
Pilou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muriel in his tracks.
Pilou avoids the body shot from Muriel.
Pilou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Muriel throws a right hand that Pilou ducks under and follows up with a left that Pilou also avoids with ease.
It looked like Pilou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pilou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pilou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pilou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel throws a nice looking combination but Pilou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pilou lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Muriel. Those never looked like landing.
Pilou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muriel missing with a left hand there. Pilou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muriel avoids the body shot from Pilou.
Muriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Pilou. That snapped Muriel's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muriel in his tracks.
Jean Pilou is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pilou.
Pilou connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Pilou misses its intended target.
Muriel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Pilou there.
Pilou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pilou connects with a jab.
Muriel misses with the combination.
Muriel swinging wildly here.
Pilou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muriel checks the leg kick.
Muriel throws a nice looking combination but Pilou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pilou cracks Muriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pilou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pilou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A cross from Pilou lands.
Muriel throws a big shot that misses.
Muriel is looking to clinch but Pilou is avoiding it.
Pilou appears to be looking for a big counter.
Muriel misses with a few strikes there.
Muriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muriel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pilou jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Pilou misses.
Pilou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muriel.
Muriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pilou.
Muriel wants to clinch
and Pilou counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Pilou as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel misses with a wild combination.
Muriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pilou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muriel.
Muriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pilou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muriel under the eye.
Pilou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muriel doesn't seem bothered though.
Muriel slips a straight right by Pilou.
Muriel throws a counter combo.
Muriel thuds a left hand into Pilou's body.
Muriel thuds his right hand into Pilou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pilou works the jab nicely.
Pilou slips under a jab from Muriel.
Pilou misses with a looping left.
Pilou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muriel.
Muriel loads up on a big right hand but Pilou slips the punch.
Pilou is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilou scores with a hook.
Muriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pilou feints a jab promting Muriel to slip. Pilou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muriel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muriel swinging wildly here.
Muriel staying out of range there.
Pilou motions for Muriel to come forward. Pilou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pilou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muriel scores with a one two! Pilou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilou was well out of range. Poor timing from Muriel.
Pilou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muriel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pilou.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Pilou.
Muriel misses with a jab to the body
and Pilou counters with a nice uppercut.
Muriel darts in trying to clinch
and Muriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Pilou dominated that second round.
That's time! Pilou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Muriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Pilou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muriel looks to land a right hand but Pilou moved out of range.
It looked like Pilou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muriel.
Muriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pilou.
A big left from Pilou misses.
Muriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Pilou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pilou.
Pilou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muriel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muriel throws a series of punches but Pilou avoids them all with ease.
Muriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pilou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Pilou does no damage.
Muriel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pilou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pilou looks to throw the jab but Muriel is out of range.
Pilou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilou throws a shot to the body.
Pilou works over Muriel's head and body with a nice combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muriel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pilou scores with a decent looking hook.
Pilou punishes Muriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Muriel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pilou lands with an uppercut that bounces Muriel off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Pilou.
Muriel throws a lazy right hand but Pilou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pilou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muriel.
Pilou scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel throws a right and a left that Pilou avoids nicely.
Pilou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pilou.
Muriel wants to clinch.
Muriel loads up on a big right hand but Pilou slips the punch.
Muriel defending well as Pilou loads up on a big left hand.
Muriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pilou finds it's way round the side to connect with Muriel's head.
Muriel tries to clinch up.
Muriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pilou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muriel tries to clinch up but Pilou circles away and keeps his distance.
Muriel misses with a double jab.
Pilou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muriel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pilou's head backwards.
Pilou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muriel.
It seemed like Muriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muriel moves away from the strike by Pilou.
Pilou feints a jab promting Muriel to slip. Pilou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muriel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pilou thows a left - swing and a miss!

Muriel moves into the clinch.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muriel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilou.
Muriel tries to work over Pilou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilou.
Muriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pilou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muriel slowing the pace effectively.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bernardo Muriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pilou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pilou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pilou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pilou being controlled against the cage.
Pilou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilou swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pilou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pilou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pilou!