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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Pitts (ranked 24231 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warren (ranked 6073 p4p, 521 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lionel Pitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Warren!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Pitts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Warren prevents it.
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pitts bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Warren shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitts keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
Warren misses with a takedown attempt - Pitts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warren closes the distance and clinches up with Pitts, looking for a takedown. Warren pushes Pitts against the cage but Pitts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pitts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lionel Pitts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warren.
Warren tries to keep at a distance but Pitts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Warren after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is looking for a takedown.
Pitts decides to pull guard.
Pitts keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Pitts seems keen to control Warren's posture.
Warren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Warren got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pitts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warren has managed to get both his arms back between Pitts's legs - danger averted.
Pitts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warren defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking to stand up but Pitts won't let him.
Warren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pitts is keeping the position for now.
Warren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pitts pulls Warren in close to his closed guard and prevents Warren from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Warren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pitts's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts has Warren pulled in close to control his posture.
Pitts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pitts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pitts or perhaps it was just good defense by Warren, which made it look bad.
Warren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitts blocks an elbow strike from Warren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pitts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitts is looking to take this one to the mat.
Warren pushes Pitts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warren is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pitts is defending well.
Pitts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Warren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Pitts as Warren shoots in.
Warren shoots in and drives through. Pitts sprawls well.
Warren tries to clinch
letting Pitts counter with a right hand.
Pitts slaps away a takedown attempt from Warren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pitts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitts takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Pitts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Warren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitts avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Pitts. No joy for Warren on that attempt.
Warren takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pitts manages to end up in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pitts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Warren gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pitts lands a nice short elbow.
Warren trying to control but Pitts postures up.
Pitts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Warren actively working from the bottom here.
Pitts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Warren pushes Pitts off looking to stand but Pitts dives back in and keeps control.
Pitts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pitts decides to stand and escape the position.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Warren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pitts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pitts connects with a nice short shot to Warren's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pitts connects with a nice short shot to Warren's temple.
Pitts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warren's head.
Warren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control here.
Warren is looking to improve his position.
Pitts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pitts is looking for a kimura but Warren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitts to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pitts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Warren is just riding it out for now. Pitts eventually gives up the hold.
Pitts seems to be working for a kimura but Warren defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pitts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pitts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pitts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pitts lands strikes from half guard.
Warren is trying to get back to full guard.
Pitts working the head and body with strikes.
Pitts is looking for a kimura but Warren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitts to get the leverage.
Pitts prevents Warren from improving his position.
Pitts gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Warren looks for a takedown but Pitts sprawls well.
Lionel Pitts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitts looks for a takedown but Warren sprawls well.
Warren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitts as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Pitts misses its target.
Pitts moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warren tries a knee to the head but Pitts blocks it.
Warren tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pitts is looking to take this one to the mat.
Warren can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Pitts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warren sprawls well. Warren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pitts gets slowly back to his feet.
Warren is looking to clinch but Pitts is avoiding it.
Warren has a takedown stuffed.
Pitts tries to counter by clinching up but Warren breaks away and moves out of range.
Warren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pitts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pitts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitts tries to score a body lock takedown but Warren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pitts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Warren to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Pitts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Warren pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pitts tries to keep at a distance but Warren has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitts breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Warren as he connects with a hook.
Warren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Pitts. No joy for Warren on that attempt.
Warren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Warren slams his shin into Pitts's torso.
Warren has his takedown stuffed
and Pitts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pitts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pitts is trying to control the position but Warren postures up.
Pitts keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Pitts working a defensive guard but Warren passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warren trying to control from Pitts's half guard. Pitts has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pitts is trying to control the position but Warren postures up.
Pitts has his hands on Warren's head, controlling the position.
Warren looking to sit in guard and control but Pitts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pitts is looking to work some ground and pound but Warren has wrist control.
Lionel Pitts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pitts works over Warren with some ground and pound from guard.
Warren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warren pushes Pitts off and gets back to his feet.
Warren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pitts can't get the takedown.
Pitts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jason Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lionel Pitts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren gets underhooks to prevent Pitts's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Warren.
I think Pitts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Pitts!
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energy
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