PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 391 p4p, 57 weight class) and Antoine Pierre (ranked 1482 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lad
vs
Pierre

175 cm
22
220 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
222 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antoine Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antoine Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre wants to clinch but Lad slips to the side
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.

Pierre clinches up against the ropes.
I was talking to Lad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Lad breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lad is looking to counter punch.
Lad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lad cracks Pierre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre tries to clinch up
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre looks to clinch
and Lad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Pierre closes the distance and pushes Lad back into the ropes.
Lad digs a right hand into Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierre's gas tank.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pierre is working for takedown but Lad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young Lad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.

Lad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Lad lands a nice hook to Pierre's body. Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lad takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre tries to clinch but Lad is having none of it.
Lad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Antoine Pierre has been cut.
Pierre tries to clinch but Lad moves away
and Lad counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Lad finds it's target.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre wants to clinch but Lad slips to the side
and Lad counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre looks to clinch
and Lad counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
Lad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.

Lad breaks the clinch.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.

Pierre has managed to clinch.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Lad manages to get underhooks.
Pierre has Lad pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad pushes Pierre back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Lad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lad lands a jab.
Pierre wants to clinch but Lad slips to the side
and Lad counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.
Lad misses with a straight left.
Pierre tries to clinch up
and Lad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Pierre moves into the clinch.
A short left from Lad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lad finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Lad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Lad.

Lad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.
Lad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierre tries to clinch
and Lad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.

Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lad, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lad smiles and moves away.
Lad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lad sets himself, and Pierre steps forward looking for the clinch! Lad avoids it this time.
Lad scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Lad misses.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre moves to clinch but Lad breaks away
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Pierre rushes Lad and presses him up against the ropes.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lad to keep the fight standing.
Young Lad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine Pierre.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lad to keep the fight standing.
Pierre is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Lad lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lad breaks from the clinch.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.

Pierre is rocked!
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lad is looking for a counter combo.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Lad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lad takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Lad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
Lad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pierre instigates a clinch.
Pierre fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre prevents a body shot from Lad.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Lad holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Lad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Pierre's cut.
That's time! Lad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Lad pushes him off.
Lad throws a big counter combination but Pierre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Lad tries to keep at a distance but Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lad misses the shot to the body.
Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lad connects with a single shot there.
Pierre tries to clinch but Lad is having none of it.
Pierre tries to clinch but Lad moves away
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lad gets tackled into the ropes by Pierre. Pierre maintains the clinch.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Young Lad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Lad.
Pierre jumps guard but Lad stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lad breaks from the clinch.
Lad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Pierre looks to clinch
and Lad counters with a big right hand! Oh Pierre is in trouble here! Lad follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad made sure to mention his sponsor, THE END 32 in his post fight interview.