PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piff Lord (ranked 4356 p4p, 25207 weight class) and Janko Hrasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Piff Lord has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lord
vs
Hrasko

184 cm
25
190
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
184
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Piff Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janko Hrasko!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lord darts in and clinches Hrasko up against the cage.
Lord just leaning against Hrasko, taking a breather.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord is struggling to control the position.
The referee calls for Hrasko to work.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Hrasko looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Hrasko's ribcage.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks it.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrasko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hrasko tries to break free but Lord pushes him back against the cage.
Hrasko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lord.
Hrasko stalling in the clinch but Lord improves position.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Hrasko is blocking nicely.
Hrasko misses with an elbow strike.

Hrasko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hrasko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lord counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hrasko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hrasko gets tackled into the cage by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks it.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hrasko missing with knees to the body.
Lord trying to land knees to the body.
Hrasko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lord up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hrasko is trying to maintain a safe position but Lord gets an underhook and turns Hrasko into the cage.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Hrasko, against the cage.

Hrasko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Lord checks a low kick from Hrasko.
Hrasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrasko scores with a head kick.
Lord tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
Hrasko throws a series of punches but Lord avoids them all with ease.
Lord is looking to counter the offense by Hrasko and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Hrasko throws a lazy head kick
and Lord counters with a thumping low kick.
Hrasko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hrasko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hrasko tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Lord clinches.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks with his arms.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hrasko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hrasko is trying to maintain a safe position but Lord gets an underhook and turns Hrasko into the cage.
Hrasko just leaning against Lord, taking a breather.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord has Hrasko pressed against the cage.
Hrasko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Hrasko misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hrasko is defending well for now.
Hrasko scores a nice knee to the body.
Hrasko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lord is trying to stall.
Lord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hrasko avoids it.

Hrasko manages to break the clinch.
Hrasko throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrasko scores with a head kick.
Hrasko misses with a head kick.
Hrasko misses with a wild combination.
Hrasko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hrasko.
Hrasko misses with a low kick.
Lord feinted with a counter takedown.
Janko Hrasko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrasko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Piff Lord will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hrasko misses with a body kick.
Hrasko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hrasko sprawls and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hrasko 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.
Hrasko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hrasko scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord wants to clinch.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hrasko throws a counter combo.
Hrasko throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hrasko gets tackled into the cage by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrasko lands an elbow that stopped Lord in his tracks for a moment.
Lord avoiding damage.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Hrasko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lord is keeping busy.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.

Hrasko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janko Hrasko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Hrasko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Hrasko.
Hrasko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lord tries to clinch but Hrasko moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hrasko throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Hrasko.
Hrasko is breathing heavily.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hrasko misses the shot to the body.
Hrasko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lord counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lord.
Hrasko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hrasko looking to stall.
Piff Lord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hrasko misses with an elbow over the top.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks with his arms.
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.
Hrasko is looking to break free of the clinch but Lord has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hrasko's efforts to push away.
Lord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hrasko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hrasko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the body.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Hrasko wants to break free but Lord has control.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hrasko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hrasko swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hrasko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Hrasko's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hrasko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Hrasko.
Lord wants to clinch up but Hrasko keeps it at a distance.
Hrasko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lord defends it well.
Hrasko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrasko misses with a leg kick.
Lord wants to clinch.
Hrasko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hrasko throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piff Lord will probably get the nod.
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!

Hrasko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hrasko throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.

Lord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks it.
Hrasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hrasko blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrasko misses with a knee to the head.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hrasko.
Lord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hrasko avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hrasko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hrasko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord wants to clinch up but Hrasko keeps it at a distance.
Hrasko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Hrasko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hrasko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord is looking to clinch but Hrasko is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Hrasko.
Hrasko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lord clinches up against the cage.
Hrasko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord leaning against his opponent.
Hrasko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hrasko landing knees to the head.
Hrasko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord avoiding damage as Hrasko throws knees to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the body.
Hrasko taking a breather.
Hrasko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hrasko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lord manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hrasko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hrasko avoiding damage as Lord throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrasko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Hrasko pushes off an throws an elbow but Lord leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Hrasko is blocking nicely.
Hrasko stalling.
Hrasko lands a shoulder strike.
Hrasko misses with a knee to the head.
Hrasko managing to block the knees to the body from Lord.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hrasko blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Hrasko.
Hrasko leaning against his opponent.
Hrasko has had enough of the clinch but Lord keeps him there for the moment.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hrasko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hrasko obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Hrasko is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hrasko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Janko Hrasko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Hrasko blocks with his arms.
Hrasko misses with a knee strike.

Hrasko breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lord tries to clinch but Hrasko moves out of range.
Hrasko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lord is able to avoid easily.
Hrasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hrasko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Piff Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hrasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janko Hrasko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lord 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Piff Lord!