PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilky Pierre (ranked 2388 p4p, 3439 weight class) and David Boo (ranked 345 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pierre
vs
Boo

182 cm
33
186
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
20
190
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Boo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pierre moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Pierre to work.
Boo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierre tries to throw a body punch but Boo avoids it by throwing Pierre back against the cage.
Pierre looking for a takedown.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Boo holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilky Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boo is trying to force a seperation but Pierre has the dominant position.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Boo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boo gets underhooks to prevent Pierre's takedown attempt.

Boo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boo to the mat. Boo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boo is keeping the position for now.
Boo keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pierre stands and throws Boo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boo is trying to control Pierre's posture but Pierre avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boo is trying to get back to half guard.

Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boo, who protects the arm well.
Boo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boo can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre wants to control but Boo is keeping him busy.
Pierre is really struggling to control Boo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Pierre has an Americana. Boo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pierre is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pierre hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wilky Pierre!
After winning the bout, Wilky Pierre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.