PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 2445 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 281 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Piercer
vs
Dead

177 cm
29
166
8 - 10 - 0

190 cm
37
162
20 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

NARCOS

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead looks to throw the jab but Piercer is out of range.
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Piercer lands with a nice body punch.

Piercer closes the distance and clinches.
Piercer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
Piercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Piercer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead blocking some punches.
Piercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Dead is trying to push Piercer away but Piercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Piercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
I was talking to Piercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Piercer - that landed with a thud.
Piercer lands a left hand.
Dead prevents a body shot from Piercer.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Piercer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Piercer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Dead prevents a body shot from Piercer.
Piercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Piercer.
Piercer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Piercer.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Piercer is controlling the position.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Piercer.
A right hook to the body lands for Piercer.
Dead looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Piercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Piercer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.

Dead is rocked!
Piercer lands with a right to the head.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Piercer finish him?
Piercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Piercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Piercer.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Piercer on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piercer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dead's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piercer scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Piercer lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piercer lands a shot to the body.
Piercer lands a nice shot to the body.
Piercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Piercer lands with a left to the head.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piercer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Piercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
That's time! Piercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Piercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piercer.
Piercer misses with a straight right.
Dead looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Piercer rushes Dead and presses him up against the cage.
Piercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Piercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
Piercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Piercer lands a body punch.
Piercer lands a nice uppercut.
Dead is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piercer is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piercer lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piercer digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Piercer.
Piercer scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
Piercer digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Piercer.
Piercer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dead to his knees! Piercer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Piercer!
John Piercer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.