PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Pierce
vs
Anubis

187 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Parker Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Anubis sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce fails to land the takedown.
Az Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Parker Pierce has been cut.
Anubis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Anubis clinches.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierce tries to circle away but Anubis has him pinned against the cage.
Anubis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Pierce blocks it.
Pierce scores with a hook to the body.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierce tries to clinch but Anubis is having none of it.
Pierce misses with a straight left.
Anubis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis misses with a straight right.
Anubis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anubis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierce slips a straight right by Anubis.
Anubis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anubis scores with a head kick.

Parker Pierce's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Anubis circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierce fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pierce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anubis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pierce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anubis is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pierce trying to control the position but Anubis is working away.
Anubis defending against the ground and pound.
Anubis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anubis looking for submissions off his back.
Anubis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Anubis is keeping the position.
Anubis working a defensive guard here.
Anubis trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierce.
Anubis keeping full guard, as Pierce tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anubis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anubis wants to sweep here but Pierce controlling him for the moment.

Pierce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anubis wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
A lazy left from Pierce finds it's target.

Anubis gets a clinch.
Anubis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierce backwards.
Pierce wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parker Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Anubis landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Anubis.

Parker Pierce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Anubis has him pressed against the cage.
Anubis scores with a shoulder strike.
Anubis lands a knee to the head.
Anubis scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anubis.
Anubis stalling the fight.
Pierce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anubis has Pierce pressed against the cage.
Anubis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pierce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anubis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
Anubis effectively controlling the action here.
Anubis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pierce's face.
Anubis landing knees to the head.
Anubis is looking to control Pierce's arms but Pierce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anubis has his back to the cage.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Pierce blocks it.
Pierce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anubis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anubis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis pushes off an throws an elbow but Pierce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anubis stalling in the clinch but Pierce improves position.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pierce works on Anubis's body with a couple of short punches.

Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce connects with a single shot there.
Anubis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Anubis there.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anubis avoids it really well and circles away.

Anubis rushes Pierce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anubis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anubis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pierce up against the cage.
Anubis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Az Anubis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parker Pierce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Anubis throws a combination. Pierce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anubis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anubis avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Pierce drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pierce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anubis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pierce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anubis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pierce has managed to get both his arms back between Anubis's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce tries to free his leg and advance position but Anubis is retaining full guard.
Anubis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pierce advances position into side control!
Anubis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anubis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Anubis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anubis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anubis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierce throwing strikes from guard but Anubis blocks nicely.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Anubis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anubis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anubis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pierce is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anubis.
Pierce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anubis.
Anubis throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Anubis lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierce's head.

Jeez, Parker Pierce's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anubis misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Anubis as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anubis throws a series of punches but Pierce moves out of range.
Anubis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Pierce.

Anubis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pierce to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Anubis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Anubis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pierce tries to free his leg and advance position but Anubis is retaining full guard.
Anubis looking for a sweep. Not yet Anubis, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anubis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierce doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierce manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Anubis has his foot on Pierce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierce works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierce postures up and lands a big shot to Anubis's brow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anubis slips under a jab from Pierce.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anubis connects with a single shot there.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anubis lands with a straight right. Pierce didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anubis lands a head kick!
Pierce darts in trying to clinch
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Az Anubis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Parker Pierce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Anubis clinches.
Anubis lands a right hand.
Pierce trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.
Anubis prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Anubis is controlling him.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but Anubis keeps him there for the moment.
Anubis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierce.
Nice elbow from Anubis.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Parker Pierce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Az Anubis!