PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Pietersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lisnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Pietersen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Lisnar's chin.

Pietersen
vs
Lisnar

180 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Pietersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Lisnar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietersen moves in looking to clinch but Lisnar pushes him off.

Pietersen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pietersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lisnar uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Lisnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pietersen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lisnar!

Pietersen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lisnar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lisnar and Pietersen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Pietersen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pietersen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pietersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pietersen trying to control the position but Lisnar is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pietersen decides to stand back up. Pietersen steps back and let's Lisnar get back to his feet.

Lisnar shoots in and bounces Pietersen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lisnar stands up over Pietersen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lisnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pietersen's head.
Lisnar won't allow Pietersen to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietersen looking to control.
Lisnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Lisnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pietersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lisnar throws and elbow that misses. Pietersen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lisnar's guard. Nice move by Pietersen!

Lisnar pushes Pietersen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pietersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lisnar.

Lisnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pietersen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lisnar lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar working the ground and pound.
Pietersen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pietersen trying to control from half guard but Lisnar is working away.
Lisnar gets back to full guard.
Pietersen trying to control but Lisnar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lisnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lisnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lisnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lisnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pietersen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lisnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pietersen wants to get back to his feet.
Lisnar with the ground and pound but Pietersen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pietersen scores with a nice shot.
Pietersen wants to sweep here but Lisnar controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pietersen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lisnar is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lisnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pietersen pulls Lisnar in close to his closed guard and prevents Lisnar from doing any damage or advancing position.

Pietersen working for a triangle but Lisnar defends it easily.
Lisnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lisnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Pietersen scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lisnar.
Lisnar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Michael Lisnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pietersen is looking for a sweep.
Lisnar cracks Pietersen with a big elbow.
Pietersen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lisnar throwing shots but Pietersen is blocking nicely.
Lisnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lisnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lisnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lisnar is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar throwing shots but Pietersen is blocking nicely.
Pietersen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lisnar preventing the sweep.
Lisnar working some strikes from top position.
Lisnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pietersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lisnar postures up in Pietersen's guard and throws a big left but Pietersen blocks it.
Pietersen working a defensive guard here.
Pietersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pietersen tries to strike from the bottom.
Lisnar throws a strike but Pietersen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pietersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lisnar pushes Pietersen off and gets back to his feet.

Lisnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pietersen did well to prevent Lisnar getting side control.
Pietersen is looking to control Lisnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pietersen avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lisnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pietersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lisnar pinned against the cage. Lisnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kevin Pietersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pietersen shoots and misses

and Lisnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lisnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pietersen's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lisnar connects with a nice short shot to Pietersen's temple.
Pietersen is trying to stand up here but Lisnar is controlling him well.
Lisnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pietersen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lisnar is working away from the top position though.
Pietersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisnar.
Pietersen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lisnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Pietersen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lisnar passes Pietersen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pietersen tries to roll over but Lisnar keeps him under control.

Pietersen manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Lisnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lisnar stops Pietersen from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pietersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisnar.
Pietersen pushes Lisnar off looking to stand but Lisnar dives back in and keeps control.
Lisnar is nestled in close to Pietersen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lisnar working Pietersen over with strikes.
Pietersen trying to hold on to Lisnar's head to control him but Lisnar postures up.
Pietersen wants to improve his position but Lisnar is controlling well.
Pietersen trying to hold on to Lisnar's head to control him but Lisnar postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar winds up and cracks Pietersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lisnar lands a nice short elbow.
Lisnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pietersen wants to improve his position but Lisnar is controlling well.
Pietersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisnar.
Pietersen is trying to get back to full guard.
Lisnar slips a nice elbow through Pietersen's hands, connecting with Pietersen's forehead.
Michael Lisnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pietersen keeps working.

Pietersen looking for submissions off his back.
Pietersen is trying to maintain the position but Lisnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Pietersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisnar.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pietersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Lisnar finds it's target.
Kevin Pietersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pietersen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lisnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lisnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Lisnar!