PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jason
vs
Pierce

196 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Jason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason tries to land a leg kick but Pierce saw it coming and moves away.

Pierce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Pierce stands up from half guard.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Jason avoids them all with ease.
Jason throws a low kick but Pierce avoids it.
Jason misses with a low kick.
Jason misses with a low kick.
Jason throws a solid leg kick but Pierce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jason.

Pierce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jason wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pierce cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierce controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Pierce stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jason.
Jason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jason cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierce moves out of range of the leg kick from Jason.
A good leg kick by Jason.
Jason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.
Pierce looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jason.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pierce.
Pierce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierce.
Jason fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierce is out of range.
Jason throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jason misses with a low kick as Pierce jumps back.
Pierce fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pierce moves out of range of the leg kick from Jason.
Rocco Jason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
Pierce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason scores with a leg kick.
Pierce throws a low kick but Jason avoids it.
Rocco Jason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce moves out of range of the leg kick from Jason.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jason, right into the meat.
Jason really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jason throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jason there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jason pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierce is out of range and Jason settles back down.
Pierce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jason can pounce on him.
Jason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jason throws out a leg kick but Pierce moves out of range and Jason only half commits.
Jason does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jason throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jason tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jason stuffs the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Pierce blocks the low kick.
Pierce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jason is fending him off so far but Pierce persists. Nope, Jason circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocco Jason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Pierce.
Jason throws a leg kick

and Pierce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierce.

Jason has his feet on Pierce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jason tries to score with a low kick but Pierce moves his leg out of the way.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt - Jason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A good leg kick by Jason.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jason thows a leg kick but Pierce checks it

and Pierce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pierce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jason looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jason looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jason!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jason throws a leg kick

and Pierce counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jason's guard now.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Jason keeps moving.
Pierce won't allow Jason to get back to his feet.

Pierce postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jason is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pierce, into his guard.
Paul Pierce has got the better of the ground game so far.

Jason gets to his feet - Pierce follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason keeps the fight on the outside.
Jason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jason throws a solid leg kick but Pierce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jason.
Jason dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!
Jason stuffs the takedown.
Jason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jason throws a leg kick

and Pierce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pierce won't allow Jason to get back to his feet.

Pierce postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jason is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pierce, into his guard.
Jason wants to stand but Pierce is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jason gets to his feet. Pierce looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pierce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jason is fending him off so far but Pierce persists. Nope, Jason circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jason throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Pierce moves into the clinch.
Pierce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jason fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rocco Jason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Pierce.
Jason wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pierce. That's going to slow Jason down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason throws a chopping leg kick but Pierce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jason is looking to clinch but Pierce is avoiding it.
Pierce tries to clinch but Jason moves out of range.
A low kick from Jason misses

and Pierce counters by moving into the clinch.
Pierce has Jason pressed against the cage, preventing Jason from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jason just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pierce tries to break free but Jason pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce wants a takedown but no success here.
Jason tries to break the clinch but Pierce is controlling the position.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Jason has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jason pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Jason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jason.
A low kick from Jason misses

and Pierce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jason!
Pierce looking to control but Jason is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jason kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pierce with good strikes from the mount here!
Jason trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason is squirming around, avoiding Pierce's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jason misses with a leg kick.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jason throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jason thows a leg kick but Pierce checks it
and Pierce counters with an outside leg kick.
Pierce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierce has a takedown stuffed.
Jason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pierce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Pierce.
Jason misses with a leg kick
and Pierce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rocco Jason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jason misses with a leg kick

and Pierce counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce wants to take a breather but Jason manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pierce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce looking to sit in guard and control but Jason gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pierce working for a triangle but Jason defends it easily.

Jason gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jason thows a leg kick but Pierce checks it

and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown. Jason fights it but they end up in guard.
Pierce trying to move into half guard but instead Jason has managed to sweep!
Jason is looking to stand up but Pierce won't let him.
Pierce pulls Jason in close to prevent any damage.
Jason tries to stand but Pierce is controlling from the bottom.
Pierce throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pierce clinches.
Jason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierce prevents Jason from breaking the clinch.
Pierce keeps control of Jason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jason throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pierce counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rocco Jason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason wants to get back to his feet but Pierce is dominant here and he's now got Jason's back!
Jason finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Pierce content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jason is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Pierce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierce winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Pierce!